DEPARTMENT OF STATE Washington O C 20520 November 9 1976 MEMORANDUM Mr Eagleburger TO S - FROM L - Michael D Sandler Library of Congress Questions Gift Authority There are specific statutory provisions on gifts to the Library of Congress Strangely these provisions state only that the Librarian of Congress may accept gifts of money 2 U S C 160 see Tab 1 but that the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board can accept gifts of property 2 u s c 156 Property would seem to include papers The Library of Congress Trust Fund Board consists of the Secretary of the Treasury as Chairman the Librarian of Congress the Chairman of the Joint Committee of the Library currently Senator Cannon and two persons appointed by the President for five year terms A list of the current members appears at ·Tab 2 It takes at least three members of the Board to transact business 2 u s c 154 Unfortunately the specific provisions on gifts present some difficulties The Trust Fund Board can accept receive hold and administer gifts of property -- but only such gifts as may be approved by the Board and by the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library The prospect of seeking a Congressional committee's approval in addition to the Board's is awkward at best Perhaps advance approval has already been given for a broad category of gifts -- a faint possibility -i ECLASSIFIED___ __ i 1tudtority N 1 1 i • - 2 - A·more realistic hope is that the Librarian himself has traditionally accepted gifts under some other more general provision in the statute For example under 2 u s c 136 the Librarian is to make rules and regulations for the government of the Library Under 2 U S C 131 the Library is defined as including collections •• added from time to time by ••• donation 11 Perhaps the Librarian has issued regulations on how collections of papers may be added to the Library by -donation Perhaps also the Library's general counsel has construed the specific provisions on gifts 2 u s c 156 and 160 as applying to gifts like securities that are to be held for investment and not to gifts like papers or books that are to become part of the Library It would make sense for the Trust Fund Board to receive the former and for the Librarian to receive the latter Questions that come to mind are Under what statutory authority would a collection be accepted Has the Library issued regulations on gifts Who specifically must approve a gift If approval must be obtained from the Trust Fund Board and the Joint Committee on the Library how long will it take How often do the Board and Committee meet Could the Trust Fund Board or Joint Committee subsequently revoke or modify a gift or the accompanhing conditions What are the terms of the current members of the Board Types of Papers Dan Boorstin's letter and the Library's pamphlet entitled Private Papers both speak of gifts of personal papers Technically this would exclude copies of government papers in an official's possession But it is likely that the Library's existing collections of personal papers include copies of government records The Library's pamphlet speaks of drafts and memoranda Also the Library seems to have general authority to hold government records -- 2 u s c 149 3 precludes the Library from destroying records of the Federal Government -- and so by inference the Library should be able to hold copies of records in an official s possession We should make certain that the Library has security approved vaults for the storage of classified information One would be needed not only for copies of classified State and NSC papers but also to protect the Secretary's personal papers which may contain some information that has been classified elsewhere Could a gift include copies of State and NSC papers if State and-NSC should give their approval in advance Do you have a vault approved for the storage of classified information When and by whom was the vault last approved The reason for asking is that the State Department's Office of Security may ask to inspect a storage area where copies of State Department papers are to be stored State and NSC Approval State Department regulations Tab 3 require approval for removal of any paper that has not been expressly designated or filed as personal from the time of origin or receipt To protect the Secretary any storage of papers at the Library of Congress should be approved in advance by at least A FADRC L and NSC FADRC would have a claim to screen -papers which originated at the State Department and which have not consistently been designated or filed as personal -and it should do so to protect the Secretary's position that his collection includes only copies and not originals of records Access The statute places no limitations on the conditions of a gift But one should assume that there is a general 4 requirement that conditions be reasonable The Library's pamphlet entitled Private Papers speaks of mutually acceptable restrictions It mentions time periods for which papers will be withheld altogether from public use and access only upon the specific authorization of the donor It is not clear whether