Thomas Bowman (#333)

An Inventory of His Personal Papers
1956-1982
In the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration

Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Description


Administrative Information

Abstract
Papers 1956-1982
Student; intern John F. Kennedy Library. Correspondence, Interagency Youth Committee charters, annual reports, memoranda, White House press releases and memoranda, press clippings.

Access
Open.

Usage Restrictions
Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.

Copyright
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Provenance
Received from Thomas Bowman in December 1981 (Acc. 1982-042).

Extent
About 300 items (3 linear inches ; 0.25 cubic foot)

Items Separated
Items separated include cassette tapes and photographs. See Audiovisual Archivist.

Date Opened
December 2004

Processed by
Sarah McGann

Encoded by
James M. Roth

Related Collections
Robert F. Kennedy Papers, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library

The Personal Papers of Thomas Bowman

Biographical Note
Thomas M. Bowman attended graduate school at Boston College. In 1980, he worked at the Kennedy Library organizing the 1962 Good-Will Trip Papers of Robert Kennedy. After studying these papers, as well as secondary sources, Bowman learned of the Interagency Youth Committee, organized by Robert Kennedy upon his return from the Good-Will trip. Bowman decided to address the origins, specifics, and results of this Committee in his thesis; however, it is unclear whether or not Bowman completed his thesis.

Collection Overview
This collection consists of papers used by Thomas M. Bowman in preparation for his thesis addressing the origins, specifics, and results of the Interagency Youth Committee [IAYC] organized by Robert F. Kennedy following his return from the 1962 Good-Will trip. The IAYC was established as a result of Robert F. Kennedy’s “concern for the youth” of the nations he visited during this trip. The Committee was setup under the control of the Department of State with members from the Agency for International Development (AID), United States Information Agency (USIA), the Department of Defense (DOD), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the Office of Education. The collection consists of correspondence with Thomas Bowman; Interagency Youth Committee charters, annual reports, memoranda, and related materials; White House press releases and memoranda; Bowman’s research materials; and press clippings.

List of Series
Series 1. Research Files

Collection Description

Series 1. Research Files.
About 300 items.
Arrangement: by type of material, thereunder chronological by year.

This series consists of letters of reply to Bowman’s inquiries regarding the establishment of the Interagency Youth Committee. Bowman’s research materials consist of handwritten notes and an oral history transcript between RFK and John B. Martin.