Collection Summary
Ralph H. Stimson Papers
1896-1961
(bulk 1925-1930)
1896-1961
(bulk 1925-1930)
MSS81865
Stimson, Ralph H. (Ralph
Humphreys), 1898-1986
8,400
items
24 containers
9.6 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
State Department
research analyst and armaments expert. Correspondence, memoranda, reports,
notes, and printed matter relating to Stimson's involvement in the League of
Nations opium trafficking conferences (1924-1925), and his research relating to
international organizations and the manufacture and international trade of
armaments.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Stimson, Ralph H. (Ralph Humphreys), 1898-1986.
Organizations
Opium Conference.
Subjects
Arms transfers.
Drug control--International cooperation.
International agencies.
Military weapons.
Opium trade.
Weapons industry.
Occupations
Armaments experts.
Research analysts.
Provenance
The papers of Ralph H. Stimson, State Department research analyst and
armaments expert, were given to the Library of Congress in 1992 by his wife,
Laura Stimson. A description of the Ralph H. Stimson Papers can be found in
Library of Congress Acquisitions: Manuscript Division,
1992
, pp. 36-37.
Processing History
The papers of Ralph H. Stimson were arranged and described in 1995.
The finding aid was revised in 2008.
Transfers
Maps have been transferred to the Geography and Map Division where
they are identified as part of the Ralph H. Stimson Papers.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Ralph H.
Stimson is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Ralph H.
Stimson are open to research.
Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to
visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to
retrieve these items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Ralph H. Stimson Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1898, Nov. 28
Born, Columbus, Ohio
1918
Served in United States Army, World War I
1921
B.A., Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
1924
M.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
1924
1925
Research assistant, opium section, Secretariat of the League
of Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
1931
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.
1931
1932
Instructor of political science, University of Illinois,
Urbana, Ill.
1932
1934
Instructor of political science, University of Vermont,
Burlington, Vt.
1934
1935
Research assistant, United States Senate Special Committee
Investigating the Munitions Industry, Washington, D.C., 1934-1936
1935
1936
Research technician, Research Committee on Urbanism, National
Resources Committee, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
1936
1937
Honorary fellow, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
1937
1966
Successive appointments as research analyst and review
officer, State Department, Washington, D.C.
1986, July 8
Died, Falls Church, Va.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Ralph H. Stimson (1898-1986) span the years 1896-1961
with the bulk of the items concentrated in the period 1925-1930. The collection
is organized into four series:
[
General
Correspondence
](corr),
[
Professional
File
](pro),
[
Research
File
](res), and
[
Miscellany
](misc).
The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes,
printed matter, and other material relating primarily to Stimson's work for the
opium trafficking conferences held by the League of Nations in 1924-1925 and
his research on international organizations and the manufacture and
international trade of armaments. It contains only a few papers pertaining to
Stimson's career at the State Department, his tenure as an instructor of
political science at the University of Illinois and the University of Vermont,
and to his research for the United States Senate's Special Committee
Investigating the Munitions Industry. General correspondence and miscellaneous
files containing biographical material, drafts and printed versions of articles
and speeches, job and fellowship applications, and classroom notes comprise the
remainder of the papers.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged in four series:
-
[
General
Correspondence,1919-1946
](corr)
-
[
Professional
File, 1910-1961
](pro)
-
[
Research File,
1896-1940
](res)
-
[
Miscellany,
1919-1961
](misc)
Container List
Container
Contents
1
General Correspondence,
1919-1946
1919-1946
Incoming and outgoing letters between Stimson and his university
professors, publishing companies, prospective employers, and others.
Arranged chronologically.
1
1919-1936
1919-1936
(8 folders)
1-9
Professional File,
1910-1961
1910-1961
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, drafts, notes and printed
matter pertaining to professional positions held by Stimson.
Arranged alphabetically by name of institution or affiliation and
by topic or type therein.
