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Series 2: Woodrow Wilson, 1918-1919

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Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The Woodrow Wilson series contains a mix of correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs from Close's travel with the President both to Europe and within the United States. Much of the correspondence is from friends, many in Princeton, requesting favors from Close.Included among the memorabilia are a passenger list for the U.S.S. George Washington, luggage tags and other ephemera. The collection contains a detailed itinerary, complete with pullout map, from Wilson's ill-fated national tour in 1919. During this grueling trip, intended to win public support for the Treaty of Versailles, Wilson suffered a breakdown, the prelude to a debilitating stroke that would cloud the last year of his presidency.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by topic.

Collection History

Appraisal

Unused stationary, a 1945 radio address, and newspaper clippings were separated from this collection.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Jennifer Sharp in June 2006. One box of material had been re-housed in an archival box at the time of accessioning in 2003. Finding aid written by Jennifer Sharp in June 2006.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The 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, any copyright vested in the donor has passed to The Trustees of Princeton University and researchers do not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with use of donor-created materials within the collection. For materials in the collection not created by the donor, or where the material is not an original, the copyright is likely not held by the University. In these instances, 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. 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 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:

Series 2: Woodrow Wilson; Gilbert F. Close Papers, MC202, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
(609) 258-6345
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 1

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Existence and Location of Copies

Digital images of some photographic prints in this collection are available via Flickr.

Related Materials

Gilbert Close's notebooks from his work with the President are part of the library's Woodrow Wilson collection, MC168. See Series 2: Correspondence, Subseries C: Special Collections, Topic 1: Gilbert F. Close (Box 29). The notes were taken in shorthand, though some proper names are decipherable. The papers are in addition to the Mudd Library's collection of Wilson's own papers, as well as those of his Secretary of State, Robert Lansing, and his Secretary of War, Lindley Garrison.

This collection is part of a group of over 20 collections held at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library related to Woodrow Wilson, which can be located by searching for the subject "Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924" on the Princeton Finding Aids website or in the Princeton Library Main Catalog.

Please see Woodrow Wilson: A Guide to Selected Resources in the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library for more particulars.

Bibliography

Associated Press. (1952, October 27). Gilbert Close, Aide to President Wilson. New York TImes,p. 27. Princeton University Class of 1903. (1923). Twenty-year Record of the Class of 1903. Princeton: Princeton University. Princeton University Class of 1903. (1953). Fifty Years Later: The Half Century Record of the Class of 1903 of Princeton University. Princeton: Princeton University.

Names:
Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945.
Albert, King of the Belgians, I (1875-1934)
Clémenceau, Georges (1841-1929)
Close, Gilbert F.
Orlando, Vittorio Emanuele (1860-1952)
Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)