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Arthur S. Link Papers, 1940s-1992: Inventory
MC182
Arthur S. Link by Ann Meuer, circa 1967
65 Olden Street
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA
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Published in 2001
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April 9, 2007This electronic finding aid was updated by Jennifer Cole. Updates included: description, arrangement, and contents list.Summary Information
- Creator:
- Link, Arthur Stanley.
- Title and dates:
- Arthur S. Link Papers, 1940s-1992
- Abstract:
- Arthur S. Link was an author, editor, scholar and publisher, but is best known as the leading historian on Woodrow Wilson and for his leadership over the publication of Wilson’s papers. This collection consists of the personal papers of Link, which includes articles, correspondence, notes, office files, and presidency records of the American Historical Association.
- Size:
- 90.85 linear feet (106 boxes)
- Call number:
- MC182
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.
Public Policy Papers.
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA - Language(s) of material:
- English.
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored onsite at the Mudd Manuscript Library.
Biography of Arthur S. Link
Arthur Stanley Link was an author, editor, scholar and publisher, but is best known as the leading historian on Woodrow Wilson and for his leadership over the publication of Wilson’s papers. Link was born to John William and Helen Link in New Market, Virginia on August 8, 1920. He received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1941 and taught at North Carolina State College from 1943-1944. From 1944-1945 he was a Rosenwald Fellow at Columbia; he received his doctorate from UNC in 1945. In 1945 Link became an instructor in history Princeton; in 1949 he joined the faculty at Northwestern and became a full professor in 1954. Link was the Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford from 1958-1959, having received an M.A. from Oxford in 1958. In 1958 the Woodrow Wilson Foundation invited Link to be director of The Papers of Woodrow Wilson Project, and he returned to Princeton as the chief editor of the project and a professor of History in 1960. At Princeton, Link led the 69 volumes of the Papers project from its inception through completion in 1994 and was also the Edwards Professor of American History from 1965-1976 and the George Henry Davis Professor of American History from 1976-1991. Link retired from the History Department as Professor Emeritus in 1991.
Along with his editorship of the Papers of Woodrow Wilson, Link published more than 30 books, including a five-volume biography of Wilson, as well as numerous articles and reviews. He held both Guggenheim and Rockefeller fellowships, was a member of Institute for Advanced Study, and was president of Southern Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, and the American Historical Association. Additionally, Link was the main organizer and first president of the Association for Documentary Editing. He also served as Vice President of the National Council of Churches.
Link married Margaret McDowell Douglas on June 2, 1945; they had 4 children. Link died on March 26, 1998 in Bermuda Village, North Carolina.
Description
The collection consists of personal papers of Arthur S. Link. Included are correspondence, papers, writings, notes on Link's biography of Woodrow Wilson, lecture notes, office files, and presidency records of the American Historical Association.
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection and remains in its original arrangement.
Organized into the following series:
- Series 1: Correspondence, 1949-19921
- Subseries 1A: Through December 1982
- Subseries 1B: Through June 1968
- Subseries 1C: 1968-1974
- Subseries 1D: 1968-1977
- Subseries 1E: 1982-1992
- Subseries 1F: Miscellaneous Subjects, 1949-1977
- Series 2: Miscellaneous Papers, Undated
- Series 3: Wilson Biography, Notes to Volumes 1-5, Undated
- Series 4: Miscellaneous Writings, Undated
- Series 5: Lecture Notes, Undated
- Series 6: Later Additions, 1970, Undated
Access and Use
Access
The collection is open for research.
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. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Acquisition and Appraisal
Provenance and Acquisition
Gift of Arthur S. Link on May 5, 1992. An additional gift of home office files and Wake Forest Medical School files was made by Link's son William A. Link in 2004.
Related Materials
Related Archival Material
Other material at the Mudd Manuscript Library related to the Arthur S. Link Papers include his Faculty files, part of the Princeton University Archives.
This collection is part of a group of over 20 collections held at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library related to Woodrow Wilson, which can be located by searching for the subject "Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924" on the Princeton Finding Aids website or in the Princeton Library Main Catalog.
Please see Woodrow Wilson: A Guide to Selected Resources in the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library for more particulars.
Processing and Other Information
Works Cited
The Arthur S. Link Faculty files were consulted during preparation of biographical note.
Processing Information
This is an unprocessed collection. The contents list provided is a preliminary inventory.
Descriptive Rules Used
Finding aid content adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Encoding
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 by Techbooks and Cristela García-Spitz on December 23, 2006. Updated by Jennifer Cole on April 9, 2007.
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Arthur S. Link 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.
- American Historical Association.
- Princeton University -- Faculty -- 20th century.
- Princeton University. Dept. of History.
- United States -- History -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 20th century.
- Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
- Correspondence.
- Notes.
- Office files.
