- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Strong, Philip G. (Philip Grandin) (1901-1971)
- Title:
- Philip G. Strong Collection on Espionage
- Repository:
- Public Policy Papers
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dv13zt23j
- Dates:
- 1776-1970 (mostly 1930-1965)
- Size:
- 30 boxes
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-30
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists mainly of printed matter collected by Strong (Princeton Class of 1922) relating to the field of strategic and scientific intelligence and espionage.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists mainly of printed matter collected by Strong (Princeton Class of 1922) relating to the field of strategic and scientific intelligence and espionage. Included are copies of partial bibliographies of Allen W. Dulles' works and his reports, speeches, and articles; many government publications, court cases, Senate bills, speeches, and articles by persons other than Strong; military intelligence reports; reports of the Royal Commission on Espionage (1953-1955) concerning Soviet espionage in Australia; and a large file of newspaper and magazine clippings (1933-1970) concerning spies and espionage.
Also present are a small amount of personal correspondence, a diary, genealogical material, and photographs, including one of Mata Hari.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Strong
Philip G. Strong was a member of the Princeton University Class of 1922.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
The papers in the Philip G. Strong collection were received by Princeton in 1968.
- Appraisal
No information about appraisal is available for this collection.
- Processing Information
No information about the physical processing of this collection is available. An EAD finding aid was created from a MARC record in 2007. A collection-level description and inventory were created in Archivists Toolkit in 2008 and the EAD finding aid was updated at this time.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- 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:
Philip G. Strong Collection on Espionage; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dv13zt23j
- Location:
-
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-30
Find More
- Subject Terms:
- Espionage -- Australia. -- 20th century
Espionage -- Soviet union. -- 20th century
Espionage -- United States -- 20th century
Intelligence officers -- United States -- 20th century
Intelligence service -- United States -- 20th century
Military intelligence -- United States -- 20th century
Spies -- United States -- 20th century
World War, 1939 -1945 -- Secret service -- United States - Genre Terms:
- Bibliographies.
Clippings.
Correspondence
Diaries.
Photographs, Original. - Names:
- Austrália.
Strong family
Dulles, Allen (1893-1969)
Dulles, Allen (1893-1969)
Mata Hari (1876-1917)