Papers of William Yandell Elliott, 1935-1945 (inclusive).

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Papers of William Yandell Elliott, 1935-1945 (inclusive).

Contains correspondence, 1940-1945, and articles and speeches. Some correspondence pertains to Elliott's involvement in the War Production Board. Also includes some personal material.

3 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8182102

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

United States. War Production Board

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The War Resources Board was established August 9, 1939, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as a civilian advisory group to collaborate with the Joint Army and Navy Munitions Board in formulating economic mobilization policies. It was abolished November 24, 1939. The Advisory Commission to the World War I Council of National Defense was revived, May 29, 1940. Three of its functional divisions (Industrial Production, Industrial Materials, and Labor), responsible for the stockpiling and delivery o...

Elliott, William Yandell, 1896-1979

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American political scientist; staff director, House Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, 1947-1949; member, planning board, National Security Council, 1953-1957; consultant to the secretary of state, 1958-1970. From the description of William Yandell Elliott papers, 1925-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870857 Elliott graduated from Harvard in 1918 and taught government and history at Harvard. From the description of Papers of William Yandell Elliott, 1935...