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Series 1: Correspondence and Related Materials, 1912-1954

4 boxes
Collection Creator:
Scott, Frank Augustus, 1873-1949
Dates:
1912-1954
Extent:
4 boxes
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents

Series 1: Correspondence and Related Materials includes correspondence to and from Scott as well as reports and meeting minutes of organizations where Scott was a member of the Board or otherwise involved.

Access Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Credit this material:

Series 1: Correspondence and Related Materials; Frank Augustus Scott Papers, MC118, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 1-4
System Identifier:
/repositories/3/archival_objects/321514

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Description:

Consists of papers of Scott relating, for the most part, to his positions as chairman of the General Munitions Board during World War I, co-founder and chairman of the War Industries Board (1917), chief of the Cleveland Ordnance District (1924-1928), and adviser to the Army Industrial College (1925). Included are speeches by Scott and others, correspondence (1912-1954) including letters from Newton D. Baker, Palmer E. Pierce, and Bernard M. Baruch, reports, minutes of meetings, journal notes, printed matter, clippings, and photographs of army officers and friends.

Arrangement

The materials in this series are arranged into two chronological groups: 1912-1919 and 1920-1940. Within each group materials are arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name or name of organization or committee.

Collection History

Archival Appraisal Information:

No information about appraisal is available for this collection.

Access & Use

Access Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Conditions for Reproduction and Use:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. For those few instances beyond fair use, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from the Mudd Library to move forward with their use.

Credit this material:

Series 1: Correspondence and Related Materials; Frank Augustus Scott Papers, MC118, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
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Storage Note:
Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 1-4