1
League of Nations
1
Administrative matters,
1924-1925
1924-1925
2
Drug seizure memoranda and
reports,
1924-1926
1924-1926
(7
folders)
3
Fifth assembly, advisory
committee,
1924-1925
1924-1925
3
First opium
conference
3
Drafts of official documents,
1924-1926
1924-1926
(5
folders)
4
Minutes of meetings,
1924-1925
1924-1925
(3
folders)
4
Notes and miscellaneous
writings,
1924-1925
1924-1925
4
Second opium
conference
4
Drafts of official documents,
1924-1926
1924-1926
(3
folders)
4
Administrative rules and
methods,
1925
1925
5
Indexes to reports,
1925
1925
5
Notes and miscellaneous
writings,
1925
1925
5
State Department
5
Afghanistan,
1940
1940
5
Armaments
5
1910, 1923-1947, 1961
1910, 1923-1947, 1961
(2
folders)
5
Canada,
1942
1942
5
Civil War pardons,
1940
1940
5
Commodity classification,
1954
1954
5
Currency value references,
1956-1957
1956-1957
5
Efficiency rating appeal,
1944
1944
6
Foreign Relations, 1900-1918
, general index to
published volumes,
1937-1940
1937-1940
(3
folders)
6
Godwin, Bernhard,
1941
1941
6
Great Britain,
1940
1940
6
Gross national product,
1960
1960
6
Jefferson, Thomas, birthday
proclamation,
1938
1938
6
Latin America,
1941
1941
6
Miscellaneous,
1937-1961
1937-1961
6
Notes
6
Efficiency rating appeal,
1944-1945
1944-1945
(2
folders)
7
General,
1940-1944
1940-1944
(3
folders)
7
Petroleum,
1952
1952
8
Reviews of memoranda,
1949-1950
1949-1950
8
Tariffs,
1950
1950
8
World War II,
1941-1942
1941-1942
8
United States National Resources
Committee, Research Committee on Urbanism,
1935-1936
1935-1936
8
United States Senate, Special
Committee Investigating the Munitions Industry,
1934-1936
1934-1936
8
University of Illinois, Urbana,
Ill.
8
American national government,
undated
undated
8
International organizations,
1929-1932
1929-1932
(3
folders)
8
International relations,
1927
1927
8
Miscellaneous,
undated
undated
8
National politics and
administration,
1927
1927
8
State government in the United
States,
undated
undated
8
University of Vermont,
Burlington, Vt.
8
Administrative matters,
1932-1934
1932-1934
9
Latin America,
circa 1932-circa 1934
circa 1932-circa 1934
(2
folders)
9-22
Research File,
1896-1940
1896-1940
Correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings, graphs, charts, and
printed matter relating to Stimson's research interests.
Arranged alphabetically by topic.
9
Armaments
9
Aerial warfare,
1925-1930
1925-1930
9
Anthropology of armaments,
circa 1927
circa 1927
9
Chemical warfare,
1922-1930
1922-1930
9
Crowell, Benedict,
1927
1927
9
Disarmament,
1924-1933
1924-1933
9
Evils of armament manufacture,
1927-1929
1927-1929
9
Federal Trade Commission,
1927
1927
9
French parliamentary debates
and proceedings
9
1925
1925
10
1926-1928
1926-1928
(3
folders)
10
General,
1920-1931, 1939-1940
1920-1931, 1939-1940
(5
folders)
11
Germany
11
General,
1918, 1927-1931
1918, 1927-1931
(2
folders)
11
Rearmament,
1931-1940
1931-1940
11
Reichstag votes,
1930
1930
11
Government personnel,
1924-1929
1924-1929
(3
folders)
11
Great Britain
11
1908, 1917, 1926-1929
1908, 1917, 1926-1929
(2
folders)
12
1930
1930
12
Industrial mobilization,
1924-1929
1924-1929
12
Institute of Makers of
Explosives,
1927-1929
1927-1929
12
International Congress of
Munitions Makers, Paris, France,
1925
1925
12
International regulations,
1926-1929
1926-1929
12
Invention,
1927-1929
1927-1929
12
Japan,
1925
1925
12
Kellogg-Briand Pact,
1927-1929
1927-1929
12
Labor,
1923-1930
1923-1930
12
League of Nations
12
Dec. 1920-Oct. 1921
Dec. 1920-Oct. 1921
(2
folders)
13
Jan. 1922-Aug. 1923
Jan. 1922-Aug. 1923
(6
folders)
14
Feb. 1924-Aug. 1925
Feb. 1924-Aug. 1925
(5
folders)
15
Mar. 1927-Sept. 1928
Mar. 1927-Sept. 1928
(3
folders)
15
Legislation,
1927-1929
1927-1929
15
Machine guns,
1926-1929
1926-1929
15
Manufacturers
15
Armstrong-Whitworth,
1900-1927
1900-1927
(2
folders)
15
Bethlehem Steel Co.,
1926-1929
1926-1929
15
Colt's Patent Fire Arms
Manufacturing Co.,
1926
1926
16
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and
Co.,
1925-1930
1925-1930
16
Fried, Krupp Germaniawerft A.
