Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Stuart Eizenstat, lawyer, ambassador, adviser to the president of the United States, and public official, were given to the Library of Congress in 2000 by Eizenstat. Additional material was given by Eizenstat between 2001 and 2014.
Processing History
The papers of Stuart Eizenstat were arranged and described by Connie L. Cartledge with the assistance of Maria Farmer and Sherralyn McCoy in 2009. The finding aid was revised by Connie L. Cartledge in 2022 to incorporate description of the digital files. An addition was processed and the finding aid revised in 2024 by Emilia Schrier.
Digital files were received as part of the Stuart Eizenstat Papers on a variety of storage media, each of which was assigned a unique digital ID number. Use the digital ID number to request access copies of the files associated with each media. A description of the standard processes taken on all born digital records can be found in the Processing History Note: Born Digital Collection Material at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.digital.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Sound recordings and videotapes have been transferred to the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. Two books have been transferred to the Library's general collection. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Stuart Eizenstat Papers. Patrons are encouraged to contact the Motion, Picture Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division in advance of a research visit.
Other Repositories
Other papers of Stuart Eizenstat are located in the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, Atlanta, Georgia.
Technical Requirements
Digital files are primarily text files created in WordPerfect, mostly versions 5 and 5.1. Files can be viewed using a standard file viewer or opened with Notepad, Microsoft Word, or open office tools such as LibreOffice.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or digital ID number, Stuart Eizenstat Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.