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James F. Hoge Papers
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James Fulton Hoge, Jr. (1935-) is a well-known speaker and writer on international affairs, with extensive knowledge of US foreign policy, media issues, and the rise of Asia. Hoge is perhaps best known for his tenure as Editor and Peter G. Peterson Chair of Foreign Affairs, a bi-monthly magazine of analysis and commentary on international affairs and US foreign policy. Prior to joining Foreign Affairs in 1992, Hoge spent three decades in newspaper journalism as a Washington correspondent, then editor-in-chief and publisher of The Chicago Sun-Times and lastly as publisher of The New York Daily News. Both papers won Pulitzer Prizes while under his direction. During his twelve years at Foreign Affairs, the magazine more than doubled its circulation, developed Spanish, Japanese, and Russian editions, and became a well-respected authoritative voice on key matters of foreign policy. Hoge has written many articles, book reviews, and op-ed pieces as well as edited books on international affairs, and has participated in multiple round-table discussions, interviews and seminars examining key foreign affairs developments. He has been a fellow at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Freedom Forum Media Center at Columbia University, and served on the American Political Science Association's Congressional Program. He serves as a Board member or advisor to numerous organizations, including the International Center for Journalists and the Center for Global Affairs at New York University. He is currently Chair of Human Rights Watch.
The James F. Hoge Papers primarily document Hoge's tenure as editor of Foreign Affairs and his time at the Council on Foreign Relations from 1992-2010. The Papers include many of Hoge's speeches, articles, op-ed pieces, book reviews and other forms of commentary on key foreign policy issues during this time as well as a substantial amount of background information and correspondence related to his writings. The Foreign Affairs records include discussion and correspondence around articles for publication or issues to be covered by the magazine and some reference to the administration and design of the publication. General correspondence and records of Hoge's Board membership activity are also included.
The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.
The collection was donated by James Hoge in 2012. The accession number associated with this donation is ML.2012.046.
James Hoge donated the materials in the 2016 accession in April 2016. The accession number associated with this donation is ML.2016.006.
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.
Contains records created and used on various Windows and Mac desktop computers. Researchers are responsible for meeting the technical requirements needed to access these materials, including any and all hardware and software.
This collection was processed by Dan Santamaria and Sara Griffiths in 2013. Finding aid created by Dan Santamaria and updated by Sara Griffiths in 2013. A collection-level description and a file-level inventory were created but no physical processing or arrangement occured at this time. Digital materials in Series 5 and 6 were processed by Elena Colon-Marrero in 2015
One file of personal legal correspondence was returned to the donor. No other materials were separated from the collection.
For the digital materials in the 2016 donation, one empty folder was deleted initially; an additional 14 empty folders were deleted after the removal of duplicate files. The folder "Hoge pix," which contained personal photographs, was also deleted. The folder "Hoge archives" and its subfolder "Princeton Archives" were deleted after the files within these folders were moved to the appropriate top-level folder or to the "Uncategorized Files" folder created by the archivist.
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- International relations. -- 20th century
- Nonprofit organizations -- United States. -- Records and correspondence -- 20th century
- Research institutes -- United States -- History. -- 20th century
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- Public Policy Papers
- Finding Aid Date
- 2013
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The collection is open for research use.
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Collection Inventory
The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained (they are not in chronological order).
Series 1 includes notes, drafts and text of speeches, articles, book reviews, op-eds and other writings produced by Hoge, mostly during his time as Editor of Foreign Affairs. Also included are collected background materials related to the subject of the writings, such as newsclippings, copies of other articles and reports. The Series also includes papers related to his travel for conferences to give speeches or participate in seminars, forums, debates and discussions.
Files labelled "correspondence" typically include newsclippings or other commentary as well as some correspondence about the particular subject area.
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This folder contains a parody cover of Foreign Affairs that Hoge created that poked fun at his previous career in journalism, as it was filled with celebrity references within a foreign policy context.
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The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.
Series 2 contains records primarily connected to Hoge's editorial position at Foreign Affairs, including correspondence and background materials related to particular articles, authors or foreign affairs subjects. Included are records related to the administration and design of the magazine as well as Hoge's arrival and departure as Editor.
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The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained. Within some files, correspondence is arranged in alphabetical order (by sender's last name) and for a particular year, but the series as a whole is not arranged in chronological or alphabetical order.
Series 3 includes general correspondence to and from Hoge during his tenure as Editor of Foreign Affairs, primarily in a professional capacity from colleagues, event organizers, and others.
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The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained; they are not in chronological or alphabetical order.
Series 3 includes correspondence to and from Hoge during his tenure as Editor of Foreign Affairs, primarily of a professional nature with colleagues, event organizers, and contributors.
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The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.
Series 4 includes notes, meeting minutes and travel arrangements for Hoge's participation as a member of the Board of Directors, Advisory Committee or other organizational committee for numerous international, academic or other organizations, mostly connected with foreign affairs or foreign policy issues.
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Series 4 includes notes, meeting minutes, and correspondence about Hoge's participation in and travel related to his activities as a member of a Board of Directors, Advisory Committee or other committee structure for numerous international, academic and other organizations.
The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.
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The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.
Series 5 includes mostly audio recordings of various interviews and meetings, and some videotapes of televised appearances or taped seminars.Some DVDs and floppy disks were checked for file type and content. At least one of the DVDs labelled "FA Meeting, Editors Roundtable" appears to be corrupt. Of the set of boxed floppy disks, those tested cannot be opened with available text or media applications (Microsoft word, Adobe reader, Media player).
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The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.
Series 6 includes mostly audio recordings of various interviews and meetings and some videotapes of televised appearances.
Some of the DVDs and floppy disks were uploaded to ascertain whether or not they are readable, and to confirm audio or textual content. At least one of the FA Meeting, Editors Roundtable DVDs is possibly corrupt and the floppy discs do not appear to be accessible (cannot be opened with Microsoft Word, Adobe Reader, or media player applications available.
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The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained. Materials are contained in the same box as Series 5, Audiovisual records.
Series 6 includes electronic records transferred by Hoge. The Hoge Princeton Archives disk contains two folders of numerous items: documents, special issue articles, op-eds, essays, correspondence and speeches. There is also a box of floppy disks containing unknown content. The box of floppy disks, all produced by Muller Media Conversions in 1991, are labelled as "WPF docs from Wang tape". The Hoge Princeton Archives disk files (2012) are mostly files with .doc extensions and those tested were openable. There are a few .rtf and .tif files included.
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The materials in the 2016 donation document Hoge's work at the New York Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News, and the journal of the Council on Foreign Relations, Foreign Affairs.
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Includes what may be drafts of the manuscript on the New York Daily News in Box 18
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Likely drafts of the manuscript on the New York Daily News in Box 18
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