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Series 2: USIA Years, 1944-1999

15 boxes
Collection Creator:
Crespi, Leo Paul, 1916-2008
Dates:
1944-1999
Extent:
15 boxes
Languages:
English German
Scope and Contents

This series documents Crespi's career after joining the USIA in 1954. This series includes USIA reports and related correspondence, notes, and clippings on surveys of foreign and domestic public opinion on a wide range of subjects, including the U.S. economy, trends in political thought, the future of American foreign policy, NATO, U.S. exhibitions on other countries, moral equivalence, phased retirement, and the effectiveness of USIA's own programs and surveys. Surveyed regions include Western and Eastern Europe, the Mideast, Asia, Latin America, and North America. Also included are departmental files of the USIA Office of Research (including service awards and performance evaluations of Crespi), WAPOR newsletters and correspondence, personal correspondence, photographs, biographical sketches of Crespi, drafts of published articles, and notes and related correspondence for various presentations and lectures he conducted over the course of his career. Material in this series that pre-dates 1954 primarily consists of USIA material that Crespi utilized in his research, as well as one report co-authored by Crespi for the office of the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany.

Access Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Credit this material:

Series 2: USIA Years; Leo P. Crespi Papers, MC235, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Boxes 1-7; 12-19
Special Requirements for Access:

Box 16 contains magnetic tapes and photographic slides. Access to this material follows the Mudd Manuscript Library policy for preservation and access to audiovisual materials. Please see our Audio Visual Policy for more information.

System Identifier:
/repositories/3/archival_objects/300104

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Description:

This collection consists primarily of Crespi's public opinion research files and his early research files on gambling addiction. The papers document three periods in his career: Crespi's Princeton years, his public opinion research in Germany, and his career at the United States Information Agency as head of research. Document types include reports, correspondence, notes, and photographs.

Arrangement

No further arrangement after division into series.

Collection History

Archival Appraisal Information:

No information about appraisal is available for this collection.

Sponsorship:

These papers were processed with the generous support of the John Foster and Janet Avery Dulles Fund.

Access & Use

Access Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions for Reproduction and 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, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from the Mudd Library to move forward with their use.

Special Requirements for Access:

Box 16 contains magnetic tapes and photographic slides. Access to this material follows the Mudd Manuscript Library policy for preservation and access to audiovisual materials. Please see our Audio Visual Policy for more information.

Credit this material:

Series 2: USIA Years; Leo P. Crespi Papers, MC235, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
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Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
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Storage Note:
Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Boxes 1-7; 12-19