Subseries 7K: Memorials, reflects Stevenson's immense popularity. This series includes condolence letters, eulogies, newsclippings, resolutions and proclamations, and papers documenting the planning of his funerals. Four official memorial services were held for Stevenson: Washington, D. C., July 17, 1965; Springfield, Illinois, July 18, 1965; Bloomington, Illinois, July 19, 1965 (including his interment); and United Nations, New York, July 19, 1965. Due to Stevenson's eminence, the services in Washington, Bloomington, and the U. N. were by invitation only. Memorial services were also held in Geneva, Switzerland; Princeton, New Jersey, and various other locales. Papers documenting the services include lists of invited individuals, telegrams, schedules and itineraries, programs, and memoranda. Bloomington mobilized quickly for the huge influx of mourners, with Illinois State University, the Daily Pantagraph, and State Farm Insurance Company providing administrative assistance.

The majority of the condolence letters were answered by Stevenson's eldest son, Adlai III, on behalf of the family. Several form letters were composed to acknowledge letters and telegrams received from social acquaintances, business and political associates, and lifelong friends. Numbered copies of the form letters are in the first file folder; Stevenson's secretaries indicated which form letter was used, by number, on each condolence. If a unique letter were written, the carbon was retained. The Department of State, United States Mission to the United Nations, and the Secretary General of the United Nations also received condolences from U. N. member nations. These condolences are arranged according to the organization which received and acknowledged them.

Eulogies include those delivered at the four memorial services discussed above, statements by Adlai III, Willard Wirtz, and other of Stevenson's long-time associates, and addresses given on the anniversary of his death. In addition to the memorial services held for Stevenson, he was honored in many other ways after his death. Numerous schools, libraries, lecture series, and roadways were dedicated to and/or named for him. Stevenson's friends and family attempted to consolidate all the memorial efforts into one central institution, the Stevenson Institute of International Affairs at the University of Chicago. Resolutions and proclamations honoring Stevenson and expressing sympathy to his family were adopted by many organizations and city, county, and state governments.