McCloy papers, series 2-6, 1916-1986.

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McCloy papers, series 2-6, 1916-1986.

Diaries, scrapbooks, speeches, awards and photographs documenting McCloy's career. Series 2 includes diaries documenting McCloy's activities as Assistant Secretary of War (1941-1945), president of the World Bank (1949), High Commissioner of Germany (1949), Chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank (1953-1958) and President Kennedy's adviser on disarmament (1961). Scrapbooks in series 3 chiefly document these and other of McCloy's public positions. Speeches in series 4 also include lectures, Congressional testimony, broadcast interviews, oral history, and a few published articles on a variety of subjects. Series 6 includes portraits of McCloy and others, and official government photographs from the War Department and HICOG years, but few family or personal photographs.

49 boxes (23.5 linear ft.)

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Amherst College. Library

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John Jay McCloy (March 31, 1895 – March 11, 1989) was an American lawyer, diplomat, banker, and a presidential advisor. He served as Assistant Secretary of War during World War II under Henry Stimson, helping deal with issues such as German sabotage, political tensions in the North Africa Campaign, and opposing the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war, he served as the president of the World Bank, U.S. High Commissioner for Germany, chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, chairman ...

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Amherst College. Class of 1916. McCloy.

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