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Zbigniew Brzezinski Papers Zbigniew Brzezinski Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2014 Revised 2015 February Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Additional search options available at: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011108 LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm2003084951 Prepared by Laura J. Kells with the assistance of Donna Ellis, Nan Thompson Ernst, Dan Oleksiw, Jewel Parker, and Chanté R. Wilson Revised and expanded by Margaret McAleer and Connie L. Cartledge with the assistance of Tracey Barton, Thomas Bigley, Maria Farmer, Regina Frackowiak, Sherralyn McCoy, Nicholas Newlin, Kimberly Owens, and Carolyn Ray Collection Summary Title: Zbigniew Brzezinski Papers Span Dates: 1798-2012 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1952-2011) ID No.: MSS84951 Creator: Brzezinski, Zbigniew, 1928- Extent: 145,000 items ; 417 containers plus 7 classifed, 4 oversize, and digital files ; 168 linear feet Language: Collection material in English, with Polish, Russian, French, and other languages Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: Foreign policy advisor, political scientist, educator, and author. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, notes, journal extracts, writings, speeches, lectures, testimony, travel files, interview transcripts, press clippings, photographs, family papers, printed matter, and other material relating primarily to Brzezinski's professional life including his tenure as Jimmy Carter's national security advisor. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Adelman, Kenneth L.--Correspondence. Albright, Madeleine Korbel--Correspondence. Albright, Madeleine Korbel. Allen, Richard V.--Correspondence. Arafat, Yasir, 1929-2004. Aspin, Les--Correspondence. Baker, Howard H., Jr. (Howard Henry), 1925-2014--Correspondence. Berger, Samuel R. Berger, Samuel R.--Correspondence. Bergsten, C. Fred, 1941- --Correspondence. Biden, Joseph R.--Correspondence. Brown, Harold, 1927- --Correspondence. Brzezinski family. Brzezinski, Tadeusz. Brzezinski, Zbigniew, 1928- Bush, George, 1924- Bush, George, 1924- --Correspondence. Carter, Billy. Carter, Jimmy, 1924- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- --Correspondence. Christopher, Warren, 1925-2011--Correspondence. Clinton, Bill, 1946- Clinton, Bill, 1946- --Correspondence. Deng, Xiaoping, 1904-1997. Giedroyc, Jerzy--Correspondence. Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931- Griffith, William E.--Correspondence. Hagel, Chuck, 1946- --Correspondence. Hamre, John J.--Correspondence. Holbrooke, Richard C., 1941-2010.--Correspondence. Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978--Correspondence. Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978. Huntington, Samuel P.--Correspondence. Zbigniew Brzezinski Papers 2 John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005--Correspondence. Kissinger, Henry, 1923- --Correspondence. Lake, Anthony--Correspondence. Lugar, Richard--Correspondence. Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994--Correspondence. Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. Nowak, Jan, 1913-2005--Correspondence. Odom, William E.--Correspondence. Owen, Henry, 1920-2011--Correspondence. Pelosi, Nancy, 1940- --Correspondence. Powell, Jody, 1943-2009--Correspondence. Rice, Condoleezza, 1954- Rockefeller, David, 1915- --Correspondence. Roman family. Safire, William, 1929-2009--Correspondence. Scowcroft, Brent--Correspondence. Scowcroft, Brent. Shultz, George Pratt, 1920- Shultz, George Pratt, 1920- --Correspondence. Strauss, Robert S.--Correspondence. Thatcher, Margaret--Correspondence. Tutu, Desmond--Correspondence. Vance, Cyrus R. (Cyrus Roberts), 1917-2002--Correspondence. Wałęsa, Lech, 1943- Wałęsa, Lech, 1943- --Correspondence. Organizations American-Ukrainian Advisory Committee. AmeriCares. Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.) Columbia University--Faculty. Commission on Integrated Long-Term Strategy (U.S.) Council on Foreign Relations. European Union. Freedom House (U.S.) Georgetown University. Center for Strategic and International Studies. Harvard University--Faculty. Jamestown Foundation (Washington, D.C.) Johns Hopkins University--Faculty. National Endowment for Democracy (U.S.) National Security Council (U.S.) North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Polish-American Enterprise Fund. Polish-American Freedom Foundation. Public International Law and Policy Group. Balkan Action Council. