Abram Chayes (#48)

An Inventory of His Personal Papers
1964-1972
In the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration

Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Series Description


Administrative Information

Abstract
Papers 1964-1972
Lawyer. Legal adviser, Department of State (1961-1964); campaign adviser (1968, 1972). Correspondence, memorandums, diary; material relating to the Task Force on Foreign Economic Policy (1964), to Robert F. Kennedy's 1968, and George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaigns.

Access
Open.

Usage Restrictions
According to the deed of gift signed April 1964, copyright of these materials has been assigned to the United States. 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
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form. Direct your questions concerning copyright to the reference staff.

Provenance
Received from Abram Chayes of Cambridge, MA, in September 1975 (Acc. 1976-005).

Extent
About 64,000 pages (3 linear feet, 6 linear inches ; 4.0 cubic feet) 5 rolls of microfilm

Classified Items Withdrawn
Selected folders may contain withdrawal sheets where documents containing national security classified information were removed from this collection. All withdrawn documents have been placed under seal and upon request the Kennedy Library will review any material which has been closed for a period of not less than 2 years for the purpose of opening items which no longer require restrictions. Researchers should consult the reference staff to obtain the appropriate form(s).

Date Opened
June 1989

Processed by
Kenneth Kramer and Laura H. Morita

Finding Aid Prepared by
Laura H. Morita

Encoded by
James M. Roth

Related Collections
Abram Chayes Oral History Interview, John F. Kennedy Library

The Personal Papers of Abram (Joseph) Chayes (1922-2000)

Biographical Note

Collection Overview
The Personal Papers of Abram Chayes document his political career as a member of The Foreign Economic Policy Task Force and his work on the presidential campaigns of Robert F. Kennedy and George McGovern. The collection is arranged into three series: Series 1. Task Force on Foreign Economic Policy, 1964; Series 2. Robert F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign, 1968; and Series 3. George McGovern Presidential Campaign, 1972. The Task Force series contains research papers and various drafts of the Task Force Report submitted to the President in November of 1964. The Robert F. Kennedy campaign series contains position papers, speeches, drafts of speeches, memoranda and correspondence. The George McGovern campaign series contains position papers, clippings, correspondence, memoranda, speeches, and printed materials focused on foreign affairs.

List of Series
Series 1. Task Force on Foreign Economic Policy
Series 2. Robert F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign
Series 3. George McGovern Presidential Campaign

Series Description

Series 1. Task Force on Foreign Economic Policy, 1964.
Box 1-2
Arrangement: alphabetically by subject.

The series contains research papers and various drafts of the Task Force Report submitted to the President in November of 1964. The files are arranged according to subject and concentrate on the areas of foreign aid, foreign trade, and the international monetary system. All the material in this series dates from 1964.

Series 2. Robert F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign, 1968.
Box 2-3
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.

Contained in this series are position papers, speeches, drafts of speeches, memoranda and correspondence. While the series contains some RFK speeches dating from 1965 on, the rest of the material was generated in 1968.

Series 3. George McGovern Presidential Campaign, 1969-1973.
Box 4-8
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.

Much of this series is comprised of position papers produced by the General Advisory Panel of the McGovern Policy Panels on Foreign Affairs to research and develop issues of international concern. In addition, there are clippings, correspondence, memoranda, speeches, and printed materials. The focus of this series is entirely on foreign affairs. The material has a date span from 1969 to 1973, but almost all the papers are from 1972.