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Woodrow Wilson Foundation Records
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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: University Archives. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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The Woodrow Wilson Foundation was an organization formed in 1921 in New York City for the "perpetuation of Wilson's ideals" through research grants and publications. In 1963, the Foundation placed all of these activities indefinitely on hold to provide the financial backing for the completion of THE PAPERS OF WOODROW WILSON, a 69 volume full-scale edition of Wilson's papers, jointly sponsored by Princeton University, which housed the papers and tended to the staff. Following the publication of the final volume of the papers in 1993, the Foundation was liquidated and remaining funds were donated to another organization in support of academic programs that reflected its original vision of Wilsonian ideals.
The collection consists of the administrative records of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. By far the bulk of the collection includes financial records, correspondence, notes, committee minutes, press releases, research proposals, and awards that document the foundation's activities from its inception and initial fundraising in 1921 through the beginning of the Papers of Woodrow Wilson project in 1963, although the collection also includes a few binders of annual meeting minutes and reports through 1987. The collection includes a relatively small amount of audiovisual materials, photographs and sound recordings reflecting the ideals and activities of the Wilson foundation, and an even smaller amount of copies of material documenting the life of Woodrow Wilson.
This collection was processed by Christie Peterson with assistance from Ameena Schelling '12 and Suchi Mandavilli '14in 2010-2011. Finding aid updated by Christie Peterson in January 2011.
Charred financial ledgers were removed from the records in 2020 because they were unusable (AR.2020.010). One box of Frank Altschul's records was added to the finding aid by Phoebe Nobles in June, 2022.
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- Christie Peterson
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- 2011
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Collection is open for research use.
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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. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. If copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers will not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with non-commercial use of materials from the Mudd Library. For materials where the copyright is not held by the University, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. 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.
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Administrative Files contains items such as legal documents, correspondence, meeting minutes, financial ledgers, and reports for the Woodrow Wilson Foundation as a whole as well as several committees.
No arrangement has been imposed on this series, the papers remain in their original order.
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Series 2: Board and Staff Members contains primarily correspondence with board and staff members of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, as well as a few sets of files maintained by the board or staff members themselves.
No arrangement has been imposed on this series, the papers remain in their original order.
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Papers written by George Kennan, William Y. Elliott, McGeorge Bundy, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., and Don K. Price.
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Folder was labeled "Mrs. Quincy Wright."
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Was labeled, "Papers of Mrs. Quincy Wright." Changed to reflect Louise Leonard Wright's name in 2022.
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Series 3: Activities and Awards contains files related to the development, implementation and promotion of various awards given by the Wilson Foundation, as well as some of its other public activities in service to its mission. Included in these projects are the Wilson Memorial Library, a film about Woodrow Wilson, and various contests and awards.
No arrangement has been imposed on this series, the papers remain in their original order.
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