Reminiscences of the Institute of Pacific Relations

Institute of Pacific Relations records 4079192Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Selected materials cataloged. The collection is arranged in nine parts, with oversized materials following at the end of the collection. Part I, Cataloged Materials & the Pacific Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations Cataloged correspondence & manuscripts (Boxes A-B); Pacific Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations (Boxes 1-100); Part II, American Institute of Pacific Relations,1926-1959, & misc. committee files (Boxes 101-295); Part III, Files of individuals (Boxes 296-340); Part IV, McCarran Committee files (Boxes 341-381); Part V, Financial records (Boxes 382-439); Part VI, Publications (Boxes 440-446); Part VII, Miscellaneous Files (Boxes 447-456); Part VIII, Conference documents and papers (Boxes 457-472); Part IX, McCarthy Committee files (Boxes 473-474); Oversized materials

Restrictions on Access

The following boxes are located off-site: 1-474. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Restrictions on Access

This collection has no restrictions.

Summary

The office files of the American Institute of Pacific Relations and the international Institute of Pacific Relations, containing correspondence and reports concerned with international conferences, research programs, and publications programs of both Institutes, and relating to the political, economic, and social problems in eastern and southern Asia and the South Pacific, as well as with problems of American foreign policy. There are many travel letters and on-the-spot reports relating to conditions in China, Japan, Russia, Australia, the Philippines, India, and Pakistan during the period 1933 to 1954.

Summary

1990 Addition: I.P.R. materials found in the Papers of Sen. Joseph McCarthy at Marquette University have been added.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Institute of Pacific Relations records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Alternate Form Available

Pearl S. Buck letters are on: microfilm.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--American Institute of Pacific Relations and International Institute of Pacific Relations through William L. Holland and Mary F. Healy. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1961. Accession number--M-61.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers from Joseph McCarthy Collection: Source of acquisition--Marquette University. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--07/09/90. Accession number--M-90-07-09.

Related Material

J.B.(John Bell) Condliffe. Reminiscences of the Institute of Pacific Relations. Vancouver, B.C.: Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia, 1981

Selected Related Material-- at Columbia

Edward C. Carter Papers, Rare Book & Manuscript Library.