Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Carter, Edward C (Edward Clark), 1878-1954
- Extent:
- 5.5 linear feet and 13 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Edward C. Carter papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
Correspondence, memoranda, photographs, documents, manuscripts, wire recordings, and printed materials dealing mostly with Russian War Relief, Inc. (The American Society for Russian Relief, Inc.), 1940-1954. There are some materials on the Institute of Pacific Relations and its investigation by the McCarran Committee in the early 1950s. Also, personal and family correspondence, photographs, and other memorabilia. Correspondents include Hugo L. Black, Henry Sloane Coffin, Andrei Gromyko, John Hersey, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Arnold Toynbee.
- Biographical / Historical:
Educator and officer of the YMCA, 1902-1922, of the Institute of Pacific Relations, 1926-1948, and chairman of the Russian War Relief Fund, 1941-1945.
- Acquisition information:
- Source of acquisition--Carter, Ruth Dana. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1982. Accession number--M-82.
- Custodial history:
Gift of Ruth Dana Carter, 1982.
- Processing information:
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 04/17/89.
- Arrangement:
Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Physical / technical requirements:
Material base and configuration--Sound recordings
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- War relief
World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union
World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief
Internal security -- United States
Subversive activities -- United States
Educators
Diaries
Maps (documents)
minutes (administrative records)
Passports
Photographs
Sound recordings
Visas - Names:
- Russian War Relief, Inc.
Institute of Pacific Relations
YMCA of the USA
American Society for Russian Relief, Inc.
Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971
Coffin, Henry Sloane, 1877-1954
Gromyko, Andreĭ Andreevich, 1909-1989
Hersey, John, 1914-1993
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Toynbee, Arnold, 1889-1975
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 2-13. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Edward C. Carter papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu