Allen W. Dulles Papers, 1845-1971 (bulk 1918-1969)

[Ed Jewett]

Allen W. Dulles Papers, 1845-1971 (bulk 1918-1969)

Permanent URL: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/736664491

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bstract:The Allen W. Dulles Papers contains correspondence, speeches, writings, and photographs documenting the life of this lawyer, diplomat, businessman, and spy. One of the longest-serving directors of the Central Intelligence Agency (1953-1961), he also served in a key intelligence post in Bern, Switzerland during World War II, as well as on the Warren Commission.Size:60.4 linear feet (120 archival boxes, 2 half-size archival boxes, 12 8x10 photograph boxes, 2 11x16 photograph boxes, 2 20x24 photograph boxes, 1 5x8 photograph box, 1 11x11 box and 14 custom-made boxes)Call number:MC019Location: Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.
Public Policy Papers.
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USALanguage(s) of material:English. Storage note:This collection is stored onsite at the Mudd Manuscript Library.
Description

The Allen W. Dulles Papers contains correspondence, speeches, writings, and photographs documenting the life of this lawyer, diplomat, businessman, and spy. One of the longest-serving directors of the Central Intelligence Agency (1953-1961), he also served in a key intelligence post in Bern, Switzerland during World War II where he established his reputation as an intelligence operative with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The collection is useful for understanding the role of both a private citizen and public servant's role in the shaping of United States foreign policy. Dulles's early career as a diplomat, his long association with the Council on Foreign Relations, his work at the international law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell, and his career in American intelligence are documented within this collection. However, those seeking information contemporaneous to his tenure at the helm of the CIA will be disappointed as CIA officials screened the collection before its transfer to Princeton.
Arrangement

Organized into the following series:

• Series 1: Correspondence, 1891-1969
  
• Series 2: Writings, 1902-1969
  
• Subseries 2A: Articles, 1915-1967
  
• Subseries 2B: Books, 1902-1969
  
• Series 3: Speeches, 1926-1968
  
• Series 4: Warren Commission Files, 1959-1967
  
• Series 5: Subject Files, 1915-1969
  
• Series 6: Biographical and Family Papers, 1845-1969
  
• Subseries 6A: Biographical Materials, 1909-1970
  
• Subseries 6B: Family Papers, 1845-1937
  
• Series 7: Memorabilia, 1918-1967
  
• Series 8: Photographs, Audiovisual, and Oversize Materials, circa 1845-1969
  
• Series 9: Digital Files, 1939-1977
  

Access and Use

Access

Collection is open for research use.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Curator of the Public Policy Papers. Copyright has been retained by the Dulles family for Mr. Dulles's intellectual property until the year 2019. The Library has no information on the status of literary rights for the work of others found in these papers; researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright.
Other Finding Aid(s)

The Allen W. Dulles Digital Files are described in a separate finding aid: Allen W. Dulles Papers: Digital Files Series
Acquisition and Appraisal

Provenance and Acquisition

The papers of Allen W. Dulles were donated by Mrs. Clover Todd Dulles in 1973 with additional papers provided by Mrs. Joan Buresch in 1974 and 2008, and by Mrs. Clover Jebsen in 1974.
Processing and Other Information

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Susan J. Illis, Daniel Linke, Kristine Marconi, and Thomas Rosko assisted by Carl Esche, Christine Kitto, Terun Weed, Christina Aragon, Jake Bartalone, Grace Chen, Victoria Coleman, Natasha Ermolaev, Sue Jean Kim, Cei Maslen, James McGillivray, Wendy Phillips, Stan Ruda, Patrick Shorb, Isabel Tremblay, and Elizabeth Williamson. Finding aid written by Susan J. Illis, Daniel Linke, Kristine Marconi, and Thomas Rosko.
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Encoding

Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 by Techbooks and Cristela García-Spitz on October 06, 2006.
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Allen W. Dulles Papers, Box and Folder Number; Public Policy Papers, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Subject Headings

These materials have been indexed in the Princeton University Library online catalog using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.

• Armstrong, Hamilton Fish, 1893 - 1973 -- Correspondence.
  
• Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902 - 1971 -- Correspondence.
  
• Donovan, William J. (William Joseph), 1883 - 1959 -- Correspondence.
  
• Dulles, Allen Welsh, 1893 - 1969 -- Photographs.
  
• Dulles, John Foster, 1888 - 1959 -- Correspondence.
  
• Gaevernitz, Gero von -- Correspondence.
  
• Gibson, Hugh, 1883 - 1954 -- Correspondence.
  
• Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark), 1880 - 1965 -- Correspondence.
  
• Hitler, Adolf, 1889 - 1945 -- Assassination attempts.
  
• Hughes, John C. -- Correspondence.
  
• Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917 - 1963 -- Assassination.
  
• Lansing, Robert, 1864 - 1928 -- Estate.
  
• Wilson, Hugh R. -- Correspondence.
  
• Wolff, Karl, 1900 - 1984 -- Correspondence.
  
• Dulles family.
  
• Gilman family.
  
• Todd family.
  
• Council on Foreign Relations.
  
• Princeton University. Class of 1914.
  
• Sullivan & Cromwell (Firm)
  
• United States. American Commission to Negotiate Peace.
  
• United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History.
  
• United States. Foreign Service.
  
• United States. Office of Strategic Services.
  
• United States. Warren Commission.
  
• Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
  
• Anti-Nazi movement -- Germany.
  
• Communist strategy.
  
• Diplomats -- United States -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
  
• Disarmament.
  
• Espionage -- United States -- 20th century.
  
• Intelligence service -- United States -- 20th century.
  
• Lawyers -- United States -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
  
• Nuclear weapons and disarmament.
  
• Spies -- United States -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
  
• Spies -- United States -- 20th century -- Manuscripts.
  
• Spy stories, American -- 20th century.
  
• World War, 1914 - 1918 -- Underground movements -- Germany.
  
• World War, 1939 - 1945 -- Secret service -- United States.
  
• Cuba -- History -- Invasion, 1961.
  
• Czechoslovakia -- History -- 1918 - 1938.
  
• United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union -- 20th century.
  
• United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
  
• Neutrality -- United States -- 20th century.
  
• Articles.
  
• Correspondence.
  
• Interviews.
  
• Photographs.
  
• Speeches.
  
• Intelligence officers -- United States -- 20th century.
  
• Dulles, John Foster, 1888 - 1959.
  

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There is, of course, far more at the link under the title of this post.

I stumbled across this having recently acquired "The Secret Surrender: The Classic Insider's Account of the Secret Plot [Operation Sunrise] to Surrender Northern Italy During WWII" by this fellow Dulles.

The copyright to the material is held by a member of the New Mexico Society of Jungian Analysts (Joan Buresch Talley) who I gather is the fellow's daughter.