Institute of Current World Affairs records, 1914-2018, bulk 1926-2011

The Crane family papers consist materials collected about Charles Crane in efforts to document his life and work. The personal papers of his son John Crane, dating mainly from the 1960's, are also included. While the Crane family papers held by the ICWA are a selective record of the family's activities, they offer an important glimpse into Charles and John Crane's philanthropic efforts, and their relationship with the ICWA.

Subseries I.1: Charles Richard Crane Correspondence

Request Box 4

Box 4 Correspondence from Crane, Charles Richard, November 1896-January 1881

Box 4 Correspondence from Crane, Charles Richard, January 1881-July 1886

Box 4 Correspondence from Crane, Charles Richard, July 1886-February1890

Box 4 Correspondence from Crane, Charles Richard, February1890-December 1899

Box 4 Correspondence from Crane, Charles Richard, April 1900-March1905

Box 4 Correspondence from Crane, Charles Richard, March1905-December 1915

Box 4 Correspondence from Crane, Charles Richard, January 1916-January 1919

Box 4 Correspondence from Crane, Charles Richard, February1919-December 31, 1920

Box 4 Correspondence from Crane, Charles Richard, January 1, 1921-December 31, 1922

Box 4 Correspondence from Crane, Charles Richard, January 1, 1923-December 31, 1924

Box 4 Correspondence from Crane, Charles Richard, January 1, 1925-December 31, 1927

Box 4 Correspondence to Crane, Charles Richard, May 3, 1893-December 31, 1894

Box 4 Correspondence to Crane, Charles Richard, January 20, 1895-July 31, 1897

Box 4 Correspondence to Crane, Charles Richard, August 27, 1897-January 31, 1902

Box 4 Correspondence to Crane, Charles Richard, February12, 1902-September 16, 1909

Box 4 Correspondence to Crane, Charles Richard, September 18, 1909-May 21, 1913

Box 4 Correspondence to Crane, Charles Richard, May 23, 1913-February9, 1915

Box 4 Correspondence to Crane, Charles Richard, February11, 1915-June 25, 1917

Box 4 Correspondence to Crane, Charles Richard, July 6, 1917-February6, 1919

Request Box 18

Box 18 Some Observations of the Study of the Contemporaneous Aspects of Foreign Areas, 1945 [5 copies], 1945

Box 18 Letters from the Friends of Walter S. Rogers at the time of his Retirement from Active Direction of the Institute of Current World Affairs, 1959 [14 copies], 1959

Box 18 Some Observations of the Study of the Contemporaneous Aspects of Foreign Areas. 1946-1947 [bound correspondence], 1946-1947

Box 18 Crane, Charles W. Correspondence, 1881-1891

Box 18 Crane, Charles W. Correspondence, 1891-1893

Box 18 Crane, Charles W. Correspondence, 1919-1920

Box 18 Crane, Charles W. Correspondence, 1921-1922

Box 18 Crane, Charles W. Correspondence, 1922-1925

Box 18 Crane, Charles W. Correspondence, 1930-1933

Box 18 Crane, Charles W. Correspondence, 1934-1939

Request Box 24

Box 24 Materials Filed, 1920-1939

Box 24 "Editor & Publisher,", December 2, 1922

Box 24 Crane, Charles Richard, Correspondence, 1916-1918

Box 24 Crane, Charles Richard, Correspondence, 1923-1937

Box 24 Crane, Charles Richard, Correspondence, 1932-1933

Box 24 Crane, Charles Richard, Correspondence, 1928-1931

Box 24 "Pres. Wilson & Chas. Crane: Russia & U.S. Declaration of War 1917"

Box 24 Letters and Articles by Charles R. Crane, 1917

Box 24 Crane, Charles Richard, Correspondence, 1933

Box 24 Crane, Charles Richard, Correspondence, 1958

Box 24 Crane, Charles Richard, Correspondence, 1938-1939

Request Box 23

Box 23 Letters to Crane, Charles Richard, 1934-1937

Box 23 Crane, Charles Richard, Financial Records, 1910-1923

Box 23 Letters to Crane, Charles Richard, 1936-1937

Request Box 83

Box 83 CRC -- Letters Miscellaneous (1917)

