Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Robert S. McNamara papers, 1934-2009 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1934-2009 |
| Bulk Dates | 1968-2005 |
| ID No. | MSS83793 |
| Creator | McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009 |
| Extent | 93,500 items |
| Extent | 268 containers plus 5 classified and 2 oversize |
| Extent | 107.2 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.ms011085 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm96083793 |
| Summary | United States secretary of defense, president of the World Bank, and corporate executive. Correspondence, memoranda, organization records, subject files, speeches and writings, reports, conferences and meetings, background and research material, and other papers relating primarily to McNamara's private and public life following his service as secretary of defense, including his leadership of the World Bank, his role as counselor and adviser to various private corporations and nonprofit organizations and foundations, and his commentary on and advocacy for solutions to the critical domestic and foreign policy issues of the times. |