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Collection Overview
- Title:
- Samuel W. Lewis Papers
- Repository:
- Public Policy Papers
- Permanent URL:
- ark:/88435/m613n706v
- Dates:
- 1977-2010
- Size:
- 5 boxes and 14.67 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Boxes 1-3; DO-000006; DO-000007
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Samuel W. Lewis (1930-2014) was an American diplomat who is best known for his 1977-1985 service as U.S. Ambassador to Israel and active presence during the 1978 Camp David Summit. The Samuel W. Lewis Papers consist of speeches, correspondence, journals, oral history transcripts, and scrapbooks documenting Lewis's long career in the U.S. foreign service.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Description:
The Samuel W. Lewis Papers consist of speeches, correspondence, journals, oral history transcripts, and scrapbooks documenting Lewis's long career in the U.S. foreign service. The materials span Lewis's time as U.S. Ambassador to Israel, President and CEO of the U.S. Institute of Peace, and Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State. Content relates to topics such as Lewis's unfinished book, his personal reflections on the Camp David Summit, and diplomatic trips abroad.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Lewis
Samuel W. Lewis (1930-2014) was an American diplomat who is best known for his 1977-1985 service as U.S. Ambassador to Israel and active presence during the 1978 Camp David Summit. Lewis joined the foreign service in 1954 on the heels of his studies at Yale University and Johns Hopkins University, during which time he fulfilled diplomatic postings in Italy, Brazil, Afghanistan, and Israel. In the United States, Lewis served as President and CEO of the U.S. Institute of Peace in addition to occupying various positions at the Department of State. Upon completing his tenure as Director of Policy Planning at the State Department in 1994, Lewis maintained an active voice in international affairs as a professor, advisor to foreign policy organizations, and frequent commentator on Middle Eastern affairs.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
The collection was donated by Kenneth E. Labowitz, Trustee of the Sallie Lewis Family Trust, in 2021. The accession number associated with this donation is ML-2021-008.
- Appraisal
A small amount of material was deemed non-archival and discarded.
- Processing Information
The collection was processed by Quin DeLaRosa in 2022. This finding was written by Quin DeLaRosa in 2022.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The majority of the collection is open for research. Some files have been restricted due to security classifications.
- 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, patrons must submit the Publication and Broadcast Form. 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:
Samuel W. Lewis Papers; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- ark:/88435/m613n706v
- Location:
-
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Boxes 1-3; DO-000006; DO-000007
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- Subject Terms:
- U.S. Department of State
- Places:
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
Israel.
