IV. Documents Copied from National Archives and Other Libraries
- Extent:
- 39 box(es) and (18.75 linear feet)
- Scope and content:
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Subseries A deals with Dean Rusk's participation in affairs of state as undersecretary, 1948-1951; Subseries B, research information on both Kennedy and Johnson Presidential Libraries; Subseries C, materials from the Kennedy Library pertaining to the Department of State and Secretary Rusk; Subseries D, the Johnson Library.
Some distinctive items: a note from Dean Rusk to archivists, historians, and scholars concerning practices of communication between the secretary of state and the president, Box 15A, Folder 21; a printed summary guide to the Kennedy Library, 15B; a description of holdings of the Johnson Library by finding aids, Box 15A, #14; a finding aid to the appointment file; a card file of public statements by Dean Rusk as recorded by the Johnson Library, 15B.
Sub-series titles and folder headings were taken from headings in the summary guide, Kennedy Library, and from the Johnson Library description of holdings. Oral history interviews are with presidential aides and other persons influential in the Kennedy administration, named alphabetically on the box lists. They are open to research unless otherwise noted. Restrictive notations are on individual transcripts.
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Access and use restrictions
- Parent terms of access:
- Before material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permission. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.