Preliminary Inventory of the Allen-Angier Family Papers, 1843-1971
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Descriptive Summary
Title
Allen-Angier Family Papers,
1843-1971
Creator
Allen-Angier family
Extent
3 Linear Feet,
1737 Items
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is comprised of one accession, unprocessed.
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this
collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off- site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff for restrictions on research before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
Copyright interests in the papers of the Allen-Angier Family Papers have not been transferred to Duke University. For further information, see the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Allen-Angier Family Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
Acquired.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed: materials have not been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Finding aid encoded by Lisa Stark.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Collection Overview
Correspondence, speeches, clippings, term papers, financial records, some genealogical information, scrapbooks, photographs, and printed material, chiefly relating to the career of George Venable Allen (1903-1970), diplomat, director of the U.S. Information Agency, and president of the Tobacco Institute. Includes material on the U.S. Foreign Service, the U.S. Information Agency, U.S. foreign relations, India, Iran, the tobacco industry, and the cigarette smoking and health controversy.
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Preliminary Description of Unprocessed Collection.
Box 1
Papers, 1819-1974
Box 2
Volumes (2 scrapbooks and 1 photo album)