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Hugh Lenox Scott Papers
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Hugh Lennox Scott military member of the Special Diplomatic Commission headed by Elihu Root, which was sent to Russia by Woodrow Wilson in 1917 to encourage the Russian people to continue participation in World War I and to assure them of American aid.
Consists of papers of Scott relating primarily to his mission as a military member of the Special Diplomatic Commission headed by Elihu Root, which was sent to Russia by Woodrow Wilson in 1917 to encourage the Russian people to continue participation in World War I and to assure them of American aid. Included are reports to the secretary of state on railroads, munitions, and industry, a transcript of Scott's conference with General Manikovsky, and various speeches, propaganda releases, correspondence, and other documents regarding the Commission.
In addition, there are seven scrapbooks (1891-1923?) of newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and a few photographs compiled by Scott and related to his military career and his service as superintendent of West Point (1906-1910).
Available information about how this material was acquired indicates it was presented as a gift in 1947, but the donor is not identified.
No information is available about the physical processing of this collection. An EAD finding aid was created from a MARC record in 2007. An inventory was created in Archivist's Toolkit in 2008.
No information about appraisal is available for this collection.
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- Public Policy Papers
- Finding Aid Date
- 2007
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The collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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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. For those few instances beyond fair use, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from the Mudd Library to move forward with their use.
Collection Inventory
General Scott's account of his personal itinerary and activities in Russia and Roumania as a member of the Commission. Ten special reports and a map are attached as appendices. They include reports on the railroad re-organization; on the munitions situation; memoranda of conversations in Roumania; a report of the Moscow war industrial comapny, a transcript of the conference between General Manikovsky and General Scott, June, 1917. Typewritten copies and carbon copies.
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Greetings and speeches made between Russian officials and members of the American Commission: American addressee or propaganda releases to the Russian people. Carbon copies, except for two speeches in Scott's autograph.
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Carbon copies from General Scott's file consisting of Russian documents translated by the Commission and probably transmitted to the State Department. They include several resolutions of the Conference of Peasant Deputies, speeches of Russian leaders to the people, and at the front, an editorial, and the oath of the Elisavelgrat Hussars. All related to Russia's continuing the war. Included also are two American documents, one relating to applications of Russian Officers to enter U.S. Military Service, another on the cold reception of the telegram on solidarity from A.F. of L.
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Carbon copies from Scott's file of his farewell letters to six of his military hosts in Russia; a group pertaining to his side trip into Roumania; miscellaneous letters relating to the functionin go fthe commission.
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Letters, lists, and memoranda for the information of members of the Commission. Covers membership of Frnehc, American, and British personnel; instructions to delegates on accomodations, etc; personnel changes; invitations to social activities; and a copy of N.Y. Times news article on the Commission. All carbon copies from Scott's file, except his commission as member, signed by Woodrow Wilson, and one page in Scott's autograph entitled 'Points to look into at Moscow."
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