Foreign Service, 1978-2009
Notepad, undated
Silk Road Map, undated
Virgül (Magazine), 2004
Correspondence, 1995-2000
Afghan Airforce Assessment, undated
Orientation Program for Foreign Service Officers [Group photos], 1978 August 22-1978 September 29
Incoming Correspondence, 1999-2001
Representational Vouchers, 1999-2001
Outgoing Correspondence, 1999-2001
Swearing In Ceremony, 1998
Correspondence, circa 1999-2004
Personal Correspondence, 1993-1994
To Our Ambassador, circa 2001
Correspondence, 1994-1998
Clippings, circa 1985-1991
Correspondence, 2003-2006
Notes, undated
VHS: Azerbaijan, undated
VHS: One World, Turkey, undated
VHS: Robert Finn, undated
VHS: PAIYVAND, undated
VHS, undated
Correspondence, circa 1984-1985
Correspondence, 1985-1986
Azerbaycan, 2007 May 22
Kirgizistan, 2007 May 22
Photographs: Dushanbe, undated
Washington Photos, undated
Photographs, undated
105 [Modern Turkish Poetry], 2009
Syllabi, circa 2004
Correspondence and notes, circa 2008
Correspondence, circa 2005
Translation Contracts, 2010
Correspondence, 2006-2012
Hatiralar, 2008 March 26
Turkish Reading Course, undated
Research and Writings, circa 2004
Clippings, 2006-2007
Research Paper, circa 1970s
School Papers, circa 1974
School Papers, undated
School Papers, undated
Paper on Turkish Literature, undated
Research Materials, undated
Tranlsation Materials, undated
Turkish Manuscript, undated
Research Materials, undated
Tranlsation Materials, undated
Research Materials: "The Poet Disillusioned: Halit Ziya Usakligil's Mai ve Siyah", circa 1984
Tranlsation Materials, undated
Transalation of Turgut Uyar, undated
Tranlsation Materials, undated
Speeches, undated
Speeches, undated
Speech, undated
3/30, undated
Speech, 2010 May 14
Speech, undated
Speech, undated
Speech, undated
Speeches, etc., circa 1986-1992
Appointment Books, 1986-2014
- Content 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.
- 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.
- 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 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:
Robert Finn Papers; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dcth83m815z
- Location:
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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-7