Philip C. Jessup papers, 1574-1983

Collection Summary

Title	Philip C. Jessup papers, 1574-1983
Inclusive Dates	1574-1983
Bulk Dates	1925-1983
ID No.	MSS27771
Creator	Jessup, Philip C. (Philip Caryl), 1897-1986
Extent	120,000 items
Extent	394 containers plus 2 oversize and 1 classified
Extent	157.6 linear feet
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms004004
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78027771
Summary	Jurist, diplomat, and educator. Family and general correspondence, reports and memoranda, speeches and writings, subject files, legal papers, newspaper clippings and other papers pertaining chiefly to Jessup's work with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Institute of Pacific Relations, United States Department of State, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, and International Court of Justice. Includes material relating to his World War I service in Spartanburg, S.C., and in France; and to charges made against him by Senator Joseph McCarthy and postwar loyalty and security investigations. Also includes papers of his wife, Lois Walcott Kellogg Jessup, relating to her work for the American Friends Service Committee, United States Children's Bureau, and United Nations, her travels to Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, and to her writings.