the donor can also limit th access of Library personnel to donated papers We should also consider possible future claims to access by the Congress particularly the Joint Committee on the Library by the Department of State and by the GSA Administrator under the Nixon papers statute the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 There should not be any basis for access under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts The papers in the collection would not be agency records within the meaning of the two statutes but only copies of records and personal papers Also the collection would presumably not be indexed by the names of individuals which is a precondition for Privacy Act access Would it for example be reasonable to preclude access for 25 years or until Secretary Kissinger's death whichever is later · Would employees of the Library have access to the collection If so for hat purposes Could limits be placed on which employees would have access Would limitations on access apply to Congress and in particular to the Joint Committee on the Library Would the limitations apply to Executive Branch officials How would the Library handle requests for access under the Freedom of Informa·tion and Privacy Acts 5 Amenities Presumably the Library of Congress could give Secretary Kissinger a more comfortable working area than FADRC could But FADRC does offer some courtesies which the Library may not match -- e g FADRC would make a research assistant available for limited purposes including the retrieval of documents from the Department's record system for Secretary Kissinger's use Also storage at State leaves open the possibility that papers could be transferred to New York for example to be stored at USUN What work space at the Library could be made available to Secretary Kissinger to work on memoirs from the collection On what days and hours would the collection be available to Secretary Kissinger Has the Library ever made a research assistant available to a donor Could one be made available to retrieve books for the Secretary's reference To bring papers to the Secretary's working area t the Library To help organize the collection Does the Library have depository facilities in New York -- in the event the Secretary should move to New York and wish to use his papers there J Private Counsel Storage at the State Department on behalf of a ·retiring State Department official can readily be handled by Department lawyers But a donation to the Library of Congress would be a transaction between Secretary Kissinger in his private capacity and another agency In addition to having complete freedom to represent the Secretary private counsel would be helpful from the start in the event a subsequent challenge is made to the donation or to the access restrictions The Libary pamphlet on Private Papers says that the Library will submit for the donor's signature a 6 formal instrument of gift If the Library has a standard form for an instrument of gift private counsel should review it and should presumably present proposed changes to the Library's general counsel Could we have a copy of any instruments of gift from prior donors and also of any standard form used by the Library If Secretary Kissinger should engage private counsel in connection with a donation whom at the Library should his counsel contact Tenure of the Librarian The Librarian is appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate 2 u s c 136 No specific tenure is stated in the statute But I understand that the Librarian is considered a non-partisan position and that he holds his position until he wants to resign Will the change in Administrationsaffect whether Dan Boorstin continues as Librarian of Congress Enclosures Tab 1 - Statute on Library of Congress Tab 2 - Members of Trust Fund Board and Library Officials Tab 3 - State Department Regulations J -· TITLE 2 -THE CONGRESS § 131 Collections composing Library location ·The Lib1·ary of Congress composed of the books ·maps and other publications which on December 1 1873 remained in existence from the collections theretofore united under authority o aw and these added from time to time by purchase exchange donation reservation from publications ordered by Congress deposit to ecure copyright and otherwise shall be preserved in the Library Building The law library shall be pre served in the Capitol in the 1·oums which were on July 4 1672 appropriated to its use and ln such others as may hereafter be assigned thereto R S § 80 1'1eb 19 1897 ch 265 § 1 29 Stat 545 546 § 1 6 Libra_rian of Congress appointment rules and regulahom The Librarian of Congress shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate He shall make rules and regulations for the government of the Library As amended June 6 1972 Pub L 92-310 title II § 220m 86 Stat 204 § 149 Tra nsfl'r of hooks to other libraries The Librarian of Congress may from time to time transfer to other governmental libraries within the District of Columbia including the Public Library books and material in the possession o the LibrarJ of Congress in his judgment no longer necessary to its uses