Atlantic Council of the United States records, 1950-1986

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Summary

Creators:
Atlantic Council of the United States, Atlantic Treaty Association, Atlantic Institute for International Affairs, Committee on Atlantic Studies, and Atlantic Congress (Location of meeting: London, England. Date of meeting or treaty signing: 1959.)
Abstract:
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, minutes of meetings, conference proceedings, bulletins, financial records, and printed matter, relating to NATO, and American foreign, military and economic policy. Includes records of the Atlantic Institute, the Atlantic Treaty Association, the Committee on Atlantic Studies, and the Atlantic Congress of 1959.
Extent:
373 manuscript boxes, 7 envelopes, 3 videotape cassettes, 2 motion picture film reels, 5 microfilm reels, 3 phonorecords, 12 phonotape reels (159.2 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Atlantic Council of the United States records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Biographical / historical:

The Atlantic Council of the United States was established in 1961 in Washington, D.C. It is a private American organization which encourages U.S. participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and other international relations. The Council also works for the strengthening of U.S. private sector links in the fields of trade, finance, investment, sciences, technology, communications and education with the other North Atlantic countries.

The Council is a non-profit organization which has financial support from corporations, foundations, and individual businessmen, financiers, labor leaders and others. It maintains fraternal ties with similar organizations in other nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

The Atlantic Institute and the Atlantic Treaty Association are private international organizations which promote cooperation among the Atlantic countries. They research the forces at work in the Atlantic area, organize meetings, and prepare reports, studies and policy recommendations for influential administrators in their countries. The Boards of Governors, staff and financing come from various countries.

The Atlantic Council and the Atlantic Institute formed the Committee on Atlantic Studies in 1964. This committee consists of scholars from leading universities who advise the Boards of the Atlantic Council and the Atlantic Institute. The goal of the committee is to bring about a greater appreciation in American education of the economic, political, and cultural changes which are taking place in Western civilization.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1982.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Atlantic Council of the United States records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
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hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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