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Stephen William Rousseas papers, 1966-1979
10.5 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, audio tapes and printed material pertaining to the coup d'etat in Greece in 1967 and to Greek resistance movements in Europe and the United States. Letters from Margaret Papandreou describe the arrest of Andreas Papandreou at the time of the coup and his activities in Europe after his release from prison and the activities of his associates and supporters. There are records of American organizations, especially the Pan-Helenic Liberation Movement (PAK), formed to help Papandreou's cause. Also included are many letters from Mogens Camre, then aide to the Prime Minister of Denmark, and later member of the Danish Parliament; correspondence with Eleni Vlachou, publisher and editor of Kathimerini ('The Daily' a principal Athens newspaper) and with several U.S. political figures including Robert F. Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, John Kenneth Galbraith and James William Fulbright. The audiotapes are of speechesby and interviews of Papandreou, Rousseas, and others.
The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton publication project, 1961-1981
28.5 linear feetCorrespondence, typescripts, research notes, index cards, photocopies, and photographs of THE LAW PRACTICE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON publication project, 1961-1981. These editorial research files of Julius Ludwig Goebel, Joseph Henry Smith, and their staff contain research notes with related correspondence, edited typescript drafts of parts of the published volumes, typescript copies, and photoreproductions of autograph letters, manuscripts, and documents collected by the editors for use in their publication THE LAW PRACTICE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
Li, Zongren papers, 1944-1951
0.4 Linear FeetTed Berkman papers, 1942-1948
0.5 linear feetThis is a small collection of correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, teletype and mimeographed copies, clippings, and photostats, reflecting Berkman's reporting and intelligence work during the 1940s. There are radio dispatches from wartime Yugoslavia and from Greece in 1944, Office of Strategic Services (OSS) reports and analysis concerning Greece, Turkey, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East, and a pamphlet reflecting his later work with UNICEF.
Dorothy Norman papers, 1923-1978
68.88 linear feetCorrespondence, reports, pamphlets, and clippings of Norman. Among the subjects represented are health, population control, civil liberties, refugees, exiled governments and peoples of World War II, United Nations, education, delinquency, race relations, emerging nationalities, censorship, and foreign aid. Much of the correspondence in the collection centers around Mrs. Norman's column in THE NEW YORK POST in the 1940s. Organizations in the collection include Civil Liberties Union, Americans for Democratic Action, American Citizens Committee for Economic Aid Abroad, Women's City Club, American Emergency Food Committee for India, Urban League, Liberal Party, Citizens Union, Free Germany Movement, Free China Movement, and United World Federation. Also included are correspondence, manuscripts, research materials, and printed materials dealing with Norman's research and writing on India. There are two working manuscripts, one on India, the other on Nehru. Also, a fragmentary manuscript of her memoirs and the beginnings of a study of Alfred Stieglitz.
H. R. Knickerbocker papers, 1914-1950
12 boxesCorrespondence, clippings, notebooks, and photographs. The principal files are not complete. The correspondence covers the years 1920 to 1941, and the scrapbooks of clippings begin in 1927 and end in 1945. Nevertheless, many of Knickerbocker's reports, cables, and interviews, some unpublished, are present and provide information concerning news events, primarily in Europe, and the operations of his office. Correspondence with fellow members of the press is extensive and interesting. There are a few original manuscripts in the collection, but none pertain to Knickerbocker's seven books. Also, photographs relating to Knickerbocker's works on Russian trade and the Five Year Plan, and of Knickerbocker himself. The correspondence includes letters from Winston Churchill, Randolph Churchill, Evelyn Waugh, Leon Trotsky, Sir Josiah Stamp, Ernestine Evans, Walter Duranty, and John W. Wheeler-Bennett.
Herbert Lionel Matthews papers, 1909-2002, bulk 1937-1976
18 linear feetSir Winston Churchill papers, 1908-1954
3.5 linear feetA collection of correspondence, typescripts, proofsheets, pamphlets, periodicals, and memorabilia by or relating to Sir Winston Churchill. Included are files of Daniel Longwell, editor of LIFE from 1946 to 1954, dealing with the serialization of A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLES and TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY in LIFE. Accompanying the collection is a group of approximately 350 books by or about Churchill. Many are first editions or inscribed copies.
Jacob J. Podell collection of Franklin Delano Roosevelt papers, 1896-1943
1 boxA collection of Franklin Roosevelt letters, manuscripts, and documents including twelve letters written to his mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, of a personal nature, and 24 letters written to a business associate, John B. Shearer. Signed typescript and mimeographed copies of the first three inaugural addresses are present in the collection as well as a valuable document"Biographical Notes for the Cyclopedia of American Biography" completed in the President's holograph on August 21, 1919. The most charming letter is the one written to his grandfather, Warren Delano, on August 23, 1896, when the President was fourteen years old and traveling through Germany. The books in the collection reflect a wide range of interests including religion, poetry, and history, and all are either signed or inscribed, including the seventeen copies of the President's own writings.
Joseph Fouché letters, 1816-1820
1 boxDrafts of twenty letters from Fouché to the Austrian statesman Prince Klemens Lothar von Metternich. These letters, written near the end of Foucheé's life and during the opening years of what has been called the "Age of Metternich" represent their author's efforts to regain some of his earlier standing by ingratiating himself to Europe's man of the hour.
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