Box 83 Letters to CRC 1921---1939

Box 83 CRC's Letters 1869----1919

Box 83 CRC's Letters 1920-----1939

Box 83 Memoirs of Charles Crane Vol. II (pp194-348) (compiled by Helen K. Powell)

Box 83 Letters to CRC 1910-----1920

Box 83 Letters to CRC 1877-----1909

Request Box 9

Box 9 Letters from K.S. Twitchell, K.S. regarding Yemen Expedition, 1927-1938

Box 9 Yemen Exhibition--Misc., Maps, Blueprints, Articles, 1927-1933

Subseries I.2: Charles Richard Crane Memoirs

Request Box 18

Box 18 Memoirs of Charles W. Crane, no date

Request Box 19

Box 19 Crane, Charles W., Memoirs, no date

Box 19 Crane, Charles W., Memoirs, 1939

Box 19 Crane, Charles W., Memoirs, 1919-1939

Request Box 71

Box 71 Charles R. Crane, Memoirs Pages 1-100 (no date)

Box 71 Charles R. Crane, Memoirs Pages 102-200 (no date)

Box 71 Charles R. Crane, Memoirs Pages 201-300 (no date)

Box 71 Charles R. Crane, Memoirs Pages 301-343 (no date)

Box 71 C. Crane Table of Contents (ca. 1958)

Box 71 C. Crane: Snow Manuscript I-Into the World (ca. 1958)

Box 71 C. Crane: Snow Manuscript II-Chicago Days (ca. 1958)

Box 71 C. Crane: Snow Manuscript III -- Commuter to Russia (ca. 1958)

Box 71 C. Crane: Snow Manuscript IV -- Adventures in Politics (ca. 1958)

Box 71 C. Crane: Snow Manuscript VI -- Abroad for Wilson (ca. 1958)

Box 71 C. Crane: Snow Manuscript VII -- With Moslem and Arab (ca. 1958)

Box 71 Charles R. Crane Memoirs and Letters INDICES (ca. 1958)

Box 71 Charles R. Crane Ed Snow -- Correspondence and notes, 1957-1964

Box 71 John Crane / Edgar Snow Correspondence on CRC Biography, 1956-1959

Box 71 Charles R. Crane Edgar Snow Interviews, 1956-1958

Box 71 Crane -- collected materials set 1 (transcriptions), 1907-1967

Box 71 Crane -- Collected Materials set 2

Box 71 C. Crane -- Collected Materials (Transcriptions) set 3

Box 71 Crane -- Collected Materials 1919-1944 (no date), 1919-1944

Box 71 Charles C. Crane Collected Materials, 1917-1981

Box 71 C. Crane: George Antonius writings, 1931

Box 71 C. Crane: D.M. Brodie writings, 1921-1940

Box 71 C. Crane: Correspondence Re: Philosophy 1915-1925 1986, 1915-1925, 1986

Box 71 Charles R. Crane by Arnold Toynbee w/ John Crane Addendum (ca. 1967)

Box 71 Richard T. Crane papers: A Register, 1980

Box 71 Charles R. Crane Death of C. Crane, 1939

Box 71 Excerpts from Books Re: CRC (transcriptions) (ca. 1957)

Box 71 C.R.C. & INNES (Binder)

Box 71 C. Crane Press Cuttings -- Crane, 1885-1933

Box 71 CRC: Helen Powell correspondence + transcriptions, 1939 undated, 1939, undated

Box 71 Crane, C.R. Research Correspondence + Clippings 1956-57

Box 71 C. Crane Speeches

Request Box 86

Box 86 Crane Memoirs "Charles R. Crane: His Life and Letters" Vol. I (edited and revised by Edgar Snow)

