Office of the Historian

List of Unpublished Sources

  • Department of State
  • Decimal Files
  • CFM Files, Lot M–88
    • Consolidated master collection of the records of conferences of Heads of State, the Council of Foreign Ministers and ancillary bodies, the North Atlantic Council, other meetings of the Secretary of State with the Foreign Ministers of European powers, and materials on the Austrian and German peace settlements for the years 1943–1955, prepared by the Department of State Records Service Center.
  • Conference Files, Lot 59 D 95
    • Collection of documentation on official visits by heads of government and foreign ministers to the United States and on major international conferences attended by the Secretary of State for the years 1949–1955, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
  • Conference Files, Lot 60 D 627
    • Collection of documentation on official visits by heads of government and foreign ministers to the United States and on major international conferences attended by the Secretary of State for the years 1953–1958, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat. This file is a continuation of Lot 59 D 95.
  • FE Files, Lot 55 D 388
    • Files maintained by the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs for the year 1953.
  • FE Files, Lot 55 D 480
    • Files maintained by the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs for the year 1954.
  • OCB Files, Lot 62 D 430
    • Master files of the Operations Coordinating Board for the years 1953–1960, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
  • PPS Files, Lot 64 D 563
    • Master file of documents, drafts, records of meetings, memoranda, and related correspondence for the years 1947–1953 of the Policy Planning Staff.
  • PPS Files, Lot 65 D 101
    • Master file of documents, drafts, records of meetings, memoranda, and related correspondence for the year 1954 of the Policy Planning Staff.
  • PSA Files, Lot 58 D 207
    • Certain files of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs for the years 1949–1955, containing primarily material on Indochina.
  • Secretary’s Memoranda, Lot 53 D 444
    • Chronological collections of the Secretary of State’s memoranda, memoranda of conversation, and memoranda of conversation with the President for the years 1947–1953, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
  • Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation, Lot 64 D 199
    • Chronological collections of the Secretary of State’s memoranda of conversation and the Under Secretary of State’s memoranda of conversation for the years 1953–1960, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
  • Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation, Lot 65 D 238
    • Chronological collections of the Secretary of State’s memoranda of conversation with the President for the years 1949–1952, memoranda of the Secretary of State and Under Secretary of State for the years 1951–1952, and the Secretary of State’s memoranda of conversation with Senator Tom Connally of Texas for the years 1950–1951, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
  • Secretary’s Staff Meetings, Lot 63 D 75
    • Chronological collections of the minutes of the Secretary of State’s staff meetings during the years 1952–1960, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
  • S/P–NSC Files, Lot 61 D 167
    • Serial file of memoranda relating to National Security Council questions for the years 1950–1961, as maintained by the Policy Planning Staff.
  • S/P–NSC Files, Lot 62 D 1
    • Serial and subject master file of National Security Council documents and correspondence for the years 1948–1961, as maintained by the Policy Planning Staff.
  • S/S–NSC Files, Lot 63 D 351
    • Serial master file of National Security Council Documents and correspondence and related Department of State memoranda for the years 1947–1961, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
  • S/S–NSC (Miscellaneous) Files, Lot 66 D 95
    • Administrative and miscellaneous National Security Council documentation, including NSC Records of Action, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat for the years 1947–1963.
  • State-JCS Meetings, Lot 61 D 417
    • Top secret records of meetings between the Joint Chiefs of Staff and representatives of the Department of State for the period 1951–1959 and selected problem files on the Middle East for the period 1954–1956, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat.
  • U/MSA Files, Lot 56 D 551
    • Subject files of the Special Assistant for Mutual Security Affairs, 1954–1956.
  • U/MSA Files, Lot 57 D 567
    • Files of the Special Assistant for Mutual Security Affairs, 1952–1957.
  • Department of Defense
  • JCS Files
    • Documents obtained upon request from the Secretariat of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas
  • Dulles Papers
    • Records of John Foster Dulles, 1952–1959.
  • James C. Hagerty Papers
    • Papers of James C. Hagerty, Press Secretary to President Eisenhower, for the years 1953–1961.
  • White House Office Files
    • Several White House office collections, including files of the Office of the Staff Secretary, and Project “Clean Up.”
  • Whitman File
    • Papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower as President of the United States, 1953–1961, maintained by his personal secretary, Ann C. Whitman. The Whitman File includes the following elements: the Name Series, the Dulles-Herter Series, Eisenhower Diaries, Ann Whitman (ACW) Diaries, National Security Council Records, Miscellaneous Records, Cabinet Papers, Legislative Meetings, International Meetings, the Administration Series, and the International File.
  • National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • JCS Records
    • National Archives Record Group 218, Records of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
  • Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey
  • Dulles Papers, Daily Appointments
    • Daily log of the meetings and appointments of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles for the years 1953–1959.
  • Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri
  • Truman Papers, President’s Secretary’s File (PSF)
    • Papers of Harry S. Truman as President, 1945–1953, maintained by his personal secretary.