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Collection Overview
- Title:
- Robert Finn Papers
- Repository:
- Public Policy Papers
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dcth83m815z
- Dates:
- 1970-2014
- Size:
- 7.92 linear feet and (7 containers)
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 1-7
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Robert Finn is a an American diplomat, a lecturer in Turkish Studies and International Relations, and a translator of Turkish fiction and poetry. The Robert Finn Papers consist of writings, drafts, speeches, photographs, and a number of audiovisual materials related to Ambassador Finn's career as a diplomat, translator, and Princeton lecturer.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Description:
The Robert Finn Papers consist of writings, drafts, speeches, photographs, and a number of audiovisual materials related to Ambassador Finn's career as a diplomat, translator, and Princeton lecturer. The collection documents Finn's Foreign Service career in Pakistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. Additionally there is a significant amout of materials related to Finn's career as a translator of Turkish fiction and poetry, as well as appointment books, speeches and talks, and some commemorative plaques, certificates, and awards.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Finn
Robert Finn is a an American diplomat, a lecturer in Turkish Studies and International Relations, and a translator of Turkish fiction and poetry. Finn studied at St. John's University and New York University before earning a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University in 1978. Beginning as a Foreign Service member in 1978, Finn served in Pakistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. He was the first ambassador to Afghanistan in over 20 years when he assumed the office in 2002. He served in Afghanistan until 2004, and retired from the Foreign Service in 2005.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
The collection was donated by Robert Finn in 2020. The accession number associated with this donation is ML-2020-06.
- Appraisal
Some personal items and duplicate photographs were separated from the collection and returned to the donor.
- Processing Information
The collection was processed by Will Clements in November, 2021. Most of the collection was housed in archival folders, physically arranged, and organized into series. Optical media containing videos, photographs, and other documents were processed according to born digital workflows, and physical media was discarded.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use, except for five folders in Box 2 (Foreign Service Employee Evaluation Reports and Application for Retirement) which are restricted during the lifetime of the donor due to the presence of personally identifiable information.
- 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 must submit the Publication and Broadcast Form. For materials not created by the donor, in addition to completing this form for Princeton, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them.
- Credit this material:
Robert Finn Papers; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dcth83m815z
- Location:
-
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 1-7
