International Relations -- United States

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Papers of Middle East scholar Dr. Alvin J. Cottrell (1924-1983), consisting of correspondence from U.S. and Iranian officials, including Alexander Haig, Henry Kissinger, J. William Middendorf, Ronald Reagan, Assadollah Alam, and Ardeshir Zahedi. Other correspondents include C. Edmund Bosworth, Keith McLachlan, Roger Savory, and Malcolm Yapp. Contains files relating to publication of Cottrell's edited work "The Persian Gulf States: A General Survey" (1978).

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The Taraknath Das Papers are contained in the John J. Meng Papers. Other papers from the Taraknath Das Foundation, as well as correspondence between Meng and Das, are also located in the Meng papers. Material in this collection span the years 1932 to 1940 and relate to Das' work "Indien in der Weltpolitick." Manuscripts for articles and papers by Das are included.

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Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts and research files pertaining to Hadik's studies on European security. Lazlo G. Hadik (1932-1975) seved as senior analyst for the Institute for Defense Analysis (1961-1970); and as senior political scientist at the Stategic Studies Center, Stanford Research Institute (1970-1972). Typed finding aid attached as external document.

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The Robert F. Kelley Papers document relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during World War II and the Cold War period to 1975. Included are articles and addresses by Kelley on this topic.

Scope and Contents This collection contains background/research material in the form of copies of news articles, papers and reports for the topics of two PBS television series on U.S. foreign affairs, moderated from 1980 to 2005 by Peter Krogh, Dean, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. The series were: "American Interests," and "Great Decisions" (also known as "World Beat: Great Decisions in Foreign Policy"). The latter was a collaboration of the Foreign Policy...

Scope and Contents The papers of George Crew McGhee (1912-2005), geologist, oil producer, and diplomat. The papers includes files from McGhee's appointment as the first Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs (1949-1951), United States ambassadorships to Turkey (1951-1953) and Germany (1963-1968), as well as his extensive involvement in numerous organizations and committees such as the Combined Raw Materials Board, the Bilderberg Group, the Draper Committee, the Committee...

Scope and Contents note The Andrew Natsios papers contain a variety of documentary sources. Emails from Natsios and other government officials are one major source, as are printed news articles on topics pertaining to USAID's work. The collection also has numerous reports and debriefings from USAID workers, contractors working for USAID, and other government entities engaged in aid work such as the Army Corp of Engineers, as well as congressional testimony, technical papers, and international communications with...

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Papers of Ambassador Selwa Roosevelt, U.S. Chief of Protocol under President Ronald Reagan, including photographs (mostly in photo albums) of state occasions and visits organized by Roosevelt, formal invitation cards, souvenir programs for events, clippings, and printed materials. A run of correspondence of Selwa Roosevelt with authors, celebrities, international correspondents, Reagan Administration officials, and friends is also retained.

Scope and Contents The papers of James Brown Scott (1866-1945), authority in international law, consisting of correspondence, memoranda, documents, minutes, printed material, manuscripts of articles and addresses, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Included is material from Scott's activities as Solicitor (1906-1910) and Special Advisor (1914-1917) for the State Department, as delegate to the Second Hague Conference (1907) and Paris Peace Conference (1919), his membership and offices in the Carnegie...

Scope and contents note The Edward Weintal Papers document the career of Edward Weintal, a Polish diplomat and long-time writer for the periodical "Newsweek." In addition to a few personal documents, there is a set of subject files maintained by Weintal on various topics. Materials regarding Charles Bartlett and the book "Facing the Brink: An Intimate Study in Crisis Diplomacy" (New York: Scribner, 1967), which Weintal co-authored with Bartlett, are contained among these papers. Of particular importance is a...