Frederic René Coudert Jr., 1918 - 1952
Scope and Contents
29 letters addressed to US congressman Frederic René Coudert Jr. from a number of political personalities including British diplomat Harry Armstrong, UN US Ambassador Warren R. Austin, French politician Pierre de Chambrun, New York Governor Thomas Dewey, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, British Ambassador Sir Auckland Geddes, French Ambassador Jean Jules Jusserand, British politician Hilda Runciman, and Sumner Welles, foreign policy advisor to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Under Secretary of State.
According to notes by Scheetz, many of the letters were purchased at Argosy Books, NYC between 2013 and 2015.
Dates
- 1918 - 1952
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Frederic René Coudert Jr. (1898-1972) was a member of the New York State Senate from 1939 to 1946 and a member of the US House of Representatives from NY between 1947 and 1959.Prior to his Congressional career, he was best known for his part in the Rapp-Coudert Committee, which attempted to identify the influence of Communism in the public education system in New York.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu