Leon B. Poullada (#188)

An Inventory of His Personal Papers
1947-1965
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 1947-1965
Lawyer, diplomat. Counsel, Nuremberg trials (1947-1948); Ambassador to Togo (1961-1964). Arguments, case reviews, and news clippings relating to the German war crimes trials (Dachau); news clippings, press releases, correspondence, policy papers, speeches relating to his Foreign Service career.

Access
Open.

Usage Restrictions
According to the deed of gift signed October 1971, copyright of these materials has been retained by the Donor. Upon the death of the Donor, all said rights shall pass 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
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Provenance
Received from Leon B. Poullada of Flagstaff, AZ, in July 1971 (Acc. 1972-003).

Extent
About 650 items (10 linear inches; 1.0 cubic foot). 

Date Opened
September 1971.

Processed by  
William W. Moss.

Revisions
Finding aid updated in June 2005 by Andrew J. Begley.

Encoded by
James M. Roth

The Personal Papers of Leon B. Poullada (1913-1987)

Biographical Note

Collection Overview
The papers of Leon B. Poullada represent two distinct and widely separated segments of Poullada’s career: his participation as a counsel in the War Crimes trials, 1947-1948, and the period 1960-1965, covering his ambassadorship and resignation from the Foreign Service. There is nothing in these papers covering his career in the Foreign Service between 1948 and his appointment to be the U.S. Ambassador to Togo. Materials are arranged into two series: Correspondence Files and Subject Files. Subjects include Poullada's appointment and resignation, his views on American diplomacy, and Togo, including items from a seminar on Togo at Princeton University in 1966. In addition, there is some correspondence with Adlai Stevenson.

List of Series

Collection Description

Series 1. Correspondence Files, 1956-1964.
About 500 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical by correspondent.

This series consists of correspondence between Leon Poullada and a wide variety of politicians, Foreign Service officers, and publishers during the years 1963-1964, dealing almost exclusively with the editing and publication of Poullada’s manuscript “Diplomacy and National Survival”. One additional folder contains correspondence between Poullada and Adlai Stevenson that dates from 1956 to 1960.
  

Series 2. Subject Files, 1947-1965.
About 150 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.

This series contains information on Leon Poullada’s career as a counsel in the Dachau War Crimes trials, 1947-1948, and his ambassadorship and resignation from the Foreign Service. The files contain arguments, case reviews, and news clippings relating to the German war crimes trials, as well as news clippings, press releases, correspondence, policy papers, and speeches relating to his Foreign Service career. This series also contains a manuscript copy of Poullada’s “Diplomacy and National Survival” written in November 1963, addressing the state of American diplomatic efforts and providing suggestions for improvements to the Foreign Service.