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General Scott's account of his personal itinerary and activities in Russia and Roumania as a member of the Commission. Ten special reports and a map are attached as appendices. They include reports on the railroad re-organization; on the munitions situation; memoranda of conversations in Roumania; a report of the Moscow war industrial comapny, a transcript of the conference between General Manikovsky and General Scott, June, 1917. Typewritten copies and carbon copies.
Speeches, 1917
Greetings and speeches made between Russian officials and members of the American Commission: American addressee or propaganda releases to the Russian people. Carbon copies, except for two speeches in Scott's autograph.
Carbon copies from General Scott's file consisting of Russian documents translated by the Commission and probably transmitted to the State Department. They include several resolutions of the Conference of Peasant Deputies, speeches of Russian leaders to the people, and at the front, an editorial, and the oath of the Elisavelgrat Hussars. All related to Russia's continuing the war. Included also are two American documents, one relating to applications of Russian Officers to enter U.S. Military Service, another on the cold reception of the telegram on solidarity from A.F. of L.
Carbon copies from Scott's file of his farewell letters to six of his military hosts in Russia; a group pertaining to his side trip into Roumania; miscellaneous letters relating to the functionin go fthe commission.
Organization file, 1917
Letters, lists, and memoranda for the information of members of the Commission. Covers membership of Frnehc, American, and British personnel; instructions to delegates on accomodations, etc; personnel changes; invitations to social activities; and a copy of N.Y. Times news article on the Commission. All carbon copies from Scott's file, except his commission as member, signed by Woodrow Wilson, and one page in Scott's autograph entitled 'Points to look into at Moscow."
Scrapbooks, circa 1891-1919
- Scope and Contents
Consists of papers of Scott relating primarily to his mission as a military member of the Special Diplomatic Commission headed by Elihu Root, which was sent to Russia by Woodrow Wilson in 1917 to encourage the Russian people to continue participation in World War I and to assure them of American aid. Included are reports to the secretary of state on railroads, munitions, and industry, a transcript of Scott's conference with General Manikovsky, and various speeches, propaganda releases, correspondence, and other documents regarding the Commission.
In addition, there are seven scrapbooks (1891-1923?) of newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and a few photographs compiled by Scott and related to his military career and his service as superintendent of West Point (1906-1910).
- Collection Creator Biography:
Scott
Hugh Lennox Scott military member of the Special Diplomatic Commission headed by Elihu Root, which was sent to Russia by Woodrow Wilson in 1917 to encourage the Russian people to continue participation in World War I and to assure them of American aid.
- Acquisition:
Available information about how this material was acquired indicates it was presented as a gift in 1947, but the donor is not identified.
- Appraisal
No information about appraisal is available for this collection.
- Processing Information
No information is available about the physical processing of this collection. An EAD finding aid was created from a MARC record in 2007. An inventory was created in Archivist's Toolkit in 2008.
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
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- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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- Credit this material:
Hugh Lenox Scott Papers; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/ww72bb53f
- Location:
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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-8
- Subject Terms:
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Diplomatic history.
- Genre Terms:
- Clippings.
Correspondence
Memorabilia.
Photographs, Original.
Scrapbooks. - Names:
- United States
- Places:
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States -- 20th century
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Participation, Foreign.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union. -- 20th century