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Contents List
Series 1: Correspondence
(54.6 Linear Feet in 77 boxes)
Subseries 1A: Through December 1982
(10.43 Linear Feet in 25 boxes)
A
Box 1 A-B
Box 2 C
Box 3 C-D
Box 4-5 E-G
Box 6 Ga-Go
Box 7 Go-He
Box 8 He-Hi
Box 9 Hi-Jo
Box 10 Ka-Le
Box 11 Le-Li
Box 12 Li-Lo
Box 13 M-Mc
Box 14 Na-Ne
Box 15 Ne-No
Box 16 No-Pr
Box 17 Pr
Box 18 Pr
Box 19 Pr-Si
Box 20 Sa-St
Box 21 Te-Th
Box 22 Ti-We
Box 23 We
Box 24 We-Wi
Box 25 Subseries 1B: Through June 1968
(9 Linear Feet in 9 boxes)
A-B
Box 26 C-F
Box 27 G-H
Box 28 I-L
Box 29 M-O
Box 30 P-Q
Box 31 R-So
Box 32 Sp-U
Box 33 V-Z
Box 34 Subseries 1C: 1968-1974
(1.25 Linear Feet in 3 boxes)
A-Hi, 1968-1973
Box 35 Ho-N, 1968-1974
Box 36 O-W, 1968-1973
Box 37 Subseries 1D: Office Files, 1968-1977
(8.34 Linear Feet in 20 boxes)
A-Am, 1969-1977
Box 38 Am-B, Miscellaneous, 1969-1977
Box 39 Ba-Ch, 1969-1977
Box 40 Ci-Du, 1969-1977
Box 41 E-F, 1968-1977
Box 42 G, 1968-1977
Box 43 H-J, 1968-1977
Box 44 K, Kelley, Robert Case, 1968-1976
Box 45 K-Le, 1968-1977
Box 46 Li-Mz, 1968-1977
Box 47 N, 1968-1977
Box 48 O-Princeton University History Department, 1968-1977
Box 49 Princeton University History Department, 1968-1977
Box 50 Pr-Sh, 1968-1977
Box 51 Si-So, 1968-1977
Box 52 Sp-U, 1968-1977
Box 53 V-Westminster College, 1968-1977
Box 54 Westminster College, 1975-1977
Box 55 Westminster College-Wilson International Center, 1968-1977
Box 56 Wilson National Fellowships-Z, 1968-1977
Box 57 Subseries 1E: 1982-1992
(13 Linear Feet in 13 boxes)
A
Box 58 B
Box 59 C
Box 60 D
Box 61 E-G
Box 62 H-J
Box 63 L
Box 64 M
Box 65 N
Box 66 P
Box 67 Q-S
Box 68 T-We
Box 69 Wi-Z
Box 70 Subseries 1F: Miscellaneous Subjects, Undated
(5.83 Linear Feet in 7 boxes)
American Historical Association
Box 71 American Historical Association
Box 72 Historical Foundation, 1969-1977
Box 73 Link-Leopold Correspondence, 1949-1960
Box 74 National Committee on Social Studies
Box 75 Organization of American Historians
Box 76 Textbook Publishing Correspondence, 1961-1972
Box 77 Series 2: Miscellaneous Papers, Undated
(5 Linear Feet in 5 boxes)
Miscellaneous Papers
Box 78 Miscellaneous Papers
Box 79 Miscellaneous Papers
Box 80 Miscellaneous Papers
Box 81 Personal Papers
Box 82 Series 3: Wilson Biography - Notes to Volumes 1-5, Undated
(9 Linear Feet in 9 boxes)
Files 1-90
Box 83 Files 91-180
Box 84 Files 181-270
Box 85 Files 271-360
Box 86 Files 361-430
Box 87 Files 431-510
Box 88 Files 511-580
Box 89 Files 581-644
Box 90 Files 645-658 and misc.
Box 91 Series 4: Miscellaneous Writings, Undated
(6 Linear Feet in 6 boxes)
Series Description
Includes notes for Wilson biography, dissertation, etc.
Notes for Biography, Undated
Box 92 Biography Volume 1, Dissertation copies, Masters Thesis, Undated
Box 93 Correspondence for Green Festschrift, Research for Dissertation and Biography, Undated
Box 94 Biography Volumes 4 and 5, Second Draft, Handwritten Manuscripts, Undated
Box 95 Various Manuscripts, Newspapers, Materials on Professorship at Northwestern, Undated
Box 96 Articles, Book Chapters, etc., Undated
Box 97 Series 5: Lecture Notes, Undated
(2 Linear Feet in 2 boxes)
Notes, Undated
Box 98-99 Series 6: Later Additions
(7 Linear Feet in 7 boxes)
Woodrow Wilson Foundation Annual Reports
Box 100 Correspondence of Link pre- and post-Princeton Career, 1940-1955
Box 101-105 Material Stored for Link, 1970 January
Box 106
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