David Magie Papers, 1901-1919

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Magie, David (1877)

Title:

David Magie Papers

Repository:

Public Policy Papers

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/zs25x8485

Dates:

1901-1919

Size:

3 boxes

Storage Note:

Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-3

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of papers of Magie (Princeton Class of 1897, professor of classics at Princeton University) relating primarily to his activities as a member of the staff of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace in 1919.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of papers of Magie (Princeton Class of 1897, professor of classics at Princeton University) relating primarily to his activities as a member of the staff of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace in 1919, including a transcript of his interview with Woodrow Wilson on May 22, 1919. Also present are background notes and memoranda by Magie, William Yale, and others on Syria, Lebanon, Armenia, Greece, and other Near East countries, his report "The Kurds of the Ottoman Empire," and his notes taken as a student of the classics in Germany (1901-1904).

Arrangement

Arranged by box in these main groups: American Commission to Negotiate Peace material, background notes, and student notebooks.

Collection Creator Biography:

Magie

David Magie graduate from with the Princeton Class of 1897 and served as professor of classics at Princeton University and as a member of the staff of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace in 1919.

Collection History

Processing Information: Inventory created by Tal Eisenzweig in August 2008.

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