Scope and Contents
The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, writings, printed material, newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia documenting the professional and personal life of Eugene V. Rostow, Yale Law School professor and dean.
Dates
- 1929-2000
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Original audiovisual materials, as well as preservation and duplicating masters, may not be played. Researchers must consult use copies, or if none exist must pay for a use copy, which is retained by the repository. Researchers wishing to obtain an additional copy of non-commercially produced items for their personal use should consult Copying Services information on the Manuscripts and Archives web site.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status of collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Conditions Governing Use
Copies of commercially produced audiovisual materials contained in this collection cannot be made for researcher use outside of the repository.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Eugene V. Rostow, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, and 2000. Gift of the Estate of Eugene V. Rostow, 2003 and 2023. Transferred from the Yale Law School, 1982, and 2021.
Arrangement
The records are arranged by accession.
Extent
73.67 Linear Feet (103 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, writings, printed material, newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia documenting the professional and personal life of Eugene V. Rostow, Yale Law School professor and dean.
Biographical / Historical
Eugene V. Rostow (1913-2002) graduated from Yale College in 1933 and Yale Law School in 1937. During his career, he served on the law school faculty and as dean. Rostow also held various governmental positions including that of undersecretary for political affairs during the Lyndon Baines Johnson administration and director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency under President Reagan. He was a leader of the Coalition for a Democratic Majority and was a founder of the Committee on the Present Danger. He published widely in the fields of foreign relations and international security.
Rostow died on November 25, 2002, in Alexandria, Virginia.
- Title
- Guide to the Eugene Victor Rostow papers
- Author
- compiled by staff of Manuscripts and Archives; revised June 2022 by Michelle Peralta
- Date
- July 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Location
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