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Pierre Jay papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 660
Scope and Contents

The Yale University Library's collection of Pierre Jay Papers is rather limited in scope: chronologically speaking, it comprises material dating almost entirely from the time of Jay's assignment in Berlin. The collection has been arranged in six series, as follows: I. General Correspondence (part of l box) - There are seven topical subdivisions, the largest of which comprises congratulatory letters received by Jay at the time of his appointment to the post of Deputy Agent General in Berlin. (A "List of Correspondents" is also included.) II. Personal and Memorabilia (part of 1 box). III. Weekly Credit and Financial Summary (4 boxes) - Mimeographed reports issued by the Economic Service section of the Transfer Committee. Filed monthly, January 1925 - April 1930, with indexes. IV. Documents (6 boxes) - Mimeographed materials issued by the Economic Service section of the Transfer Committee. Filed in original numerical order. [Documents Nos. 3, 5, 6, 10, 35, 69, 106, 126, 130, 132, 187, 202 321, 322, 325, 327, 332 are missing.] V. Minutes of Meetings of the Transfer Committee (7 boxes) - Incomplete set of mimeographed sets of notes, with annexes and/or appendices. VI. Printed Materials (2 boxes).

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Pierre Jay, 1933.

Arrangement

Arranged in six series: I. General Correspondence. II. Personal and Memorabilia. III. Weekly Credit and Financial Summary. IV. Documents. V. Minutes of Meetings of the Transfer Committee. VI. Printed Materials.

Dates
1920-1930
Majority of material found within 1925 - 1930
Extent
8 Linear Feet (22 boxes)
Related Names
Jay, Pierre, 1870-1949
Language of Materials
English