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100 1 _aLeahy, William D.
245 0 0 _aWilliam D. Leahy papers,
_f1897-1959
_g(bulk 1935-1959).
300 _a8,000
_fitems.
300 _a17
_fcontainers plus
_a2
_foversize.
300 _a5
_fmicrofilm reels.
300 _a7.4
_flinear feet.
351 _aArranged in 5 series. Series 1: Diaries, 1893-1956; Series 2: Special File, 1945-1948; Series 3: Writings, 1940-1958; Series 4: Scrapbooks, 1935-1959; and Series 5: Oversize, 1940-1943.
506 0 _aOpen to research.
520 8 _aCorrespondence, diaries, writings, notes, scrapbooks, photographs, and other papers relating to Leahy's naval and diplomatic career. Documents his career as chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, commander of the Destroyer Scouting Force, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, admiral commanding the Battle Force, governor of Puerto Rico, ambassador to France (1940-1942), and Chief of Staff during and after World War II. Includes correspondence and production materials relating to the publication of Leahy's book, I was there; the personal story of the Chief of Staff to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, based on his notes and diaries made at the time (1950); and copies of two letters (1945 June 12) from President Truman to Joseph Edward Davies relating to Davies' talks with Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden prior to the Potsdam Conference. Correspondents include Bernard M. Baruch, François Darlan, Joseph C. Grew, Cordell Hull, George C. Marshall, H. Freeman Matthews, Philippe Pétain, Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Sumner Welles.
530 _aMicrofilm edition of diaries, containers 1-9, available,
_dno. 19,272.
533 _aMicrofilm of originals in the Manuscript Division.
_bWashington, D.C. :
_cLibrary of Congress Photoduplication Service,
_d1985.
533 _aIn part, transcripts.
_b[S.l.].
544 _3Some photographs
_etransferred to
_aLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
545 0 _aNaval officer, diplomat, and governor of Puerto Rico. Full name: William Daniel Leahy. Born 1875; died 1959.
546 _aCollection material in English.
555 8 _aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010228
600 1 0 _aBaruch, Bernard M.
_q(Bernard Mannes),
_d1870-1965
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aChurchill, Winston,
_d1874-1965.
600 1 0 _aDarlan, François,
_d1881-1942
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aDavies, Joseph Edward
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aEden, Anthony,
_cEarl of Avon,
_d1897-1977.
600 1 0 _aGrew, Joseph C.
_q(Joseph Clark),
_d1880-1965
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aHull, Cordell,
_d1871-1955
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aMarshall, George C.
_q(George Catlett),
_d1880-1959
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aMatthews, H. Freeman,
_d1899-
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aPétain, Philippe,
_d1856-1951
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aRoosevelt, Eleanor,
_d1884-1962
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aRoosevelt, Franklin D.
_q(Franklin Delano),
_d1882-1945
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aTruman, Harry S.,
_d1884-1972
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aWelles, Sumner,
_d1892-1961
_vCorrespondence.
610 1 0 _aPuerto Rico.
_bGovernor.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bNavy
_xHistory
_y20th century.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bNavy
_xOfficers
_vDiaries.
611 2 0 _aPotsdam Conference
_d(1945)
650 0 _aDiplomatic and consular service, American
_zFrance.
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xNaval operations, American.
651 0 _aFrance
_xForeign relations
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aFrance
_xPolitics and government
_y1940-1945.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xForeign relations
_zFrance.
656 7 _aDiplomats.
_2itoamc
656 7 _aGovernors
_zPuerto Rico.
_2itoamc
656 7 _aNaval officers.
_2itoamc
656 7 _aStatesmen.
_2itoamc
700 1 2 _aLeahy, William D.
_tI was there; the personal story of the Chief of Staff to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, based on his notes and diaries made at the time.
_f1950.
856 4 _3Finding aid
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010228
856 4 _3Finding aid (PDF)
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010228.3
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