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Subseries 3C: Grenville Clark, 1945-1966

1 box
Collection Creator:
Petersen, Howard C. (Howard Charles), 1910-1995
Dates:
1945-1966
Extent:
1 box
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents

The Grenville Clark subseries documents his various efforts to promote world peace after WWII. Clark worked in the 1940s to revise the United Nations Charter, in the 1950s on disarmament, and in the late 1950s and the 1960s on the ideas in World Peace Through World Law, a book he wrote with Louis B. Sohn. The subseries includes correspondence, booklets written by Clark, materials from conferences, a few biographical articles, and the transcript of an interview of Clark by Petersen in 1959.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing 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, any copyright vested in the donor has passed to Princeton University and researchers are free to move forward with use of materials without anything further from Mudd Library. For materials not created by the donor, where the copyright is not held by the University, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. In these instances, researchers do not need anything further from the Mudd Library to move forward with their use. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.

Credit this material:

Subseries 3C: Grenville Clark; Howard C. Petersen Papers, MC196, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 20
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.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Adriane Hanson in 2005. Finding aid written by Adriane Hanson in December 2005.

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The Grenville Clark subseries documents his various efforts to promote world peace after WWII. Clark worked in the 1940s to revise the United Nations Charter, in the 1950s on disarmament, and in the late 1950s and the 1960s on the ideas in World Peace Through World Law, a book he wrote with Louis B. Sohn. The subseries includes correspondence, booklets written by Clark, materials from conferences, a few biographical articles, and the transcript of an interview of Clark by Petersen in 1959.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by document type. Correspondence is arranged in reverse-chronological order within each folder.

Collection History

Appraisal

Materials separated from this collection include duplicate publications, personal bank statements, news magazines and newspapers, and invitations and itineraries from the International Monetary Conference.

Sponsorship:

These papers were processed with the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission and the John Foster and Janet Avery Dulles Fund.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Adriane Hanson in 2005. Finding aid written by Adriane Hanson in December 2005.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing 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, any copyright vested in the donor has passed to Princeton University and researchers are free to move forward with use of materials without anything further from Mudd Library. For materials not created by the donor, where the copyright is not held by the University, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. In these instances, researchers do not need anything further from the Mudd Library to move forward with their use. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting 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:

Subseries 3C: Grenville Clark; Howard C. Petersen Papers, MC196, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 20

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Related Materials

There are collections of Howard Petersen's papers located at several other repositories: "Presidential Papers, White House Staff Files of Howard C. Petersen" at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, "Petersen, Howard: Papers, 1951-1956" at the Dwight E. Eisenhower Library, and several collections from his service in the War Department at the National Archives.

This collection is part of a group of 28 Mudd Manuscript Library collections related to 20th century economic thought and development which were processed as part of a National Historical Publications and Records Commission funded project. Researchers wishing to access these collections should search for the subject "Economics--20th century" or related terms in the Princeton University Library Main Catalog. Collections at the Mudd Manuscript Library of particular relevance to the Petersen papers are the papers of two other individuals who served in the United States War Department during World War II, J. Douglas Brown and Edward S. Greenbaum.

Bibliography

The following articles were consulted during the preparation of the biographical note: "Howard Charles Petersen (7 May 1910-28 December 1995)" by William B. Eagleson, Jr. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 142, No.2 (June 1998), pp. 294-299. "Howard Petersen, 85, banker and trade adviser" by Eric Pace. New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: Jan 1, 1996. pp. A32. "Our Assistant Secretary of War" by Lucian Warren. The Phi Gamma Delta. Washington, D.C.: March 1946. pp. 392-395.

Names:
Committee for Economic Development.
Cravath, de Gersdorff, Swaine & Wood.
Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company
United States. War Department
International Monetary Conference
Military Training Camps Association (U.S.)
Clark, Grenville, 1882-1967
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Kennedy, John F. John Fitzgerald 1917-1963
Petersen, Howard C. (Howard Charles), 1910-1995