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Collection material in English
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.
The papers of Breckinridge Long, lawyer, diplomat, and author, were given to the Library of Congress by Long in 1930, 1932, and 1952. Additional items were given by Christine Long Willcox in 1962.
The papers of Breckinridge Long were arranged and described in 1960 and revised in 2005. The finding aid was revised again in 2010 and 2013. The finding aid was updated in 2023 by Maria Farmer as part of a division-wide remediation project by the Inclusive Description Working Group.
An index to the autograph collection in Container 224 of the Long Papers is available in the Manuscript Division Reading Room.
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Breckinridge Long in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.
The Breckinridge Long Papers 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.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Breckinridge Long Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Breckinridge Long (1881-1958) consist of diaries, family papers, correspondence, reports and memoranda, speeches, articles, drafts of the
Prominent in the collection are papers relating to Long's service as third assistant secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson (1917-1920); ambassador to Italy (1933-1936); ambassador on special mission to Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay (1938); and assistant secretary of state under Franklin D. Roosevelt (1940-1944). Also well documented are Long's work as secretary for the Missouri Code Commission (1914), chairman of the Jefferson Centennial Commission (1925-1929), and various activities on behalf of the Democratic Party and Princeton University.
Other files of significance include Long's diaries; family papers relating to forebears in the Blair, Breckinridge, Long, and Preston families; material from political campaigns; and manuscripts of articles, books, and speeches.
Prominent correspondents include Newton Diehl Baker, Ray Stannard Baker, Bernard M. Baruch, Desha Breckinridge, Jefferson Caffery, Wilbur J. Carr, Bainbridge Colby, Homer S. Cummings, Josephus Daniels, J. Lionberger Davis, James A. Farley, Carter Glass, Harry Bartow Hawes, W. R. Hollister, Edward Mandell House, Andrieus Aristieus Jones, Michael Kinney, Robert Lansing, W. G. McAdoo, Vance Criswell McCormick, Wilbur W. Marsh, George S. Messersmith, George Fort Milton, Henry Morgenthau (1891-1967), A. Mitchell Palmer, William Phillips, Key Pittman, Frank L. Polk, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Daniel C. Roper, Selden P. Spencer, William Stanley, Herbert Bayard Swope, Frank Abner Thompson, Guy Atwood Thompson, Joseph P. Tumulty, and Woodrow Wilson.
The collection is arranged in ten series:
Diaries, personal and desk, bound and unbound, handwritten and typewritten.
Chronologically arranged.
Correspondence, printed matter, clippings, memorabilia and photographs relating to the Blair-Breckinridge-Long-Preston families.
Separated into two groups, Blair Family and Breckinridge-Long Family, with material arranged alphabetically by name of person or type of file and therein chronologically.
Letters sent and received, chronologically.
Arranged by year and alphabetically therein.
Correspondence, reports, memoranda, and printed matter.
Alphabetically arranged by subject.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and printed matter.
Arranged in two chronological groups, 1917-1920 and 1939-1944, and therein by alphabetically by subject, topic, or organization.
Handwritten, typewritten, and printed copies and drafts of articles and speeches as well as the manuscript, typescript, and galley proofs of
Arranged by type of material and chronologically therein.
Autograph collection, biographical material, congressional material, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and other material.
Arranged by type of material.
Holograph letters, legal and financial documents, printed matter, and illustrated items, including typed copies and facsimiles.
Arranged alphabetically by name of person.
Government security classified items from the World War II period that have been declassified, including correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, press releases, planning books, and other material.
Arranged according to committee, conference, or organization and therein by type of material.
Memorabilia, photographs, and scrapbooks.
Arranged and described according to the series, containers, and folders from which the items were removed.