Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Lefever, Ernest W.
- Abstract:
- Writings, correspondence, interview summaries, notes, printed matter, and photographs, relating to pacifism in World War II, postwar African politics, United Nations intervention in the Congo, nuclear proliferation, American military and police-training aid to foreign countries, the role of religion in public policy, and activities of the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
- Extent:
- 182 manuscript boxes, 4 envelopes, 1 album box (75 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Ernest W. Lefever papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1919 Nov. 12 Born, York, Pennsylvania1945-1948 Field Secretary, World Alliance of Young Mens' Christian Associations, United Kingdom and West Germany1952-1954 International affairs specialist, National Council of Churches1956-1957 Faculty, Department of Government, University of Maryland1957 Author, Ethics and U.S. Foreign Policy1957-1959 Research staff, Acting Head, Foreign Affairs Division, Library of Congress1959-1960 Foreign affairs staff, Senator Hubert H. Humphrey1960 Author, Profile of American Politics1960-1961 Research Associate, Washington Center for Foreign Policy Research, Johns Hopkins University1961-1964 Senior Staff, Institute of Defense Analyses, Washington1962 Editor, Arms and Arms Control1964-1976 Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institute1965 Author, Crisis in the Congo1967 Author, Uncertain Mandate: Politics of the U.N. Congo Operation1970 Author, Spear and Scepter: Army, Policy and Politics in Tropical Africa1972 Author, Ethics and World Politics1974 Author, TV and National Defense: An Analysis of CBS News1976- Founder and President, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, D.C.1977 Author, Morality and Foreign Policy1979 Author, Amsterdam to Nairobi: The World Council of Churches and the Third World
Author, Nuclear Arms in the Third World: U.S. Policy Dilemma
Editor, Will Capitalism Survive?1980 Author, The CIA and the American Ethic1981 Designate, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs1982 Author, The Apocalyptic Premise1983 Author, Scholars, Dollars and Public Policy - Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1973.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Peace
Nuclear weapons
Conscientious objectors -- United States
Pacifism
World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors
Military assistance, American
Police training
Religion and international relations - Names:
- United Nations
Ethics and Public Policy Center (Washington, D.C.) (Location of meeting: Washington, D.C.) - Places:
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government -- 1960-1997
United States -- Religion
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Boxes 44, 45 and 72 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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Ernest W. Lefever papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563