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Barbara F. Gellman Papers, 1940-1991 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Collection Overview

Title: Barbara F. Gellman Papers, 1940-1991Add to your cart.

Primary Creator: Gellman, Irwin F.

Extent: 0.0

Arrangement: This collection in arranged into six series: 1. Correspondence and Photocopies 2. Manuscript Material 3. Rockefeller Interviews 4. Drew Pearson Papers 5. Subject Files 6. Research Notes

Date Acquired: 03/09/1992. More info below under Accruals.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collections consists of correspondence, interviews, clippings, and other materials related to the research and writing of Irwin F. Gellman's book Secret Affairs: FDR, Cordell Hull and Sumner Welles (2003).

Collection Historical Note

Irwin F. Gellman is an historian of twentieth century U.S. politics and diplomacy. In addition to Secret Affairs: FDR, Cordell Hull and Sumner Welles (2003), he has published the books Good Neighbor Diplomacy: United States Policies in Latin America, 1933-1945 (1979) and The Contender: Richard Nixon: The Congress Years, 1946 to 1952 (1999). He donated his papers to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library in memory of his wife, Barbara L. Gellman, who died in 1989.

Administrative Information

Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Accruals: After the initial accession in March 1992 (manuscript of Secret Affairs: FDR, Cordell Hull, and Sumner Welles and research files), the following materials were added: copies of documents from Drew Pearson Papers, 1933-1950 (June 7, 1993), correspondence, photocopies, and research notes (February 6, 2008).

Access Restrictions: This collection is available for use by the general public.

Use Restrictions: This material is subject to copyright restrictions under Title 17 of the U.S. Code.

Acquisition Source: Irwin F. Gellman

Acquisition Method: Gift

Related Materials: Personal Papers of Drew Pearson (Lyndon Baines Johnson Library). For more information please see http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/archives.hom/holdings/Findingaids/Personal/Pearson/DPFNO.asp.

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Box 6: Research Notes (1 folder)

Boxes 7-19: Research Note Cards


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