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Title: Robert D. Stuart Jr. papers
Date (inclusive): 1940-1941
Collection Number: 2021C11
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English
Physical Description:
18 manuscript boxes, 5 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder
(13.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Robert D. Stuart Jr. (1916-2014) was the founder of the America First Committee (AFC). The Robert D. Stuart Jr. papers (1940-1941)
includes correspondence, records, promotional materials, pamphlets, brochures, and posters.
Creator:
Stuart, Robert Douglas, Jr., 1916-2014
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Boxes 19, 21, and 23 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research;
materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the
collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2022.
[Identification of item], Robert D. Stuart Jr. papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Robert D. Stuart Jr. (1916-2014) was the founder of the America First Committee (AFC), a leading isolationist organization
active in 1940-41. Born on April 26, 1916 in Winnetka, Illinois, Stuart attended Princeton University and Yale Law School.
While at Yale, he founded the AFC in opposition to the US joining the Allied war effort. Stuart headquartered the AFC in Chicago
and at its peak in 1941, the AFC had 450 chapters across the nation. When Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor in December
of 1941 and officially joined the Allied war effort, the AFC disbanded. During WWII Stuart served as a major in the US Army.
After the war, he worked for the Quaker Oats Company for 38 years, serving as its CEO from 1966 until 1981. In 1984, he became
the US ambassador to Norway. Throughout his adult life, he was active in the Republican Party and an advocate of the Boy Scouts
of America.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Robert D. Stuart Jr. papers includes correspondence, records, promotional materials, pamphlets, brochures, and posters
related to the America First Committee and its activities between 1940 and 1941.
See also: America First Committee records (1940-1942)
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Personal correspondence
Records (Documents)
Posters
America First Committee