General Manuscripts Collection, 1870-2003 (mostly 1900-1960)

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Princeton University.‏ ‎Library.‏ Public Policy Papers

Collector:

Princeton University. Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections

Title:

General Manuscripts Collection

Repository:

Public Policy Papers

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/t435gd029

Dates:

1870-2003 (mostly 1900-1960)

Size:

17.83 linear feet and (23 containers)

Storage Note:

Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Boxes 1-20; S-000105; S-000558

Language:

English

Abstract: The General Manuscripts Collection is largely composed of materials related to United States politics and government, including personal and business correspondence, manuscripts, memorabilia, pamphlets, and reports. The collection includes the papers of many individuals, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt and other United States presidents, government officials, authors and journalists, bankers and businessmen, and Princeton University alumni.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The General Manuscripts Collection is largely composed of materials related to United States politics and government, including personal and business correspondence, manuscripts, memorabilia, pamphlets, and reports. The collection includes the papers of many individuals, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt and other United States presidents, government officials, authors and journalists, bankers and businessmen, and Princeton University alumni.

The majority of the materials documenting United States politics and government are related to either United States participation in wars or United States presidents. The papers related to wars include correspondence, reports, resolutions, memorabilia, and photographs from World War I and World War II, as well as small amounts of similar material from the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and Cold War relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. The majority of the presidential materials are the papers of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, largely correspondence, and Theodore Roosevelt, including correspondence and text for two lectures he delivered at Princeton University. Also included is a small amount of material related to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Herbert Hoover, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and William Howard Taft.

Other papers related to United States politics and government include correspondence to legislators, materials about United States policies and programs, and materials related to political activism. Additionally, the collection includes correspondence, reports, and clippings related to the careers of bankers, businessmen and lawyers, and manuscripts and correspondence of authors and journalists.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by creator.

Collection History

Acquisition:: This collection is a compilation of materials donated by many individuals.
Accruals: Materials will be added to this collection periodically by Mudd Manuscript Library staff.
Appraisal: No materials were separated during processing in 2008, or 2013-2017.
Processing Information: This collection was processed by Adriane Hanson in 2008. Finding aid written by Adriane Hanson in February 2008. Materials from subsequent accessions received in 2009-present were incorporated into the collection and the folder lists and finding aid were updated at that time.

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, 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.

Four audiocassette tapes are located in Box 7 and one reel of film is located in Box 11.

Credit this material:

General Manuscripts Collection; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/t435gd029

Location:

Public Policy Papers

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

65 Olden Street

Princeton, NJ 08540, USA

(609) 258-6345

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