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Chapter 9: James Forrestal: An Appraisal and a Memorial, 1943-1962

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Collection Description & Creator Information

Arrangement

Arranged in numerical order by chapter number.

Collection History

Appraisal

No information is available about whether material was separated during accessioning in 2001 or processing in 2009.

Sponsorship:

These papers were processed with the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Adriane Hanson in 2009. During processing in 2009, materials were arranged into series and re-housed. Finding aid written by Adriane Hanson in April 2009.

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Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

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Credit this material:

Chapter 9: James Forrestal: An Appraisal and a Memorial; Arnold A. Rogow Papers on James V. Forrestal, MC240, 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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Related Materials

Collections at the Mudd Manuscript Library of particular relevance to the Arnold A. Rogow Papers are the papers of James V. Forrestal, Harold Gardiner Bowen (special assistant to Forrestal while he was Secretary of the Navy), and Ferdinand Eberstadt (an advisor to Forrestal throughout his military career).

Files related to the 1949 report of the board which investigated Forrestal's death, popularly called the "Willcutts Report," are available online via the Mudd Manuscript Library Website: Admiral M.D. Willcutts Report on the Death of James V. Forrestal

Bibliography

The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical note: "Arnold A. Rogow, 81, a Writer Who Put History on the Couch" by Douglas Martin. The New York Times, March 2, 2006. Daily Closeup: "A Sickness..." by Lindsy Van Gelder. The New York Post, April 10, 1970. Obituary of Arnold A. Rogow by Benjamin Rivin. Comparative Politics, v. 39, no. 1, October 2006.

Names:
United States. Department of Defense
United States. Navy
Forrestal, James (1892-1949)
Forrestal, James (1892-1949)