Cohen, Benjamin V. creator mixed material monographic eng 9,850 26 6 14.4 Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, reports, notes, family papers, printed matter, and other papers pertaining to Cohen's career in public service and as a private counselor. Documents his work for the U.S. Shipping Board during World War I, his participation in postwar Zionism and subsequent interest in Israel and Jewish groups, and his role in New Deal legislation, coalition diplomacy during World War II, creation of the United Nations, and post-World War II foreign policy. Also documents Cohen's years as an advisor to public officials and private individuals on such subjects as civil liberties, human rights, international relations, and natural resources. Other subjects include the destroyers for bases agreement with Great Britain, Potsdam Conference, the U.S. Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1957, presidential authority to use the armed forces in the absence of a declaration of war, U.S. Senate's cloture rule, tax reform, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Correspondents include Dean Acheson, James F. Byrnes, William O. Douglas, John Foster Dulles, Felix Frankfurter, Thomas K. Finletter, David Eli Lilienthal, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Adlai E. Stevenson, and Wendell L. Willkie. Restrictions apply. Classified, in part. Audio recordings transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Prints and photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Lawyer and statesman. Full name: Benjamin Victor Cohen. Born 1894; died 1983. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011090 Acheson, Dean 1893-1971 Correspondence Byrnes, James F. (James Francis) 1882-1972 Correspondence Douglas, William O. (William Orville) 1898-1980 Correspondence Dulles, John Foster 1888-1959 Correspondence Frankfurter, Felix 1882-1965 Correspondence Finletter, Thomas K. (Thomas Knight) 1893-1980 Correspondence Lilienthal, David Eli 1899-1981 Correspondence Roosevelt, Eleanor 1884-1962 Correspondence Schlesinger, Arthur M. (Arthur Meier) 1917-2007 Correspondence Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing) 1900-1965 Correspondence Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis) 1892-1944 Correspondence Cohen family United States. United States. United States. Congress. Senate Cloture United States. Shipping Board. United Nations. Potsdam Conference (1945) Civil rights Destroyers (Warships) Executive power United States Human rights International relations Jews Societies, etc Natural resources Navy-yards and naval stations, American New Deal, 1933-1939 Taxation Law and legislation United States War, Declaration of United States World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Diplomatic history World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, British Zionism Israel Taiwan United States Foreign relations 1933-1945 United States Foreign relations 1945-1989 United States Politics and government 1933-1945 Vietnam Lawyers Statesmen mm 83061590 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011090 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011090.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011090 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011090.3 Restrictions apply. Classified, in part. DLC 840118 20260227111720.0 mm 83061590