Box 86 Crane Memoirs "Charles R. Crane: His Life and Letters" Vol. II (edited and revised by Edgar Snow)

Box 86 Crane Memoirs "Charles R. Crane: His Life and Letters" Vol. III (edited and revised by Edgar Snow)

Box 86 Charles Crane Memoirs, edited by E. Snow Part I ca:1958-1959

Box 86 Charles Crane Memoirs, edited by E. Snow Part II ca:1958-1959

Box 86 Charles Crane Memoirs, edited by E. Snow Part III ca:1958-1959

Box 86 Charles Crane Memoirs, edited by E. Snow Part IV ca:1958-1959

Box 86 Charles Crane Memoirs, edited by E. Snow Part V ca:1958-1959

Box 86 Charles Crane Memoirs, edited by E. Snow Part VI ca:1958-1959

Box 86 Charles Crane Memoirs, edited by E. Snow Part VII ca:1958-1959

Box 86 CRC Memoirs -- Edgar Snow's Drafts

Subseries I.3: John Crane Materials

Comprised ofJohn Crane's personal papers, mostly dating from the 1960's. Includes correspondence, financial records, clippings and clippings documenting Crane's philanthropic efforts, his professional relationships (including his ongoing involvement with the ICWA), his various residences, his membership on boards and committees, and his relationship with friends and family.

Request Box 25

Box 25 Friendship Fund, Annual Meeting, 1965

Box 25 Friendship Fund, 1966

Box 25 Friendship Fund Annual Meeting, 1966

Box 25 Friendship Fund, Ballen, Irving, 1961-1964

Box 25 Institute of Current World Affairs, Annual Meeting, 1965

Box 25 Juniper Point Associates, 1957-1959

Box 25 Juniper Point Associates, 1959-1961

Box 25 London, 1960

Box 25 Masaryk Publications Trust & Family, 1959-1963

Box 25 Masaryk Publications Trust & Family, 1964-1966

Box 25 Crane, John O., Correspondence, 1957-1960

Box 25 Crane, John O., Correspondence, 1959-1960

Box 25 Crane, John O., Correspondence, 1960-1961

Box 25 Crane, John O., Correspondence, 1961-1962

Box 25 Crane, John O., Correspondence, 1963-1964

Box 25 Crane, John O., Correspondence, 1965-1966 no date, 1965-1966

Box 25 Prep Schools, 1962-1963

Box 25 Rome, Zurich, 1959

Box 25 Rome, 1959-1960

Box 25 Rome, 1960

Box 25 Rome, 1961-1962

Box 25 Rome, 1962

Request Box 9

Box 9 Societa Appia Novia Italo Americana, 1961-1962

Box 9 Schein, Ernest, 1960-1963

Box 9 Swiss Credit Bank, 1956-1963

Box 9 Stevenson, Adlai, 1960-1962

Box 9 Taxes, 1954

Box 9 Taxes, 1955

Box 9 Taxes, 1956

Box 9 Taxes, 1957

Box 9 Taxes, 1958

Box 9 Witt-Diamant, Ruth, 1962

Box 9 Woods Hole Parking and Traffic Committee, 1961

Box 9 Woods Hole Parking and Traffic Committee, 1962-1963

Box 9 Young Audiences Inc., 1959-1961

Request Box 88

Box 88 JOC -- War (John O. Crane)

Box 88 John O. Crane Bank Income Credits 1937-8

Box 88 Harper (Visits to the Soviet Union in the 1930s)

Box 88 JOC/Misc.

Box 88 JOC/ICWA

Box 88 JOC misc./ICWA

Box 88 JOC Lecture 1927 U-C, 1927

Collection Overview

Collection Contents

Series I: Charles Richard Crane and John O. Crane Documents

Subseries I.1: Charles Richard Crane Correspondence

Subseries I.2: Charles Richard Crane Memoirs

Subseries I.3: John Crane Materials