William Averell Harriman papers on Special Envoy to Churchill and Stalin, 1941-1974, bulk 1941-1946
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0557
- Bib ID:
- 4078867 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 2-5. 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. One box is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Summary
Working files for the book SPECIAL ENVOY TO CHURCHILL AND STALIN, 1914-1946 by William Averell Harriman and Elie Abel, containing typescript drafts with handwritten corrections of Harriman's recollections; typescript notes; photocopies of American, British, and Soviet (in translation) diplomatic correspondence, memoranda, and reports; speeches and other writings by Harriman; and related background materials. The period covered is 1941-1946 and 1951-1954. Among the photocopies are letters from Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Edward Stettinius, Harry Hopkins, Dean Acheson, Charles Bohlen, Joseph Stalin, Vyacheslav Molotov, Andrei Vyshinsky, Winston Churchill, and Anthony Eden. Also, five letters from Harriman to Abel written in 1973-1974, concerning the details of writing this book (these are the only letters cataloged in this collection).
Arrangement
Cataloged and Arranged. The working files are arranged in numbered folders, roughly in chronological order. Some folders have subject headings; some folders are lacking.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 2-5. 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. One box is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
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.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William Averell Harriman Papers on Special Envoy to Churchill and Stalin; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Reproduction Note
Diplomatic correspondence is: Type of reproduction--photocopies
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Harriman, William Averell and Elie Abel. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1978. Accession number--M-78.
Publications About Described Materials
Harriman, William Averell and Elie Abel. Special Envoy to Churchill and Stalin, 1941-1946. New York : Random House, 1975.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.
Biographical / Historical
Elie Abel (1920-) was Dean of Journalism, Columbia University. (M.S., 1942).
Subject Headings
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