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II. Trilateral Commission. United States. Chemical Warfare Review Commission. United States. Department of State. Subjects Arab-Israeli conflict. Cold War. Diplomatic and consular service, Polish. Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981. Zbigniew Brzezinski Papers 3 Iraq War, 2003-2011. National security--United States. Nuclear arms control--Soviet Union. Nuclear arms control--United States. Peace-building--Middle East. Populism. Presidents--Poland--Election. Presidents--United States--Election--1968. Presidents--United States--Election--1972. Presidents--United States--Election--1976. Presidents--United States--Election--1988. Terrorism. War on Terrorism, 2001-2009. World politics. Places Afghanistan--History--Soviet occupation, 1979-1989. Azerbaijan--Foreign relations--United States. Canada--Foreign relations--Poland. Chechni͡a (Russia) Chechni͡a (Russia)--Foreign relations--United States. China--Foreign relations--Soviet Union. China--Foreign relations--United States. China. Europe, Central. Europe, Eastern--History--1945- Europe, Western--Foreign relations--Japan. Europe, Western--Foreign relations--North America. Europe--Foreign relations--United States. Former communist countries--Foreign relations--United States. Iran--Foreign relations--United States. Japan--Foreign relations--Europe, Western. Japan--Foreign relations--North America. Korea (North) Kosovo (Republic)--Foreign relations--United States. Libya--Foreign relations--United States. Middle East--Foreign relations--United States. Middle East. North America--Foreign relations--Europe, Western. North America--Foreign relations--Japan. Persian Gulf Region--Foreign relations--United States. Poland--Foreign relations--Canada. Poland. Soviet Union--Foreign relations--China. Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States. Ukraine. United States--Foreign relations--20th century. United States--Foreign relations--Azerbaijan. United States--Foreign relations--Chechni͡a (Russia) United States--Foreign relations--China. United States--Foreign relations--Europe. United States--Foreign relations--Former communist countries. United States--Foreign relations--Iran. United States--Foreign relations--Kosovo (Republic) United States--Foreign relations--Libya. Zbigniew Brzezinski Papers 4 United States--Foreign relations--Middle East. United States--Foreign relations--Persian Gulf Region. United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union. Occupations Authors. Educators. Political scientists. Presidential advisors. Administrative Information Provenance The papers of Zbigniew Brzezinski, foreign policy advisor, political scientist, educator, and author, were deposited in the Library of Congress by Brzezinski in 2003. Additional material was deposited by him between 2005 and 2013. Processing History Part I of the Zbigniew Brzezinski Papers was arranged and described in 2004. Additional material received between 2005 and 2009 was processed as Part II in 2009. Material received in 2012 and 2013 was processed as Part III in 2014. Transfers Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Some photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. Sound and video recordings have been transferred to the Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, where they are described in a finding aid at http:// hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs009003. A map of Wroclaw, Poland, dated 1947, was transferred to the Geography and Map Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Zbigniew Brzezinski Papers. Copyright Status Copyright in the unpublished writings of Zbigniew Brzezinski in these papers and in other collections in the custody of the Library of Congress is reserved. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for further information. Access and Restrictions Restrictions apply governing the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for information concerning these restrictions. In addition, many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Security Classified Documents Government regulations control the use of security classified items in this collection. Manuscript Division staff can furnish information concerning access to and use of classified material. Digital Format Digital files were received as part of the papers of Zbigniew Brzezinski. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for more information. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Roman numeral designating the Part followed by a colon and container number, Zbigniew Brzezinski Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Zbigniew Brzezinski Papers 5 Biographical Note Date Event 1928, Mar. 28 Born,
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