but in the judgment of the· custodians of · such other collections likely to be useful to them and may dispose of or destroy such material as has become useless Provided 'That no 1·ecords of the Federal Government shall be transferred disposed of or destroyed under the authority granted in this section Mar 4 1909 ch 297 § 1 35 Stat 858 Oct 25 1951 ch 562 § 4 1 65 Stat 640 ·- § 154 Library of Cougrcss Trust li-und Board mem- bers quorum seal rules and regulations A board is created and established to be known as the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board hcreinaf te - ref erred to as the board which shall consist of the s cretary of the Treasu1·y the chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library the Librarian of Congress and two persons appointed by the President for a term of five yenrs each the first appointments being for three and five years respectively Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and toe board shall have an official seal which shall be Judicially noticed 'rl1e board may adopt rules and regulations in regard to its procedure and the conduct of its business Mar 3 1925 ch 423 § 43 Stat 1107 SECTION Ri FEP RED TO IN OTHF R SECTIONS This section ls referred to in sectJon 160 o this tltle § 155 Same expenses No compensaticn shall be paid to the members ot the board for their services as such members but they shall be reimbursed for the expenses necessarJ y incurred by them out of the income from the fund or funds in connection with which such e penses are incurred The voucher of the chairman of the boa1·d shall be sufficient evidence that the expenses are properly allowable Any expenses of the board including the cost of its seal not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by it shall be estimated for in the annual estimates of the librarian for the maintenance or the Library of Congress Mar 3 1925 ch 423 § 1 43 Stat c 110'1 SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section ls referred to Jn section 160 of this title § 156 Same gifts etc to The Board is authorized to accept receive hold and administer such gifts bequests or devises of property for the benefit of or in connection with the Library its collections 01· its service as may be approved by the Board o nci by the Joint Committee on the Library Mar 3 1925 ch 423 § 2 formerly§ 1 43 Stat 1107 renumbered Apr 13 1936 ch 213 49 Stat 1205 SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This sectlon·ts referred to In scctlon 160 ot this title -· •-2- ' _f I I '' i J T i - T - § 160 Same gifts etc to Libr ry not affected Nothing in sections 154 to 162 and 163 of this title shall be construed as prohibiting or ·restricting the Librarian of Congress from acccpung in the name of the United states gifts or bequests of money for L111- · mediate disbursement in the interest of th Library Its collections or its service - uch gifts or bequests after acceptance by the lib -arian shall be paid by the donor or his representative to the Treasurer of the United States whose receipts shall be Lheir acquittance The Treasw·er of the United Stn tes· shall enter them in a special account to the credit of the Library of Congress and subject to disbursement by the librarian for the purposes in each case specified Mar 3 1925 ch 423 § 4 43 Stat l108 § 161 Same gifts etc exempt from Federal taxes Gifts or bequests or devises to or for the benefit the -Library of Congress including those to the board and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all Federal taxes including all taxes levied by the District of Columbia Mar 3 1925 ch 423 § 5 or 43 Stat 1108 Oct 2 1942 ch 576 56 Stat 765 --· I THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TIWST il'l ND BOARD A qu co pori tlon crcntctl by nn net or Congress approved Mnreh 3 1925 with perpetual succession and all tl•e usual powers of i tmstce inclu lfnr the power to ·'invest rcm ·c t anrl rctnin i•1n tmc Hs and SJJCclficall ' the nuthority tc accept rcrci hold i _nr i ndn lnistcf such •i ts bcque ts er dc -i cs or prope ty or tl o bcnlflt of r m conni c lon with the l l - iry 1ts ooJ cct ons or its ervfce ns ma i · bo approved by the board Ly the Joint Committee on the Llbrc ry j Chairman -Willinm E Sim1Jn Secretary of the Trcmmry 8ccrelary -Dnnid J Bnor tin Librarian of Congrt -ss Senn tor Howard W Cannon Chairmon of the Joint Committee on the Library Mrs Cherle s W Engelhnrc Cragwoo l Fnr Hills N J Walter S Gubelmnnn Pnlm Beach i'la LIBRARY OF CONGRESS JO First Street SE 205-10 Phone 4 ah Code 182 1ibrorian of Congrcss -Dnniel J Boorstin 354 1 Ordwny Street 20016 Deputy Librarian of Co11gress -John G Lorenz 5629 Newington Road Bethesda Md 2001G Assistant Librarian of Congrcss -1 Irs Elizabeth Hamer Kegu n 4 01 South Lee Street Alexandria Va 22314 OfflCE OF THE LIDRARIAN Phone 426-S205 Chief Internal Auditor -Eme t C Bnrker 2122 Massachusetts Avenue 20008 EzecuUvc Assistant to the Librariati - frs lnrlene D Morrisey 5023 North Washington Boulcvnrd Arlington Ya 22205 Exhibits Officer -Hcrbert J Sanborn 3541 Forest Drive Alcxnndrin Vn 22303 General Counscl -John J Kominski 2601 Bluha ven Court Silver Spring Md 20906 Assistant General Counsel -Robcrt A Lincoln 8407 Montpelier Drive Laurel Md 20811 Information Officcr -Mrs Mnry C Lethbridge 4605 Drummond Avenue Chevy Chase Md 20015 Legislative Liaitcon Offecer -Adorccn I McCormick 4000 Tunlnw Rond 20007 Publications Officcr -Sarnh L Wallace 8i05 Jones Mill Rond 20015 '· - ll'l Removal of Hccordf 41 7 1 Legal Restrictions To implement the legal restrictions against 'the·removalof records by any employee leaving the service of a Federal agency as set __ _forth in the Federal Records Act of 1950 as · · · amended see section 411 1 the· following · -- egulations and procedures apply within the Department of State and its component elements a No papers kept in an employee's office tha have not been explicitly designated or filed -as personal at the time of origin or receipt may be removed from the Department or n ·post when the employee resigns transfers 417 2 Responsibility of Administr ith·e Office to another Federal agency or is otherwise separated from the Department or the Foreign Service or atany other time without the approval of the Di rec tor Foreign Affairs Docu- ment and Reference Center The adnlinistrativc section of each Departmental office or bureau and of each post has the responsibility for the following actions 1 Reminding officials of the rank of assistant secretary and ab - e or rank of an l1 assador who arc about to leave the Departr1·1cnt or the Foreign Scrvic of the laws and regulations pcrtainin to the- rcn o· al o records sec lions 411 and -117 In the case 01 papers not explicitly dcsig ated as pe sonal at the time of origin or receipt or filed as · such that contain both b personal and official matte1· tlic Director F9reign A Hairs Document and Reference Center may require extracts to be orepared of the official contcfnts 'or incorp ration in th records of the Department or pest 2 Insuring that· a JF-4 Scc trily Ac'knowlcdgm 'nt executed by each incon i r official and ·a JF-3 Separation Statcmc-11t executed by each departing official arc iiled in the of icial's personnel folder sec 3 FA 780 concerned · Unclassified documents ·relating to the pcr 9rmancc of an employee's official duties may · be copied and privately retained by an employee if· approved by the Director Foreign Affairs Document and Reference Center '· •• I - 3 Suggesting to these _departing officials the desirability of --5 onsulting ·with Nationa 1 Arc hi vcs reprcsenta th·e s abo 1 c depositing pc•rsonal papers that might be of historical intcri St in the National Archives · r a Presidential archival depository he re specific rcslrictions may be placed on access · to such papers ·· 41 Dcciassiiication or Papers · ·In addition to the normal procedure for de- classification of documents contained in section 920 no papers may be declassified ior the purpose of permitting their remov l 'fron' the Dcparhnenl or a post with out the ·consent c the Deparbnent 1 s Exccutiv ' Secretary S S In passing upon such declassification requests the Executive Secretary may seek the views of other offices within the Department and posts that may be concerned with the contents of the docun1ents · involved _ r Sl'p tralion of P ·r -onnl From -13 Official ltct·ord - l' pcrs of a pcr onul clwrnclcr which pertain · only to an indi idual private affairs and which arc k• pt in the offic of a Deparlmcnlal or po5t t·mployce nrc to be ckariy k ignatccl n - per tmaL Thcv arc to be filt• l eparnlcly from the uffici tl rc ord of the office nl di times When official policy matter arr di cu st•d i1_1 per unal · ·urrc pondcnce lhal portion perlainiug to fmicliun or aclhitic of the lkparlmenl or a post is lo he extracted nncl made a part of the official r•· lr h Official-informal lcltcr5 nrc offid 11 rr•c-· uni and s uch arc uhjcct lo the mmc law r ·gulations o ncl legal rc5lriction$ gc vr rnin 1hrir mainknan c and di po5il ion a tho e rcJatiug lo an offid l do 11mcnls Sec section •l 7 for n·gulalion on removal of i-cconls 946 - - - Per cms v o previously occupied policymakmg pos hons to which they were appointc- · by the President other than those referred to in section 11 of Executive Ord 11652 mJ· be uthorizcd acc ess to classified in ormat - or material which rev 1· C c•' • they orietinated o - · signed or recei·ved while in public o fice Upon the request of any such former oHicia such inforruatio11 and material as the former official may identify shall be· revbwed for _ d c lassi icaticm ill accordance with the provisions oi these regulations k · -· -· ··•· •· • --·------ Access by Former Presidential Appoint ees ••-- - ···---·· - __ THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON D C 20540 August 20 19 76 Dear Henry It was a pleasure to see you at lunch the other day and to have an opportunity to explore some of our co mon concerns I am especially cheeTed that you should be willing to helo us give shape to the project which I discussed with the Vic President Ple ase give it some fuTtheT thought in your spare moments and l et us p l an a luncheon again within a few weeks Perhaps by then we can liscuss more concretely the shape ' hich a national council might take Enclosed is a formal request from me as Librarian of CongTess to you to consider depositing your paper s in the Library It would mean a great deal to me personally if I could have some part in securing your papers for the Library of Congress and the Nation As the enclosure indicates we are willing to accept the deposit subject to any restrictions you want to impose Sin1 J Daniel J Boorstin · Librarian of Congress Enclosure The Honor ab l e Henry Kissinger Secretary of State Washington D C 20520 THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON D C 20540 August 17 1976 Dear Henry You are aware I know that one of the principal responsibilities of the Library of ongress is to preserve th ersonal papers of notable Americans Many of our most im o tant collections are the pa ers of_individuals whose have helped to ca reers in public service and private h fe shape the course of our nationa 1 experience During my tenure as Librarian I intend to do all that I can to enrich the national collections It is in the light of this commitment that I invite you to place your papers at an appropriate time in the Library of Congress They would find a congenial home here and would provide students of American history with sources of great insight The Library offers unusual advantages as a repository for private papers Not the least of these derives from the variety and nature of our collections Accuracy and balance in the history of our times will depend in large measure upon the fullness of primary source material In the Library of Congress your papers would have not only their own intrinsic value but to the benefit of scholars they would also complement the collections of many others who have contributed to the analysis and implementation of foreign policy The Library's holdings include the papers of many of your predecessors as Secretary of State Among our twentieth-century collections are the papers of John Hay Elihu Root Philander Knox William Jennings Bryan Robert Lansing Bainbridge Colby Charles Evans Hughes and Cordell Hull Other collections here for the study of international affairs include the papers of Charles Bohlen Herbert Feis Philip c Jessup John Bassett Moore and Bernadotte Schmitt to mention but a few You may find the enclosed brochure helpful in explaining our policies and procedures for the administration of personal papers Mutually acceptable restrictions may of course be placed upon the use of a collection I would welcome the opportunity of discussing these matters with you in more detail or putting you in touch with the Chief of the Library's Manuscript Division who will be glad to answer any questions that may arise -2- I was glad to learn that Mrs Kissinger visited both the Manuscript Division and the Ra re Book and Suecial Collection s Division along with your son and daught r two years ago I will not be fully satisfi ed until you do the same Daniel J Boorstin Librarian of Congress Enclosure The Honorable Henry A Kis s inger 3018 Dumbart on Avenue N W Washington D C 20007 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS REFERENCE DEPARTMENT MANUSCRIPT DIVISION Private Papers A Plea for Their Preservation and An Explanation of Their Importance to the -National Collections Manuscript Division · -·- · COLLECTIONS of the Library of Congress are composed of many HE MANUSCRIPT t f the American past Here are the originals of the stu en n ence· George Washington's commission as Com millions of papers valua le to ep_ the notes on the proceedings of the Constitutional rough draft of the Declarat on mander-in-Chief of the Contt enta ' 1 he first and second drafts of the Gettysburg Address Convention the first telegrap Wmes s g t'on Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe ' th e correspon d ence of George as1ungu illi am Henry Harrison' John Tyler Jamcs Knox p ol k A J k M rtin Van 8 uren n i-i ndrew ac son a p· Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses S Grant James Zachary Taylor Franklin A1eArceth ur Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison William McKinley Chester • r ' • 1 Ab ratn G ar field ' w·ii· 1 ioward Taft Woodrow Wilson and Calvm Coolidge a great vanety 1 iam c' • • ·1 Th eo d ore Roosevelt 't t ding contemporaries from Benjamm Frankhn and Alexander Ham1 ton 1 th of papers of e r oHu sgha s and Cordell Hull and the papers of distinguished jurists warriors to Charles Evans rs uauthors ' · · · · Iomats Iab or Iea ders architects artists editors cIergymen d 1p 1 5t5 sci ntt kexp orteca hers actors doctors merchants industrialists financiers and philanthrosoc1al ' of those ' · h ave most worh ers t the papers men and women who throughout t h e centunes p1sts-m s or ' · · f th · I dd t' 1 r dly influenced the lives and destlmes o eir countrymen n a 1 10n t 1ere are m1·11·ions pro oun · · lm · t I1e arc h'1ves o f G rea t Bn·tam F ranee Spam f transcripts and photo-repro d uct1ons o f matena exico and Canada relating to the people of the United States The autographic value of the collections is large for there are rare and curious papers of pei