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© President and Fellows of Harvard College, 2007
Repository: Harvard University Archives
Call No.: UAI 5.168.XX
Creator: Harvard University. President's Office.
Title: Records of the President of Harvard University, James Bryant Conant, 1933-1955
Quantity: 175 cubic feet in 525 containers
Abstract: These records document the actions, speeches, and writings of James Bryant Conant as President of Harvard University. In documenting the presidency, these records document events in the administration of Harvard University and its involvement with world events for the years 1933-1953.
Note: This document last updated 2007 February 26.
Researchers may wish also to consult two collections in the Harvard University Archives: The Papers of James B. Conant (UAI 15.898) for a collection of Dr. Conant's personal papers and the Harvard University Archives Portrait Collection (HUP-Conant) for additional photographs of Dr. Conant.
- Correspondence (1933-1955) 167 cubic feet
- Official Correspondence
- Unofficial Correspondence
- Congratulatory Correspondence
- Gift File
- Administrative materials (1933-1952) .7 cubic feet
- Memoranda
- Form letters
- Annual Reports
- Speeches and writings (1933-1952) 7 cubic feet
- Final Drafts
- First Drafts 1934-1950
- First Drafts 1950-1953
- Calenders (1933-1953) 1 cubic foot
- Engagement Calendars
- Office Appointment Calendars
James Bryant Conant held the office of President of Harvard University from 1933 to 1953. Accomplishments from his administration include enhancing Harvard's position as a national institution with an international reputation for academic achievement. He established the National Scholarships which allowed talented young men to attend Harvard regardless of their economic circumstances or proximity to Cambridge.His tenure as President was notably marked by World War II. Before the United States entered the war, he was a vocal supporter of U.S. involvement. Conant served on the National Defense Research Committee directing atomic research and the implementation of atomic warfare. Under Conant's leadership, Harvard used its facilities and personnel to support the war effort with defense training and research.
These records document James B. Conant's tenure as President of Harvard University and illustrate his involvement in national affairs, his administrative duties, and the major events in Harvard's history that occurred during his presidency. The records include his official and unofficial correspondence, annual reports, handwritten and final drafts of speeches, manuscript notes and various drafts for Conant's book, Education and Liberty: the Role of the Schools In a Modern Democracy, and Conant's office calendars.