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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2019086310
Collection material in English and French.
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 Ernest John Swift were given to the Library of Congress by Paul D. Cronin in 2019.
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Ernest John Swift in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.
The papers of Ernest John Swift 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, Ernest John Swift Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Ernest John Swift span the years 1908 to 2019, with the bulk of the material dating between 1920 and 1941. The collection documents Swift’s career as an administrator in the American Red Cross, as well as his personal life. The papers are primarily in English, with some material in French. The papers consist of eight series: Personal File, Correspondence, Clippings File, Publications, Travel File, Photographs and Negatives, Subject File, and Oversize.
The Personal File contains materials related to Swift’s personal life. It includes awards, certificates, and medals presented throughout his career, passports and other types of identification documents, calling cards and invitations, letters of condolence regarding Swift’s operation and death in 1941, and obituaries. This series also contains a scrapbook documenting Swift’s time as a student at Stanford University, as well as materials relating to Swift’s wedding and marriage to Helen Griffin Swift in 1927.
The Correspondence series includes both personal and business or Red Cross related materials.
The Clippings File contains copies of newspaper clippings regarding Swift’s personal life, career, accomplishments, and travels. It also includes some clippings regarding Helen Griffin Swift’s Red Cross volunteer work.
The Publications series consists of works and writings authored by Swift, publications produced by or relating to the Red Cross, and other miscellaneous publications.
The Travel File contains clippings, correspondence, photographs, and other materials related to Swift’s travels abroad, generally on Red Cross related business. Noteworthy materials include those relating to Swift’s 1934-1935 trip to Japan and India, for which he was vice president of the 1934 International Red Cross Conference in Tokyo, Japan. Additional materials in this series capture his relief and survey work for the Red Cross in Albania, Montenegro, the Dominican Republic, and China.
The Photographs and Negatives series features portraits of Swift, some Red Cross related images, and other miscellaneous or personal materials.
The Subject File documents some significant individuals or events in Swift’s life, including his brother, Percy Swift, as well as a series of letters from 1940-1941 detailing the efforts to get Mimi de Gielgud out of occupied France and to America in order to marry William van Doren Wright.
This collection is arranged in eight series:
Awards and certificates, identification documents, letters of condolence regarding Swift's 1941 operation and death, obituaries, calling cards, invitations, miscellaneous material, and an oversize scrapbook.
Arranged by subject.
Correspondence includes both personal and business-related materials.
Arranged chronologically.
Contains copies of newspaper clippings.
Arranged chronologically.
Contains notes, speech materials, and printed matter.
Arranged by type of material, and chronologically therein.
Contains clippings, correspondence, photographs, negatives, and miscellaneous material.
Arranged by subject.
Contains photographic prints and negatives.
Arranged by subject. Photographs related to travel have been placed in the Travel File series by their related trip or geographic location.
Contains clippings, photographs, correspondence, invitations, and other miscellaneous materials.
Arranged alphabetically.
Contains medals, awards, photographs, and a scrapbook.
Listed and described according to the series, containers, and folders from which the material was separated. The items are physically grouped and housed by size.