Series I. Correspondence, 1927-2009, inclusive
Language of Materials
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Scope and Contents
This series includes correspondence with personal and professional contacts dating from the 1920s to 2010. Letters from Hess' family, including his mother, stepfather, and brother John, as well as from various friends, document Hess' experience while he attended Dartmouth College from 1931-1934. Additional letters with family members date from the 1940s to the 1960s. Correspondence files organized alphabetically by last name are mostly business associates who were also considered friends, including J. Richardson Dilworth, Maurice Greenberg, George Love, and Vincent Mai. The chronologically arranged files include both business and personal letters, dating from 1970 to 2008. Some correspondence files also contain press clippings, speeches, and event programs.
Arrangement
This series has been arranged beginning with early personal letters, followed by files arranged alphabetically by last name, and ending with chronologically organized correspondence files.
Conditions Governing Access
Access to Box 49 is restricted until 2036.