Bibframe Work
TitleKathleen Lanier Harriman Mortimer papersTypeMixed MaterialCollectionSubjectBrezhnev, Leonid Ilʹich, 1906-1982Churchill, Clementine, 1885-1977--Correspondence. (LCSH)Eaker, Ira, 1896-1987--Correspondence. (LCSH)Fisk, Mary Averell Harriman, 1917-1996--Correspondence. (LCSH)Harriman, Marie Norton Whitney, 1903-1970--Correspondence. (LCSH)Harriman, Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward, 1920-1997--Correspondence. (LCSH)Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986Marshall, Elsie, active 20th century--Correspondence. (LCSH)Roosevelt, Anna, 1906-1975United States. Embassy (Soviet Union)United States. Office of War InformationBennington College--Students. (LCSH)International News ServiceYalta Conference (1945 : I︠A︡lta, Ukraine)Newsweek (magazine)American periodicals (LCSH)Journalism--England--London (LCSH)Journalism--Russia--Moscow (LCSH)Katyn Massacre, Katynʹ, Russia, 1940 (LCSH)Lend-lease operations (1941-1945) (LCSH)World War, 1939-1945--England (LCSH)World War, 1939-1945--England--London (LCSH)World War, 1939-1945--Russia (Federation)--Moscow (LCSH)World War, 1939-1945--Soviet Union (LCSH)England--Description and travel (LCSH)London (England)--Description and travel (LCSH)Mangla Dam (Pakistan)--Description and travel (LCSH)Moscow (Russia)--Description and travel (LCSH)Pakistan--Description and travel (LCSH)Pakistan--Foreign relations--United States (LCSH)Soviet Union--Description and travel (LCSH)Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States (LCSH)Pakistan--Foreign relations--United States (LCSH)Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States (LCSH)United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain (LCSH)United States--Foreign relations--Pakistan (LCSH)United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union (LCSH)United States--Politics and government--20th century (LCSH)Journalists.Socialites. NoteLanguage: Collection material in English.SummaryCorrespondence, notes, writings, engagement books, clippings, printed matter, scrapbooks, photographs, and other papers documenting Mortimer's education, professional and social activities, and international travel with her father, W. Averell Harriman. Features letters from Mortimer to her sister, Mary Averell Harriman Fisk, and former governess, Elsie "Mouche" Marshall, relating to Mortimer's work in London as a reporter for the International News Service and columnist for Newsweek magazine during Harriman's tenure as a special envoy for U.S. lend-lease operations (1941-1943); work in Moscow for the U.S. Office of War Information and as the U.S. Embassy's hostess for social functions during Harriman's assignment as U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union (1943-1946); trip to the site of the Katyn Massacre, Katyn', Russia, 1940; attendance at the Yalta Conference, I︠A︡lta, Ukraine (1945); and requests for clothing and other personal items from home. Includes copies of notes on the Yalta Conference by Anna Roosevelt; clippings of articles by and about Mortimer; and class papers by Mortimer while studying at Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont. Also includes material pertaining to her international travel with Harriman, including a trip to Pakistan in 1967 to view the dedication ceremony for the Mangla Dam during his time as U.S. ambassador-at-large and to the Soviet Union in 1974 where he met with Soviet leader Leonid Il'ich Brezhnev. Other correspondents include Clementine Churchill, Ira Eaker, Marie Norton Whitney Harriman, and Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman.Origin Date(s)1933-2011 (bulk 1937-1974) Authorized Access PointMortimer, Kathleen Lanier Harriman, 1917-2011 Kathleen Lanier Harriman Mortimer papers