Contents and Arrangement
Series 5, Oversized and Photos, 1965-1972
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Series 5, Oversized and Photos, 1965-1972 consists mostly of scrapbooks related to Becker's five years as Assistant Secretary of the Army. The Army scrapbooks consist mainly of photographs where Becker is presenting awards, other images include military installation visits conducted by Becker. The scrapbooks include numerous invitation cards, a few programs and a handful of letters and press releases. The American Soldier album is a collection of lithographs depicting the American soldier and the uniforms from 1776 to 1965.
Newspaper clippings, press releases, and letters dominate the scrapbook from Becker's time as budget director for New York City. A few photographs from events and meetings are found in this scrapbook. The folder "City Hall - Miscellaneous," found in Box 22, Folder 1, contains newspaper clippings and letters collected for but not used in this scrapbook or in the compilation titled "Professional and Public Reaction to the Fiscal Plan and Budgets for NYC" found in the Box 21, Folder 4.
- Arrangement
The materials in this series are arranged chronologically.
Collection History
- Appraisal
During processing in 2002, materials related to Carnegie Hall that are not relevant to the public policy collections at Mudd were separated from the collection and sent to the Carnegie Hall archives. There is no indication that material was separated from the July 2007 accession to the collection. No materials were separated from the 2013 or 2014 donations.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Series 5, Oversized and Photos; Eugene M. Becker Papers, MC125, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd)
- Boxes 27-32
