Mudd Manuscript Library Blog

In honor of the centennial of John Foster Dulles’s graduation from Princeton University, the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library in conjunction with the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs presents Chris Tudda, author of The Truth is Our Weapon: The Rhetorical Diplomacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles. Tudda will speak on Monday, November 10, 2008, 4:30 p.m., Woodrow Wilson School, Bowl 10. A reception at Mudd Library follows the talk where the exhibition “John Foster Dulles: From Diploma to Diplomat” is on view.

Chris Tudda is a Historian in the Declassification and Publishing Division in the Office of the Historian, Department of State, where he declassifies manuscripts for the Foreign Relations of the United States series and co-produces the Office’s internet-only publications. He is also currently compiling a volume on the Carter Administration’s United Nations and Arms Control policies for FRUS. He earned a B.A. from the University of Vermont in 1987 and the Ph.D. from American University in 2002. He is the author of The Truth is our Weapon: The Rhetorical Diplomacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles published by Louisiana State University in April 2006. He is the author of the forthcoming book chapter, “The Devil’s Advocate: Robert Bowie, Western European Integration, and the German Problem, 1953-54,” in Anna K. Nelson, ed., Foreign Policies and the Men who Made Them (Rowman & Littlefield, fall 2008). His article “A Messiah that will Never Come: British Reconciliation Efforts, American Independence, and Revolutionary War Diplomacy,” will be published in the winter issue of Diplomatic History. He is currently researching a reassessment of American Revolutionary War Diplomacy and writing a history of U.S.-China relations during the first Nixon administration.

The list below includes information on items and collections accessioned in August and September 2008. There were no Public Policy Papers accessioned during this period. As always, anyone interested in additional information about the accessions listed below should contact the library through our general email account.

Princeton University Archives

Autograph Book of Valentine Hummel Berghaus, Class of 1864 AR.2008.109

This leather bound and gilt-embossed autograph book belonged to Valentine Hummel Berghaus, Class of 1864. Nearly each page in the book is filled with messages from Berghaus’ classmates. Although the binding of the book is in poor condition, its individual pages are in excellent shape (see the images below). The book will be sent to the conservation lab for repairs and then it will be added to the Autograph Book Collection. Autograph books document student life at Princeton University in the 19th century.

Additional materials accessioned in August and September 2008 include:

Princeton University Course Syllabi 1960s, and Memorabilia, 1920s AR.2008.110

Historical Postcard Collection Accrual and Letter Written by Joseph Eckley, Class of 1772 AR.2008.111

Photographs of the Interior of the Charter Club, circa 1915 AR.2008.112

Papers of Former Woodrow Wilson School Faculty Member, Edward Tiryakian, 1961-1962 AR.2008.113

“Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and the Tasks of the Russian Novel,” Alumni Studies Lecture by Professor Caryl Emerson, Audio Cassette, 2001 AR.2008.114

Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding Records, 1970-2001 AR.2008.115

Butler College Student Academic Records, circa 2004-2008 AR.2008.116

Wilson College Student Academic Records, circa 2004-2008 AR.2008.117

Annual Reports to the President from Academic Departments, 2005-2007 AR.2008.118

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 2007 AR.2008.119

Class of 1894 Records, 1890-1949 AR.2008.120

Richardson Auditorium Programs, 2007-2008 AR.2008.121

Alumni Council Records Accrual, 1970-1998 AR.2008.122

Library Records from Technical Services Department, 1915-2004 AR.2008.123

Faculty and Professional Staff Files, circa 1994-2003 AR.2008.124

Class of 1930 Memorabilia and Princeton Publications, 1926-1970 AR.2008.125

Office of Communications Photographs, 1983-2001 AR.2008.126

Class of 1953 50th Reunion Yearbook, 2003 AR.2008.127

Department of Architecture Senior Theses, 1995-2001 AR2008.128

Office of the President Records Accrual, 1957-1998 AR.2008.129