sons foremost in national life but the chief value of the collections is historical In the case of a man or woman who has played a significant part in national affairs the Library seeks to preserve all the papers-letters sent and letters received drafts memoranda diaries journals notes of every sort and kind These national manuscript collections are housed in fireproof vault-like air-conditioned stacks with humidity control An expert staff organizes them for use insures their protection and preservation and provides for their scholarly reference use in the Division's ·commodious and well-equipped reading room Craftsmen skiiled in modern techniques repair and restore manuscripts received in damaged condition The Library maintains an excellent photographic laboratory where manuscripts may be copied It is seldom possible to write from source material on any phase of American civiliZ1tionpolitical military social economic religious or artistic-without recourse to these great n tional collections Indeed historical writers of standing constantly avail themselves of the resources and facilities of the Manuscript Division For this reason representation in these collections is the surest way to secure recognition in the history of the Nation Persons justly proud of the achievements of an ancestor present his papers to the Library in order that historians may have access to them This they regard as both a duty and a privilege for there they become a living evocative and enduring memorial Manuscripts are often given to the Library subject to certain conditions which are faithfully and scrupulously observed Thus for a period mutually acceptable to the Library and the donor the conditions may provide that the papers may be examined in each instance only upon the specific T ° r ' - I authorization of the donor or that for a time the papers will be withheld altogether from public use or that literary property rights will be reserved by the donor It is not unusual however for donors to dedicate their literary property rights to the public an action which markedly extends the usefulness of the manuscripts The collections are made available only to serious scholars No instance is known of their having been exploited willfully to injure the reputations of persons whose papers are in our keeping The Library will submit for the donor's signature a formal instrument of gift embodying any reasonable conditions which the donor may impose In shipping the right way is for the sender to include every paper even those considered intimate or trivial The Library will examine all with a view to selecting those of permanent importance to research and will upon request return what appears to be inappropriate The Library will also upon request submit an appraisal of the value of gifts received Instructions for shipment at the Library's expense will be sent upon application to the Library of Congress Exchange and Gift Division Washington D C 20540 The advantages to be derived from placing collections of papers in the Library of Congress are 1 To preserve them Here they are in an institution belonging to the Government They ·wm survive as long as the seat of Government suivives and they will be as far beyond danger of loss dispersion or deterioration as in an age of perilous weapons it is possible for them to be They are guarded around the clock 2 To contribute to the truth of history While in private hands they are inaccessible to historians Their existence is not generally known There are no faci1ities for their use 3 To give the individual whose papers they were the place in history to which he may be entitled The historian is a reporter _ He must have material on which to base his statements The public man whose papers are accessible takes his proper place in historf The public man whose papers have been destroyed or are kept in private hands is often inadequately or mistakenly estimated-or is entirely overlooked To retain the papers of a national personage in private hands is to deprive him of the abiding fame which is his right and to which he properly looked forward 4 To complement a national resource History is the memory of mankind ' But just as a man's memory is · in particulars fallible imperfect shaded by personality and passion so the memory of mankind must be collective cumulative tested and proven if history is to ftirther an understanding of experience The elements of truth must be integrated A collection of papers in combination with the papers of close associates and fonnidable adversaries assures sound evidence and from the reality of experience comes confident ground for present action And to this consideration there is a compelling a decisive corollary for in the Manuscript Division private papers are juxtaposed to the most comprehensive encyclopedic universal aggregate of books and pamphlets magazines and newspapers maps and charts prints and photographs and other records of the human family ever brought together at any place in any time They can shape the future for in the Library of Congress private papers are added to the sum of knowledge August 1958 GPO 897-879