Papers of the Secretary-Generals, 1946-1971, 1961-1971 (bulk)

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Papers of the Secretary-Generals, 1946-1971, 1961-1971 (bulk)

Collection consists primarily of the papers of U Thant, 1961-1971 (337 cubic ft., 280.8 linear ft.). Also included are the papers of Dag Hammarskjöld, 1952-1961, including summary records (minutes) of private meetings, press releases, and miscellaneous reprints, 1946-1961. Records, 1946-1951, are from the tenure of Trygve Lie as Secretary-General. Also contains minutes, 1957-1963, of various advisory committees including the Advisory Committee on the United Nations Emergency Force, 1957-1959, and the United Nations Advisory Committee on the Congo, 1961-1963, and others. Records consist of correspondence, cables, minutes, press releases, and many other types of documents reflecting the activities of U Thant and Dag Hammarskjöld in their roles as Secretary-General of the United Nations, as well as some miscellaneous documents from the tenure of Trygve Lie. Of note are Hammarskjöld's correspondence, cables, and other records concerning the United Nations Operations in the Congo, 1960-1964; and some private papers of U Thant dating from both before and after his tenure as Secretary-General, including the manuscript of his book THE VIEW FROM THE UN.

ca. 346.5 cubic ft. (ca. 288.8 linear ft.)

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Hammarskjöld, Dag, 1905-1961

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Dag Hammarskjöld served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in Africa in September 1961. From the description of Hammarskjöld, Dag, 1905-1961 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10580969 Dag Hammarskjöld was born on 29 July 1905, in Jönköping, Sweden, and died 18 Sept. 1961, near Ndola, in Northern Rhodesia. He was a Swedish economist and statesman who served as second secretary-general of the ...

Thant, U, 1909-1974

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United Nations. Advisory Committee on the United Nations Emergency Force.

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United Nations

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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...

Lie, Trygve, 1896-1968

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United Nations. Advisory Committee on the United Nations in the Congo.

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United Nations. Secretary-General

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United Nations Operation in the Congo

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United Nations Emergency Force

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