G. Kiel-Gaarden,
1927-1930
1927-1930
16
General,
1922-1932
1922-1932
(5
folders)
16
Krupp,
1927-1930
1927-1930
16
Profit charts of armament
firms,
undated
undated
16
Remington Arms Co.,
1925
1925
16
Savage Arms Corp.,
1924
1924
17
Société Anonyme Belge de
Constructions Aeronautiques,
1922-1927
1922-1927
17
Vickers,
1924-1930
1924-1930
(2
folders)
17
Miscellaneous charts and
tables,
1929-1930
1929-1930
17
Naval armament,
1925-1931
1925-1931
(2
folders)
17
Ordnance,
1925-1929
1925-1929
17
Pro-armament
associations
17
General,
1925-1929
1925-1929
18
Navy League of Great Britain,
1925-1931
1925-1931
18
Reserve Officers' Association
of the United States,
1925
1925
18
United States Navy League,
1923-1927
1923-1927
18
Sale of armaments,
1925-1929
1925-1929
18
Soviet Union,
1926-1928
1926-1928
18
Speeches by congressmen,
1916-1924
1916-1924
18
Submarines,
1925-1928
1925-1928
18
Tanks and other land equipment,
1927-1930
1927-1930
18
Tavenner, Clyde,
1915-1916, 1930
1915-1916, 1930
18
United States Navy,
1927-1930
1927-1930
18
War industry,
1926-1932
1926-1932
19
War ships,
1926-1930
1926-1930
19
International
organizations
19
British commonwealth,
1927-1931
1927-1931
19
Corfu incident,
1923-1924
1923-1924
19
European union,
1930
1930
19
General,
1896, 1925-1930
1896, 1925-1930
(2
folders)
19
German-Polish relations,
1925-1927
1925-1927
19
Greek-Bulgarian incident,
1925
1925
19
History of federations and
confederations,
undated
undated
19
International conferences,
1932
1932
19
International government,
undated
undated
19
International Labor Office,
1922
1922
19
International legislation,
1927
1927
20
International studies,
1930
1930
20
International unions,
1927
1927
20
League of Nations,
1918-1931
1918-1931
(3
folders)
20
Manchuria,
1926-1931
1926-1931
20
Nationalism,
undated
undated
20
Organisation Centrale Pour Une
Pax Durable,
1916-1917, 1928
1916-1917, 1928
21
Peaceful settlement of
disputes,
1927-1930
1927-1930
21
Political theory,
undated
undated
21
Sanctions,
1932
1932
21
Treaties
21
Locarno,
1925-1927
1925-1927
21
Versailles,
1919
1919
21
Utopian proposals,
undated
undated
21
World Court,
1921-1936
1921-1936
21
World economic proposals,
1923-1930
1923-1930
21
Opium trade
21
1919-1922
1919-1922
22
1923-1931
1923-1931
(8
folders)
23-24
Miscellany,
1919-1961
1919-1961
Correspondence, class notes, fellowship and job applications,
drafts and printed versions of articles and speeches, and a draft of Stimson's
doctoral dissertation.
Arranged alphabetically by topic or type of material.
23
Biographical material,
1925, 1933-1936, 1950
1925, 1933-1936, 1950
23
Conference on the Cause and Cure
of War, Washington, D.C.,
1932-1933
1932-1933
23
Education
23
Harvard University, Cambridge,
Mass.,
circa 1920-circa 1924, 1933, 1940
circa 1920-circa 1924, 1933, 1940
(2
folders)
23
Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio,
1919-1921, 1940
1919-1921, 1940
23
University of Illinois, Urbana,
Ill.,
1928-1933, 1940
1928-1933, 1940
23
Fellowship
applications
23
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial
Foundation,
circa 1930
circa 1930
23
Social Science Research
Council,
1930-1931
1930-1931
23
Job applications,
1923-1925, 1937-1950, 1961
1923-1925, 1937-1950, 1961
24
Speeches,
1925, 1933-1934
1925, 1933-1934
24
Stimson, Elizabeth (sister),
1932
1932
(2 folders)
24
Writings
24
Articles,
1925-1926
1925-1926
(2
folders)
24
Doctoral dissertation,
1929-circa 1930
1929-circa 1930
(2
folders)
24
Letters to editors,
1926
1926
24
Miscellaneous,
1925
1925