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Allen Macy Dulles Papers
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Allen Macy Dulles, son of Clover Todd and Allen Welsh Dulles, was a student of history and politics with plans for a career in public service until he sustained a serious injury in the Korean War. Dulles (born in 1930) graduated from Princeton University with a bachelors degree in History in 1951, having spent his senior year studying in England at Oxford University. He entered the Marine Corps as a second lieutenant and a platoon leader and was sent to Korea. On November 15, 1952, Dulles suffered a massive head injury from mortar fire. He spent years in recovery at hospitals and medical facilities in the United States and in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. He returned to the United States in the early 1970s, settling near family in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The collection consists of correspondence between family members prior to and following Allen Macy Dulles' injury as a Marine lieutenant in the Korean War. Prior to the injury, the correspondence documents Dulles's education and activities at primary school, Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University and Oxford University. Following the injury, materials include correspondence to and from Allen Macy Dulles, professional and personal correspondence of Allen Welsh Dulles and the Dulles family, correspondence with doctors regarding Dulles' physical condition, and military records including a citation for the Silver Star Medal which Dulles earned for his wartime leadership and bravery.
Gift of Joan Dulles Talley in 2008 [ML2008-017].
This collection was processed by Lynn Durgin on April 7, 2009. A MARC record and file list were created at this time and subsequently a collection-level finding aid was developed from the inventory.
No material was separated during processing in 2009.
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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
May 2008 Accession consists of correspondence between family members prior to and following Allen Macy Dulles' injury as a Marine lieutenant in the Korean War. Prior to the injury, the correspondence documents Dulles's education and activities at primary school, Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University and Oxford University. Following the injury, materials include correspondence to and from Allen Macy Dulles, professional and personal correspondence of Allen Welsh Dulles and the Dulles family, correspondence with doctors regarding Dulles' physical condition, and military records including a citation for the Silver Star Medal which Dulles earned for his wartime leadership and bravery.
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