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Dean Gooderham Acheson papers

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Call Number: MS 1087
Abstract: The papers include correspondence, writings, speeches, memoranda, and photographs, documenting Dean Acheson's life after leaving the U.S. State Department in 1953. Also documented is his work as a member of the Yale Corporation and his long friendship with Felix Frankfurter, Archibald MacLeish, and others. The correspondence and memoranda contain Acheson's views on many contemporary issues in American foreign policy such as Korea, the Middle East, NATO, Germany, the war in Vietnam, and...
Dates: 1898-1989

Secretary's office, Yale University, records

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Call Number: RU 52
Abstract: The records consist of correspondence, subject files, degree records, reports, logs, and minutes documenting lectures; the Yale Corporation; honors, awards and prizes; the University Council; events and commemorations; commencement; community relations; and other matters handled by the secretary's office, primarily during and after the tenure of Henry Chauncey, Jr. Also included are minutes of the Council of Masters, Corporation index records, photographs of Yale regalia, and a DVD video...
Dates: 1838-2007

William Graham Sumner papers

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Call Number: MS 291
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, writings, notes and research materials, clippings, memorabilia, photographs and financial records of William Graham Sumner, a sociologist, professor at Yale University, and advocate of free trade and the gold standard. The correspondence (over 13,000 items) documents many of Sumner's interests including the Yale College curriculum and economic and political issues. It also includes substantive accounts from friends in the South about Reconstruction, the...
Dates: 1863-1946

Thomas Day Thacher papers

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Call Number: MS 757
Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, legal documents, reports, minutes of meetings, speeches, printed matter, photographs and memorabilia of Thomas Day Thacher, judge and political figure in New York City. The papers include significant material relating to his activities as solicitor-general, to the New York City charter of 1936, and legal papers from his period on the New York Court of Appeals. There is also considerable documentation of his service on the boards of various professional and...
Dates: 1779-1984, bulk 1914-1950

John A. Wilkinson, secretary of Yale University, records

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Call Number: RU 68
Abstract:

The records consist of memoranda, minutes, agendas, correspondence, speeches, organizational charts, reports, log books, and general administrative records concerning Yale's buildings and grounds, committees, departments, programs, residential colleges, policies, ethical concerns, and financial matters during John A. Wilkinson's tenure as secretary.

Dates: 1931-1987

Yale University Corporation and university advisory groups photographs

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Call Number: RU 751
Abstract:

The materials consist of formal individual and group photographs taken at Yale University Corporation meetings and events.

Dates: 1901-1992

Yale University Corporation records

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Call Number: RU 164
Abstract:

The records consist of subject files, correspondence, minutes of meetings, memoranda, proposals, and working papers related to the Yale University Corporation's policy, planning, and administrative functions. Also included are early records concerning the Church of Christ at Yale, circa1756-1899.

Dates: circa 1714-2016