I. Correspondence
- Extent:
- 3 folder(s)
- Scope and content:
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Family letters, Dean to parents, Robert Hugh Rusk and Elizabeth Frances Clotfelter Rusk, and to his sister, Mary Margaret Rusk, and other family members, 1931-1951. These letters contain a historical text, tracing the intellectual development of the future Secretary of State. The letters were written while Rusk was at Oxford University (1931-1934), while teaching at Mills College (1934-1940), and while in India and Europe during World War II. They include information on his personal activities, plans and feelings, his political views, and his impression of the areas which he visited and of the people with whom he came in contact.
Letters from Virginia Foisie Rusk to the Rusk Family include typed copies of letters from Dean to his wife during his military service in India. The series documents the growth of the three Rusk children and gives descriptions of the family homes and activities.
As part of the gift agreement, copies were made of some of the family letters. Originals and copies are placed together. Other letters were received by Russell Library only in copy form.
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