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The United Nations, 1945-53: The Development of a World Organization

This collection focuses on the development of the United Nations. The collection includes 118 documents totaling 691 pages covering the years 1945 through 1953. Supporting materials include photographs, oral history transcripts and public papers.

President Harry S. Truman with American Delegation to the United Nations Conference, April 17, 1945.

Documents

Displaying 1 - 108 of 108 documents

1945

"The Charter of the United Nations, Address of the President of the United States"
Certificate, Note to Delegates
Correspondence Between Harry S. Truman and Chiang Kai-Shek, With Attached Internal Memos
Correspondence Between President Harry S. Truman and Clark Eichelberger
Correspondence Between President Harry S. Truman and Henry A. Wallace With Attached Letter From Sumner Welles to Henry Wallace
Draft Address by Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius at the Opening of the United Nations Conference on International Organization
Draft Statement from President Harry S. Truman to the American Association For the United Nations, With Attached Internal Memos
Letter from Edwin W. Pauley to President Harry S. Truman
Letter from James P. Fitzpatrick to President Harry S. Truman, With Reply From William Hassett
Letter from John Ross Delafield to President Harry S. Truman With Attachment and Reply From William D. Hassett
Letter from Louis A. Laughlin to President Harry S. Truman, with Reply From William D. Hassett
Letter from Matthew J. Connelly to Representative Jay LeFevre With Related Correspondence
Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Adlai E. Stevenson, With Related Material
Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.
Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Edward Stettinius, Jr., With Related Correspondence
Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Joseph G. Grew
Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.
Letter from Ray Brook to President Harry S. Truman, With Reply From Eben Ayers
Letter from Representative James P. Geelan to President Truman with Attachment and Reply from William D. Hassett
Memorandum for Matthew Connelly With Attachments
Memorandum from Dean Acheson to President Harry S. Truman With Related Correspondence from Edward Stettinius and a Reply from M. C. Latta
Memorandum from Joseph C. Grew to President Harry S. Truman
Memorandum from Joseph C. Grew to President Harry S. Truman with Attached Message from Secretary of State Edward Stettinius to Ambassador Averell Harriman
Memorandum from Joseph C. Grew to President Harry S. Truman With Attached Telegram from Secretary of State Edward Stettinius
Memorandum from Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius to Leonard Reinsch With Attachment
Memorandum from Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius to Matthew Connelly With Attachment
Memorandum from Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius to President Harry S. Truman
Memorandum from Secretary of State Edward Stettinius to Matthew J. Connelly, With Related Material
Memorandum from Secretary of State Edward Stettinius to President Harry S. Truman
Memorandum, "Important Issues Likely to Come Before the General Assembly of the United Nations"
Minutes of Meeting Between Anthony Eden, Alger Hiss, Vyacheslav Molotov, T. V. Soong, Edward Stettinius, and Others
Preparatory Commission of the United Nations Provisional List of Delegates