United States. War Department
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
John J. McCloy (AC 1916) Papers
Collection
Identifier: MA.00035
Abstract
The John J. McCloy Papers span the years 1897-1989, with the bulk of the material falling into the period 1940-1979. The roughly 60 linear feet of material cover the breadth of McCloy's activities, from lawyer to banker to government official to negotiator to behind-the-scenes adviser. The papers include working papers, correspondence, memoranda, speeches, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, printed material, and memorabilia. The collection includes very little personal or...
Dates:
1897-1989 ; Majority of material found within 1940-1979
Series 2: Diaries and Communication Logs, 1941-1963
Series
Scope and Contents
Series 2: Diaries and Communication Logs - includes eight sub-series: Sub-series A: War Department Diaries, 1941-1945 - Originally housed in five volumes, the material is now housed chronologically in folders. The war diaries document JJM's activities as Assistant Secretary of War. This material includes: records of JJM's appointments, meetings, telephone calls, and activities; itineraries and accounts of official travel; reports of selected meetings, encounters, and...
Dates:
1941-1963
Series 6: Photographs, 1916-1986
Series
Scope and Contents
Series 6: Photographs, includes photographs of JJM, his activities, and his associates throughout the course of his public career. Material includes portraits of JJM and others, and official government photographs from the War Department and HICOG years. There are few family or personal photographs. Wherever possible, individuals, activities, and locations are identified. The number in parentheses following the description indicates the number of separate images in the folder, with any...
Dates:
1916-1986
Stanley King (AC 1903) Papers
Collection
Identifier: MA.00056
Abstract
Former Amherst College President. Correspondence, speeches, articles, scrapbooks, awards, photographs and other materials documenting his personal and professional life and that of his wife, Margaret P. Jackson King. Correspondents include Newton D. Baker, Ernest M. Hopkins, Felix Frankfurter and Frederick J. E. Woodbridge.
Dates:
1880-1967; Majority of material found within 1895-1967
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- Amherst College -- Alumni and alumnae 1
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- Amherst College -- Presidents 1
- Amherst College -- Students 1
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- Disarmament 1
- Portraits 1
- Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Germany (West) 1
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