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Livingston T. Merchant Papers
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Consists of papers of Merchant (Princeton Class of 1926)--correspondence, articles (mostly in printed sources), notes, speeches, statements, interviews, clippings, printed matter, and personal papers--primarily relating to his various positions as a diplomat at the American embassies in Paris (1945) and Nanking, China (1948), assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern affairs (1949), U.S. representative on the NATO Council in Paris (1952), assistant secretary of state for European affairs (1953-1956, 1958-1959), under secretary of state (1960-1961), and ambassador to Canada (1956-1958, 1961-1962). Included is material concerning summit conferences in Berlin (1954), Geneva (1955), and Paris (1960), relations with China and Japan, and American-Canadian relations during President Kennedy's administration, as well as letters and reviews about the book Neighbors Taken for Granted (1966), edited by Merchant.
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This is an unprocessed collection. The contents list provided is a preliminary inventory.
Organization
Subject
- Ambassadors -- United States -- 20th century -- Correspondence
- Arbitration, International -- 20th century
- Congresses and conventions -- Berlin (Germany) -- 20th century
- Congresses and conventions -- France -- Paris -- 20th century
- Congresses and conventions -- Switzerland -- Geneva -- 20th century
Place
- Canada -- Foreign relations -- United States -- 20th century.
- China -- Foreign relations -- United States -- 20th century.
- East Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States -- 20th century.
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Canada -- 20th century.
- United States -- Foreign relations -- China -- 20th century.
- United States -- Foreign relations -- East Asia -- 20th century.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-
Occupation
- Publisher
- Public Policy Papers
- Finding Aid Date
- 1998
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research use.
- Use Restrictions
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Includes "Recollections of the Summit Conference-, Geneva 1955," by Livingston T. Merchant.
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(Ancestor of Livingston T. Merchant, 1754-1835, During the period of the American Revolution)
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Includes visit to Canada, July 1958
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(Merchant, Elizabeth Stiles, Wife of Livingston T. Merchant)
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Includes handwritten notes by Livingston T. Merchant.
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Includes handwritten notes by Livingston T. Merchant of conversations by Dulles, John Foster; Eisenhower, Dwight D.; Mikoyan, Anastas; Nixon, Richard M., etc.
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Includes handwritten notebook by Livingston T. Merchant.
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(Livingston T. Merchant, Senior Adviser)
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Includes handwritten notes by Livingston T. Merchant.
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Includes visit to Canada, May 16, 1961
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Includes a report entitled "Canada and the United States-Principles for Partnership" by Livingston T. Merchant and A.D.P. Heeney, June 28, 1965.
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Includes correspondence regarding a book,Neighbors Taken For Granted, edited by Livingston T. Merchant.
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Includes "Estimate of a Princeton Graduate Interested in the Far East", 1951 July 19 1955 1957 1959-1967
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Includes Congressional Hearings
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Includes Stamp Albums
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