Henry Merritt Wriston files (OF.1C.11)

The Henry Merritt Wriston papers consist of correspondence; speeches; writings; manuscripts; drafts (documents); galley proofs; contracts; plans; and printed material, including clippings, reprints, pamphlets, and programs. The collection documents Wriston's career as president of Brown University and Lawrence College; his experiences at Wesleyan University; his work in foreign relations including activities with the Council on Foreign Relations and World War II related policy; his work for the American Assembly, and other political, social, and educational institutions; and his publications. The bulk of Wriston's Brown University-related papers are in series I and XV. Subjects documented in the Brown Files (I) include athletics; alumni and alumnae affairs; development of the applied mathematics program; commencements; the Corporation; budgets and finance; fund raising; the Graduate School; libraries; Pembroke College; student organizations; and various extra-University organizations such as the Association of American Colleges. Wriston created significant changes in student housing during his administration. Brown's buildings and grounds are well documented in the Brown Files series as well as the Buildings and Grounds (Real Estate) - Fraternities series (XV). Subjects in the latter series include the restoration of the original college edifice, general improvements to buildings and grounds, and the construction of student housing and other buildings. The Wesleyan Correspondence series (XIX) reflects Wriston's role as a professor of history and includes discussions of various issues such as athletics and the selection of the Wesleyan president. There is also correspondence related to the Williams College, Institute of Politics. Several other series contain Wesleyan and Lawrence related materials.