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John Foster Dulles Collection

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Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
AC351
Repository:
Princeton University Library: University Archives
Extent:
2 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); John Foster Dulles Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1943-1974 (inclusive)
Creator:
Princeton University. Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections and Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
Abstract:
John Foster Dulles (1888-1959), was a graduate of the Princeton Class of 1908 who served as Secretary of State of the United States for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The John Foster Dulles Collection consists of a small group of materials documenting Dulles' connection to Princeton, including materials on his undergraduate career and the Dulles Library.

The John Foster Dulles Collection consists of a small group of materials documenting Dulles' connection to Princeton. Included are clippings, memos, invitations, press releases, and other documents which cover such topics as the opening of the Dulles Library at Princeton, and Dulles' record as an undergraduate. Also included is one copy of "The Panama Canal Controversy" autographed by John Foster Dulles and a complete sheet of commemorative John Foster Dulles postage stamps.

The materials which comprise this collection appear to have been compiled by Library staff over a lengthy period.

This collection was processed by Dan Brennan in 2009. Finding aid written by Dan Brennan in 2009.

The Mudd Manuscript Library holds a number of collections related to John Foster Dulles, including the John Foster Dulles Oral History Project, the John Foster Dulles State Department Records, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Files Relating to John Foster Dulles, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Papers (Ann Whitman file) Relating to John Foster Dulles, the Philip A. Crowl Collection on John Foster Dulles, and the papers of his brother, Allen W. Dulles. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Library holds a collection of the papers of John Foster Dulles related to his service as Secretary of State..

A complete subject guide to these collections is available on the Princeton Library's website.

Appraisal has been conducted in accordance with Mudd Library guidelines.

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Publisher
University Archives
Finding Aid Author
Dan Brennan
Finding Aid Date
2010
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

Dedication of the Dulles Library, 1961-1964. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Postage Stamp, Scholastic Grades, Memorial, Autograph, 1943-1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Clippings, 1959-1960. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Book Reviews, 1960-1974. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Elizebeth Avery Seggerman (née Bakewell) Correspondence and Ephemera, circa 1953-1973. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Includes an invitation and program for John Foster Dulles' memorial service, a letter from Polly Oakleaf Bakewell (niece by marriage of Janet Avery Dulles) to her mother describing Dulles' memorial service, a thank you note to the Oaklfeafs, and invitations from John Foster and Janet to her sister, Elizabeth Avery Seggerman, née Bakewell. Additionally, there is a booklet "In Remembrance of Things Past" by Eleanor Lansing Dulles.

Physical Description

1 folder

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