Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Stuart Eizenstat papers, 1929-2003
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- 54,200 items.
- 804 digital files (45.34 MB).
- 226 containers plus 2 classified and 17 oversize.
- 93.2 linear feet.
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- Access and other restrictions apply. Contact the Manuscript Reading Room for further information.
- Classified, in part.
- Digital files require advance notice for retrieval. Request in Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010144 opens in a new window
Local shelving no.
- Fort Meade
- 0562J
- Oversize 0114U
- Vault 0202D
- Digital files : Library server
Related names
Biography/History note
- Lawyer, ambassador, presidential advisor, and public official. Full name: Stuart Elliot Eizenstat. Born, 1943.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged in eight series. Series 1: Notebooks, 1976-2001; Series 2: Chronological File, 1976-2002; Series 3: Subject File, 1943-2001; Series 4: Speeches and Writings File, 1929-2003; Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1974-1995; Series 6: 2024 Addition, 1981-2001; Series 7: Classified, 1977-2002; Series 8: Sensitive Compartmented Information, 1999-2000; and Series 9: Oversize, 1974-1993.
Summary
- Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, reports, briefing books, transcripts of interviews, notebooks and notes, research material, subject files, calendars, press releases, clippings, printed matter, scrapbooks, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Eizenstat's writings, especially to his books titled Imperfect Justice: Looted Assets, Slave Labor, and the Unfinished Business of World War II (2003) describing his role in the Holocaust restitution negotiations from 1995 to 2001 and President Carter: The White House Years (2018) pertaining to Jimmy Carter's presidency from Eizenstat's perspective as U.S. Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Policy. Also documents his service as a public official during the administration of Bill Clinton including his years as ambassador to the European Union; senior official with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Department of State, and Department of the Treasury; special envoy for property claims in Central and Eastern Europe; and as special representative for the president and secretary of state on Holocaust issues.
- Subjects include cabinet meetings and relations; civil rights; climate change and global warming; economy; education; energy; foreign affairs especially relations with Iran, the Middle East, and the Soviet Union; international commerce and trade; the investigation of Bert Lance; presidential campaigns of Democratic Party candidates in 1968, 1976, 1980, and 1992; trade with Cuba; and welfare reform.
- Correspondents include Madeleine Korbel Albright, Bill Clinton, Jesse Helms, Thomas F. McLarty, Binyamin Netanyahu, and Herman Wouk.
LC Subjects
- Albright, Madeleine Korbel--Correspondence.
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
- Clinton, Bill, 1946-
- Clinton, Bill, 1946---Correspondence.
- Helms, Jesse--Correspondence.
- Lance, Bert, 1931-2013.
- McLarty, Thomas F.--Correspondence.
- Netanyahu, Binyamin--Correspondence.
- Wouk, Herman, 1915-2019--Correspondence.
- United States. Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Policy.
- United States. Department of Commerce.
- United States. Department of State.
- United States. Department of the Treasury.
- Democratic Party (U.S.)
- Cabinet officers--United States.
- Civil rights--United States.
- Climatic changes.
- Education--United States.
- Energy policy--United States.
- Forced labor--Germany.
- Gold--Europe.
- Global warming.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Economic aspects.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Reparations.
- International trade.
- Jewish property--Europe.
- Jews--Europe--Claims.
- Presidents--United States--Election--1968.
- Presidents--United States--Election--1976.
- Presidents--United States--Election--1980.
- Presidents--United States--Election--1992.
- Property--Europe, Central.
- Property--Europe, Eastern.
- Public welfare--United States.
- Restitution--Europe.
- War reparations--Europe.
- World War, 1939-1945--Claims.
- World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Europe.
- World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Europe.
- World War, 1939-1945--Reparations.
- Cuba--Commerce--United States.
- Europe, Central--Claims.
- Europe, Eastern--Claims.
- European Union countries--Foreign relations--United States.
- Iran--Foreign relations--United States.
- Middle East--Foreign relations--United States.
- Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.
- United States--Commerce.
- United States--Commerce--Cuba.
- United States--Commercial policy--20th century.
- United States--Economic conditions--1945-
- United States--Economic policy--20th century.
- United States--Foreign relations--20th century.
- United States--Foreign relations--European Union countries.
- United States--Foreign relations--Iran.
- United States--Foreign relations--Middle East.
- United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-
- United States--Social conditions--1945-
- United States--Social policy--20th century.
- Diplomats.
- Lawyers.
- Presidential advisors.
- Public officials.
Notes
- Audio and video recordings transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
- Books transferred to Library of Congress general collections.
- Related collection: Stuart Eizenstat papers. Available in the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum; Atlanta, Ga.
- Collection material in English, with French and German.
Acquisition source
- Gift, Stuart Eizenstat, 2000-2014.
Cite as
- Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or digital ID number, Stuart Eizenstat Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Constituent unit
LCCN
- mm 00084750
Other standard no.
- MSS84750
Language code
- eng fre ger
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home opens in a new window
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
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- Vault 0202D
- CL 1 & SCI 1
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- Oversize 0114U
- OV 1-OV 17
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- 0562J
- Containers 215-226
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- FORT MEADE
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