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The papers of Henry Lewis Stimson, 1867-1950
Title
The papers of Henry Lewis Stimson, 1867-1950.
Publication
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (1315 manuscripts)
Local Notes
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Notes
Date range of documents: 1867-1950.
Reproduction of the originals from Yale University Libraries.
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Summary
"A Republican, Stimson served as Secretary of War under William H. Taft (1911-1913), Secretary of State under Herbert Hoover (1929-1933), and Secretary of War under Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman (1940-1945). Stimson, an early proponent of military preparedness, fought in World War I, headed a special electoral mission to Nicaragua in 1927, served as Governor General of the Philippines from 1927-1929, and was an active public commentator and informal advisor on foreign affairs during the building international crisis of the 1930s and after World War II. The papers consist of correspondence, letter books, speeches, articles, letters to the editor, statements prepared for presentation to Congress and substantial subject files with clippings, printed matter, reports, memoranda and photographs related to Henry Stimson's various public offices"--Opening screen.
Variant and related titles
Also known as: Henry Lewis Stimson papers, 1867-1950
Other formats
Microfilm version: Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950. Papers of Henry Lewis Stimson (not including the diaries) in the Yale University Library
Format
Databases / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 18, 2024
Series
Archives unbound
Contents
Subcollections: Series I: General Correspondence
Series II: Memoranda, Minutes of Meetings, Notes on Coversations and Interviews, Miscellaneous Papers
Series III: Speeches, Writing, and other Public Statements
Series IV: Special Subjects
Series IX: Office of Secretary of War under Henry Stimson
Series V: Family Correspondence and Other Family Papers
Series VI: Selected Documents of the State Department
Series VII: Trips to Europe 1930 to 1932
Series VIII: Correspondence, Speeches, and Writings of Others.
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