A Guide to the Papers of Hugh Scott, 1972-1984 Papers of Hugh Scott 10200 -u

A Guide to the Papers of Hugh Scott, 1972-1984

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Accession Number 10200 -u

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

10200 -u

Title

Papers of Hugh Scott 1972-1984

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 26 items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Papers of Hugh Scott, Accession #10200 -u, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This additio nto the Hugh Scott Papers was a gift of the Hon Hugh Scott, 1985 Feb. 6.

Scope and Content Information

Includes Scott's insurance broker's license, 1923, and notary republic certificates, 1923.

Bulk of collection contains materials pertaining to the April 18- May 3, 1972, visit of Senator Mike Mansfield, Senator Scott, and others, to China. Includes transcripts of meetings and speeches, joint statements made by Mansfield and Scott prior to leaving China; Scott's report to the President on the visit.

Also includes hand written notes of Scott; photocopies if handwritten letters sent back to the United States; and letters from Scott's office addressed to Bill (Hildenbrand), Scott's administrative assistant also on trip, concerning news from Washington, D.C. Also includes 1972 memorandum about Chinese vessels on Huang Ho River.

Also contains materials pertaining to the Youth for Understanding Board of Trustees meeting in Tokyo, Japan, October 26-27, 1984, including agenda, minutes of past meetings held in 1984, text of resolutions, reports, etc. to be considered at the meetings and biographical sketches of retiring trustees including Scott.

On the light side, includes excerpt from Philidelphia Inquirer Magazine listing Scott as one of five people who seem to have vanished off the face of the earth and Scott's December 3, 1994, response to Charles Layton, the managing editor of the magazine; letter from Senator Howard Baker with picture showing inside of a desk drawer, and a electrostatic copy of the photograph.

Contents List

Notary Public Commission issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Hugh Scott 1923 Aug 27

Insurance Broker's License issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Hugh Scott 1923 Sep 15

Meeting of American and Chinese Dignitaries in China, including Scott's handwritten notes, reports, and lists of personnel 1972 April-May

Memorandum re Chinese vessels on the Huang Po River [Restricted until January 1990] 1972 Jul 17

Meeting of the Youth for Understanding Board of Trustees in Tokyo, Japan, agenda 1984 Oct 26-27

Page from the Philadephia Inquirer Magazine, with "Loose Lists" section and Scott's reply (electrostatic copies) 1984 Dec 2

TLS, Howard H. Baker, Jr., Senate Majority Leader, to Hugh Scott, with an electrostatic copy of the photograph that originally accompanied the letter 1984 Dec 3