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Carol Evans Collection on Adlai E. Stevenson
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]
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Carol Evans was secretary to Adlai Stevenson from 1948 to 1961 and served as assistant editor of The Papers of Adlai E. Stevenson from 1972-1979.
Consists of papers retained by Carol Evans while she was secretary (1948-1961) of Stevenson and, later, assistant editor of The Papers of Adlai E. Stevenson (1972-1979), which were edited by Walter Johnson. Included are copies of general correspondence (1954, 1957-1961) of Stevenson (Princeton Class of 1922), some of his notes, correspondence with Evans, and photographs, as well as tape recordings of tributes after his death, interviews with Evans about him, and Evans' personal (1953-1965) and editorial (1972-1978) correspondence.
The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.
Arranged in the following order: copies of Stevenson's correspondence (1954, 1957-1961); Stevenson's notes, miscellaneous correspondence, tape recordings, photographs; Evans' correspondence (1953-1958, 1972-1978); reviews, etc. of The Papers of Adlai E. Stevenson.
Acknowledged as a gift from Carol Evans in July 1980.
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
This is an unprocessed collection. An EAD finding aid was created from the MARC record by Cristela Garcia-Spitz in 2006. The contents list provided is a preliminary inventory created in Archivists Toolkit in
No information about appraisal is available for this collection.
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- Public Policy Papers
- Finding Aid Date
- 2007
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Collection is open for research use.
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