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COLLECTION Identifier: HUM 197

Joseph Clark Grew personal archive

Overview

Joseph Clark Grew (1880-1965) graduated from Harvard in 1902, then worked as an officer with the United States Foreign Service from 1904 to 1945; he held multiple positions within the United States federal government, including acting Secretary of State for five months in 1945. Collection consists of a photograph album (1899-1902) assembled by Joseph Clark Grew, member of the Harvard College Class of 1902, and an autographed copy of Grew’s 1944 book, Ten Years in Japan: A Contemporary Record Drawn from the Diaries and Private and Official Papers of Joseph C. Grew.

Dates

  • Creation: 1899-1902, 1944

Physical Description

1 photograph album, 1 published book

Researcher Access

Open for research with the following exception: item is fragile and requires special handling; consult with reference staff for details.

Extent

.49 cubic feet (2 flat boxes)

Collection consists of a photograph album (1899-1902) assembled by Joseph Clark Grew, member of the Harvard College Class of 1902, and an autographed copy of Grew’s 1944 book, Ten Years in Japan: A Contemporary Record Drawn from the Diaries and Private and Official Papers of Joseph C. Grew.

Biographical Note

Joseph Clark Grew (1880-1965), diplomat and Foreign Service officer, was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 27, 1880, to Edward Sturgis Grew and Annie Crawford Clark Grew. He earned his Harvard AB in 1902, and married Alice de Vermandais Perry in 1905; the couple had four children. Wilson worked as an officer with the United States Foreign Service from 1904 to 1945, serving as president of the United States Foreign Service Association from 1944 to 1945. Grew held multiple positions within the United States federal government, serving as minister and ambassador to various foreign nations (including Japan, from 1932 to 1942), Special Assistant to the Secretary of State, Under Secretary of State, and acting Secretary of State for five months in 1945. He served as president of the Harvard Alumni Association from 1942 to 1943 and on the Board of Overseers of Harvard, beginning in 1943. Grew died in 1965.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into two series:

  1. Photograph album, 1899-1902
  2. Ten Years in Japan: A Contemporary Record Drawn from the Diaries and Private and Official Papers of Joseph C. Grew, 1944

Acquisition information

The collection was donated to the Harvard University Archives in 2014 by Judith Lantz.

Related Materials

Harvard University's Houghton Library holds the Joseph Clark Grew papers, 1904-1948, (MS Am 1687-1687.9): http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.Hough:hou00366

Inventory update

This document last updated 2019 March 15.

General note

People
  1. Grew, Joseph Clark, 1880-1965.

General note

Groups
  1. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Alpha Chapter (Harvard University)
  2. Harvard Advocate (Organization).
  3. Harvard College (1780 - ). Class of 1902.
  4. Harvard crimson.
  5. Harvard Fencing Club.
  6. Harvard Mandolin Club.
  7. Harvard Musical Clubs.
  8. Harvard University. Alpha Delta Phi.
  9. Harvard University. A.D. Club.
  10. Harvard University. O.K.
  11. Hasty Pudding Club.
  12. Institute of 1770 (Harvard University)
  13. Signet Society.

General note

Topics
  1. Harvard University -- Baseball.
  2. Harvard University -- Football.
  3. Harvard University -- Rowing.
  4. Harvard University -- Sports.
  5. Harvard University -- Students.
  6. Harvard University -- Students -- Societies, etc.
  7. Harvard University -- Track and field.

General note

Formats and genres
  1. Group portraits.
  2. Photograph albums.
  3. Photographs.
  4. Portraits.

Processing Note

The collection was processed in 2015 by Olivia Mandica-Hart. Processing involved a collection survey and the creation of this finding aid.

Titles were created by the colletion's creator, unless enclosed in brackets; bracketed titles were devised by the archivist.

This finding aid was created by Olivia Mandica-Hart in May 2015.

Title
Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark), 1880-1965. Joseph Clark Grew personal archive, 1899-1902, 1944 : an inventory
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hua05015

Repository Details

Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository

Holding nearly four centuries of materials, the Harvard University Archives is the principal repository for the institutional records of Harvard University and the personal archives of Harvard faculty, as well as collections related to students, alumni, Harvard-affiliates and other associated topics. The collections document the intellectual, cultural, administrative and social life of Harvard and the influence of the University as it emerged across the globe.

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