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Herbert Adams Gibbons Papers, 1908-1934: Preliminary Finding Aid
MC062
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Summary Information
- Creator:
- Gibbons, Herbert Adams, 1880-1934.
- Title and dates:
- Herbert Adams Gibbons Papers, 1908-1934
- Abstract:
- Herbert Adams Gibbons was a journalist and foreign correspondent. Consists of papers of Gibbons from the periods when he was a foreign correspondent (1909-1916) in Greece, Spain, Turkey and other Near Eastern countries, a serviceman with the American Expeditionary Forces in France (1917-1918), and a correspondent (1920-1931) for various American magazines in Europe, the Orient, and Africa.
- Size:
- 13.00 cu. ft. (21 boxes, 3 cartons, 1 oversize box)
- Call number:
- MC062
- 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 Herbert Adams Gibbons
Herbert Adams Gibbons was a journalist and foreign correspondent.
Description
Consists of papers of Gibbons from the periods when he was a foreign correspondent (1909-1916) in Greece, Spain, Turkey and other Near Eastern countries, a serviceman with the American Expeditionary Forces in France (1917-1918), and a correspondent (1920-1931) for various American magazines in Europe, the Orient, and Africa. Included are articles, dispatches, proofs for PARIS REBORN (1915), and interviews and reports concerned with World War I, U.S. foreign policy, French civilian relief, and European relations with the Near and Far East. Also included are material about Richard E. Byrd's transatlantic flight in 1927, photographs of France and Morocco, book reviews, pamphlet files, maps, documents, scrapbooks, and memorabilia. Correspondence includes letters from John G. Hibben, J. J. Jusserand, Alexander Souter, John J. Pershing, Margaret Deland, and Rodman and John Wanamaker. In addition, there are papers of Gibbons' wife, the author and journalist Helen Davenport Gibbons, including correspondence, proofs for PARIS VISTAS (1915), documents, photographs, and memorabilia.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Series 1: Manuscripts and Clippings
- Series 2: Pamphlets
- Series 3: Letters, Photographs, Etc.
- Series 4: Articles
- Series 5: Maps
- Series 6: Miscellaneous
- Series 7: Oversize Items
- Series 8: Scrapbooks
- Series 9: Helen Davenport Gibbens Papers
- Series 10: Additions of August 1993
Access and Use
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright
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.
Related Material
Publications: Paris Reborn (New York: Century Co., 1915) by Herbert Adams Gibbons and Paris Vistas (New York: Century Co., 1915) by Helen Davenport Gibbons.
Processing and Other Information
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Encoding
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 created from MARC record via MarcEdit and XSL stylesheets in 2007. The contents list was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit in 2008.
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Herbert Adams Gibbons 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.
- Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 -- Travel.
- United States. -- Army. -- American Expeditionary Forces.
- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
- Europe -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
- France -- 20th century -- Photographs.
- France -- Foreign relations -- United States -- 20th century.
- Morocco -- 20th century -- Photographs.
- Spain -- History -- 1868-1931.
- Turkey -- History -- 20th century.
- United States -- Foreign relations -- France -- 20th century.
- Armenian question.
- Eastern question (Balkan)
- Transatlantic flights.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Photographs.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Journalists -- Correspondence.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief -- France.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Paris.
- Articles.
- Clippings.
- Correspondence.
- Maps
- Maps
- Maps
- Manuscripts.
- Proofs.
- Scrapbooks.
- Foreign correspondents -- United States -- 20th century.
- Gibbons, Helen Davenport, 1882-1960.
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Contents List
Series 1: Manuscripts and Clippings
Interviews & Confidential Reports
Box 1 Balkans & Central Europe
Box 2 Philippines & Misc.
Box 3 Russia, Japan & China
Box 4-5 U.S. Foreign Policy, Oil
Box 6 Unsorted
Box 7-8 Series 2: Pamphlets
U.S. Foreign Policy, Oil
Box 9 The Great War & its Aftermath, International Affairs
Box 10 Philippines, Guidebooks
Box 11 International Affairs, Financial Historical
Box 12 Zionism, French Colonies, the Near East
Box 13 Series 3: Letters, Photographs & Clippings
Letters, Photographs & Clippings
Box 14 Series 4: Articles
RE: Spain 1909-1910 & Paris 1915
Box 15 Re: Civil Rights 1921 & Kahn Foundation Reports 1930
Box 16 Printed Articles & Bound Copies
Box 17 Series 5: Maps
Maps
Box 18 Series 6: Miscellaneous
Articles, proofs, printed matter, correspondence, photographs & documents
(Items 1-18)
Box 19-20 Series 7: Oversize Items
Dispatches, clippings, postcards, pipe, scrapbook, French medals
Box 21 Series 8: Scrapbooks
Scrapbooks
Carton 22-24 Series 9: Helen Davenport Gibbons Papers
Correspondence, documents, proofs, photographs, memorabilia & misc.
Box 25 Series 10: Additions of August 1993
Correspondence, 1920-1927
Box 26 Subject Files
American Expeditionary Force
Box 26 Belgium in the Congo
Box 26 Bolshevism
Box 26 Broadsides
Box 26 Czechoslovakia
Box 26 China
Box 26 College des Etats Unis
Box 26 Egypt
(4 folders)
Box 26 France
(2 folders)
Box 26 Housing
Box 26 How the War Was Won
Box 26 Hungary
Box 26 Index to Gibbons Library
Box 26 Influence of Armastices upon Peace Negotiations
Box 26 Japan
Box 26 League of Nations
(6 folders)
Box 26 Lithuania
Box 26 Lloyd George's Role
Box 26 Luxembourg
Box 26 Near East
Box 26 Radio Telegraphs de Propagande
Box 26 Relief Work
(5 folders)
Box 26 Reviews of Books on World War I
Box 26 Sudan
Box 26 Versailles, Treaty of
Box 26 Washington Conference
Box 26 World Court
(2 folders)
Box 26
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