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Frank Gardiner Wisner papers, 1909/1997

10.5 Cubic Feet 21 document boxes and oversize boxes

This collection of Frank Gardiner Wisner papers (1909-1997; 10.5 cubic feet) consists of business and personal papers of Frank Gardiner Wisner, who was a Director in the Central Intelligence Agency in the 1950's. Included is an autographed letter signed by John Edgar Hoover and a photocopy of a letter signed by Harry S. Truman.

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Addition 1 and 2, 1909/1997 1.5 Cubic Feet Three legal document boxes. Boxes 18-20

Accretion 1 and 2 (0075 and 2017-0208) of correspondence, personal papers, military papers (Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation reports), photographs, and University of Virginia related materials are in both additions. Of particular note are letters from Richard Helms, Arpad Goncz, and others offering support for Wisner's work in Romania. There is also an account of Frank Wisner's time in the OSS in Eastern Europe during the War, and an interview with Katharine Graham and Wisner's wife, Polly. Also the very first acquisition for this collection is in this series (awards, list of donations to the Law library, photographs and newspaper clippings)

Addition 3, 1940/1965 0.015 Cubic Feet 3 legal size folders Box 21

Correspondence of Frank Gardiner Wisner including condolence letters from Sir Isaiah Berlin, and commemorative addresses about him, Wisner Memorial Fund, documents about his death, narrative of hepaptitis, and photograph.

Archibald S. Alexander, 1955/1965 0.03 Cubic Feet 1 folder Box 1, Folder 5

Archibald "Archie" Alexander retires as President of the Board of the Free Europe Committee, appointment of John Richardson, Jr. as the new president, and Alexander accepts a new position as Assistant Director for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Mention of Adlai Stevenson, Cord Meyer, Gordon Gray, and C. Tracy [Barnes]

  1. Correspondence, 1937/1965
  2. Correspondence A-B, 1947/1965

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