Louis Halle Papers 1957-1991, n. d.

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

Louis J. Halle papers, 1957-1991, Accession #10603-l, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Louis J. Halle papers, 1957-1991, Accession #10603-l, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 205 items, 1957-1991, and undated, primarily the correspondence of Louis Halleof Geneva, Switzerland, and Kenneth Thompson, Director of the White Burkett Miller Center of Public Affairs, Charlottesville, Virginia. Also included are the typescripts of several of Halle's works such as Elements of Strategy, "Foreign Policy and Whose Morality ?" in the Virginia Quarterly Review, "The Owl of Athena," "The Role of the University in International Relations," The United States Acquires the Philippines, and "Where is History Taking Us ?". Also present is a review by [ Staige Blackford?] entitled "The Great Mutiny and All That."

Their correspondence reveals Kenneth Thompson's key role in securing publication of several of Louis Halle's most recent books with the University Press of America, including Elements of International Strategy, The United States Acquires the Philippines, and History, Philosophy, and Foreign Relations: Background for the Making of Foreign Policy(1987 Feb 16). Correspondence discussing the publication of books includes a book edited by both Halle and Thompson, Foreign Policy and the Democratic Process: the Geneva Papers(1978 Jul 6-Sep 16); Herbert Butterfield, the Ethics of History and Politics(1979 Jul 31); Elements of International Strategy(1983 May 18); The United States Acquires the Philippines(1984 Oct 19 & 29; and 1985 Jul 30); History, Philosophy, and Foreign Relations(1985 Jan 16-1987 Apr 13); and the revision of The Cold War as History(1991 Mar 26).

Other topics or individuals mentioned include: Jim Schlesingerand Ambassador Robert Strauss(1979 Aug 22); the development of the role of Secretary of State as negotiator instead of the creator of foreign policy (1979 Jul 26); the inexperience of Jimmy Carterin the conduct of foreign policy (1979 Aug 4); John Huntof Great Britain(1979 Aug 4, 22); arrangements for Louis Halleto give a lecture at the University of Virginiaentitled "The Cold War in Historical Perspective" (1979 Aug-Nov); the health of Franklin Delano Rooseveltin his last year in office and of presidents in general (1979 Dec 8); "The Object of and the Approaches to the Study of International Relations" (1985 Jan 21 & 29); the "new" American arms negotiators (1985 Jan 29); the article "Enthusiasm and Foreign Policy" (see ca. 1985 Feb 28); the dynamics of bureaucracy (1985 Apr 15 and June 5); Paul Nitze(1985 Jul 13 and 1989 May 5); Robert C. McFarlane(1985 Aug 9); arms negotiations (1987 Aug 15); and the unreliability of predictions concerning the nature of the next war (1987 Oct 14).

Acquisition information:
Kenneth Thompson, Director of the White Burkett Miller Center of Public Affairs, Charlottesville, Virginia, gave this correspondence to the Library on June 24, 1991.
Processing information:

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Physical location:
Physical description:
205 items