Abba P. Schwartz (#208)

An Inventory of His Personal Papers
1945-1980
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 1945-1980
Lawyer, government official. Administrator, Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, State Department (1962-1966); author, The Open Society  (1968). Official files from the State Department concerning immigration, refugee, and passport issues; includes appointment calendars, correspondence, memorandums, reports, congressional hearings and testimony, speeches, news clippings, draft book manuscript, tapes and transcripts of speeches by Eleanor Roosevelt during the 1960 Presidential campaign. Also contains a small file on rehabilitating the wounded in Vietnam, and on the Howard Rusk-Abba Schwartz mission to Vietnam in 1965.

Access
Open.

Usage Restrictions
According to the deed of gift signed September 1990, 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 The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.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 Abba Schwartz of Washington, DC, in 1975; and from Mrs. Abba Schwartz in June 1989 (Acc. 1989-120).

Extent
About 12,000 pages (6 linear feet, 7 linear inches ; 7.5 cubic feet)

Classified Items Withdrawn
Selected folders contained withdrawal sheets where 2 documents containing national security classified information were removed from this collection. The 2 documents have been declassified and returned to the collection.

Withdrawn Items
Selected folders contain withdrawal sheets where 38 documents, in accordance with the donor's deed of gift, were removed from the collection. These include documents which may be used to injure or harass any living person. 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).

Items Separated
Cassette Tapes.

Date Opened
1989.
Addition 1997.

Processed by
Megan F. Desnoyers

Revisions
Finding aid updated in 1997 by Kara Drake

Encoded by
James M. Roth

The Personal Papers of Abba P. Schwartz (1916-1989)

Biographical Note

Collection Overview
The papers of Abba P. Schwartz consist of the personal papers from his tenure as administrator, Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Department of State, 1962-1965, and materials on immigration which he used in writing The Open Society . The papers include manuscripts of The Open Society . The papers also contain information on the organization and operation of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs of the Department of State and of its important subdivision, the Passport Office, including major refugee, migration, immigration and passport issues of the period; immigration matters in general, especially immigration legislation; rehabilitation of the wounded in Vietnam; and a small quantity of material on Vietnam in general. Of note are the transcripts of speeches that Eleanor Roosevelt gave on behalf of John F. Kennedy during his 1960 Presidential Campaign. The tapes of these speeches are available in the Library's Audio Visual Department.

List of Series

Collection Description

Series 1. Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Department of State.

This series consists of Abba Schwartz’s personal papers from his tenure as administrator, Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Department of State, 1962-1965. It is arranged into eight subseries.

Series 1.1. Appointment Calendars, 1962 -1965.
7 items.
Arrangement: chronological by date.

This series consists of bound calendars of Mr. Schwartz's appointments.
  

Series 1.2. Correspondence, 1962-1969.
Box 2 -3
Arrangement: alphabetical by surname.

This series contains general correspondence, correspondence with Robert Kennedy and Francis Walter, and correspondence about Abba Schwartz's resignation. Folders with a “*” contain material integrated into the original deposit and opened in 1997.
  

Series 1.3. Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs Memoranda, 1964.
Box 3
Arrangement: by topic.

This series consists of a notebook of 1964 Bureau memoranda from the Bureau on various consular topics.
  

Series 1.4. Senate Subcommittee...on Internal Security Investigations, 1961-1965.
Box 4-6
Arrangement: chronological.

This series contains background materials, reports and transcripts of hearings before the committee on State Department security, and on the Passport Office. Folders with a “*” contain material integrated into the original deposit and opened in 1997.
  

Series 1.5. Immigration Legislation, 1958-1969.
Boxes 6-7a
Arrangement: chronological.

This series consists of correspondence, statements, testimony, legislation texts, speeches, and reports on immigration legislation, followed by a chronological clippings file. Folders with a “*” contain material integrated into the original deposit and opened in 1997.
  

Series 1.6. Speeches and Engagements, 1964-1965.
Boxes 8-10.
Arrangement: chronological.

This series contains texts of Abba Schwartz's speeches and correspondence relating to travel arrangements. Folders with a “*” contain material integrated into the original deposit and opened in 1997.
  

Series 1.7. Reports, 1945-1964.
Box 10.
Arrangement: chronological.

This series contains reports from the War Refugee Board, the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, and a report regarding Chinese refugees.
  

Series 1.8. Dr. Howard Rusk Mission to Vietnam, 1965.
Boxes 10-11.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject or by type of material.

This series consists of correspondence, reports and clippings relating to Howard Rusk's and Abba Schwartz's trip to Vietnam. Howard Rusk is a specialist in physical rehabilitation matters. Folders with a “*” contain material integrated into the original deposit and opened in 1997.
  

Series 2. The Open Society .
Boxes 11-14.
Arrangement: by chapter.

This series contains drafts, background materials and galleys to Abba Schwartz's book on immigration.
  

Series 3. Printed Materials.
Boxes 14-15.
Arrangement: chronological.

This series contains articles, magazines and reports on immigration and Vietnam. Folders with a “*” contain material integrated into the original deposit and opened in 1997.
  

Series 4. Campaign.
Box 15.
Arrangement: by subject.

This series contains printed materials, speeches, and schedules of various campaigns, including those of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Edward Kennedy. This includes transcripts of speeches given by Eleanor Roosevelt on behalf of John F. Kennedy during his presidential campaign.