Fowler Hamilton (#96)

An Inventory of His Personal Papers
1961-1962
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 1961-1962
Lawyer, government official. Administrator, Agency for International Development (1961-62). Correspondence, news clippings, congressional testimony concerning his appointment to AID.

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.

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Provenance
Received from the Estate of Fowler Hamilton, New York, NY, in February 1985 (Acc. 1985-015).

Extent
About 3,000 pages (1 linear feet, 9 linear inches ; 2.0 cubic feet).

Date Opened
1986

Processed by
Megan Floyd Desnoyers

Encoded by
James M. Roth

Related Collections

The Personal Papers of M(ilo) Fowler Hamilton (1911-1984)

Biographical Note

Collection Overview
The personal papers of Fowler Hamilton document his work as Director of the State Department’s Agency for International Development (AID). The papers are organized into four series: Correspondence, Speeches, Foreign Trips, and Scrapbooks. The correspondence series consists of congressional testimony and correspondence, both incoming and outgoing, regarding Hamilton’s appointment to AID, his work, and his resignation. Correspondents include private individuals, representatives of companies and public officials, including senators, congressmen, and the President. The speeches consist of appearances, testimony and speeches, including “Meet the Press” transcripts and statements in support of the Foreign Assistance Act before various congressional committees. The trip files consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings (mostly foreign), economic data, and progress reports. The clippings scrapbook includes items from all over the U.S. concerning Fowler Hamilton and/or Foreign Aid.

List of Series
Series 1. Correspondence
Series 2. Appearances, Testimony and Speeches
Series 3. Foreign Trips
Series 4. Clippings Scrapbook

Series Description

Series 1. Correspondence.
Arrangement: by type.

The correspondence series consists of congressional testimony and correspondence, both incoming and outgoing, regarding Hamilton’s appointment to AID. The letters are alphabetically ordered, with Hamilton's responses stapled to them, and were sent to Hamilton by private individuals, as well as representatives of companies and public officials, including senators, congressmen, and the President. Two folders of letters concern Hamilton’s resignation. Other files of interest are an activity report for Hamilton’s first six months in office; basic economic data fact sheets for thirty different countries receiving financial aid from the U.S.; and reports regarding the work, program, and economic policy of the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development).

Series 2. Appearances, Testimony and Speeches.
Arrangement: chronological.

This series consists of appearances, testimony and speeches, including “Meet the Press” transcripts and statements in support of the Foreign Assistance Act before various congressional committees.

Series 3. Foreign Trips.
Arrangement: alphabetical by country.

The Foreign Trip files consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings (mostly foreign), economic data, and progress reports.

Series 4. Clippings Scrapbook.
Arrangement: chronological.

The clippings scrapbook includes items from all over the U.S. concerning Fowler Hamilton and/or foreign aid. Beginning shortly before Hamilton’s appointment in the summer of 1961, they continue in chronological order, up to his replacement by David Bell in the fall of 1962.