Mason Sears Papers 1949-1971 Offsite Storage Inventory The Mason Sears papers are stored offsite and must be requested at least one business day in advance. Contact the Library at library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before requesting cartons by barcode. Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending processing. There are restrictions on the use of this collection. Users must sign an agreement stating that they understand these restrictions before they will be given access to the collection.

Table of Contents Collection Summary Biographical Sketch Acquisition Information Restrictions on Access Restrictions on Use Summary Description of the Collection Preferred Citation Access Terms

Collection Summary

Biographical Sketch

Mason Sears was appointed United States representative to the United Nations Trusteeship Council by President Eisenhower in 1953. He continued to visit Africa through the fifties and sixties in a variety of capacities with the UN. He wrote the book Years of High Purpose: from Trusteeship to Nationhood (University Press of America, 1981). Prior to that he had graduated from Harvard, served in the both world wars, the state department, and the Massachusetts State Legislature.

Acquisition Information

Gift of David Sears, 1997.

Restrictions on Access

The Mason Sears papers are stored offsite and must be requested at least one business day in advance. Contact the Library at library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before requesting cartons by barcode.

Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending processing.

There are restrictions on the use of this collection. Users must sign an agreement stating that they understand these restrictions before they will be given access to the collection.

Restrictions on Use

The Massachusetts Historical Society does not claim ownership to the literary rights (copyright) of letters and manuscripts written by individuals other than Mason Sears in this collection. The Massachusetts Historical Society cannot give permission to publish or quote from documents by individuals for whom it does not hold copyright. Use of these materials does not imply permission to publish. It is the sole responsibility of the researcher to obtain formal permission from the owners of the literary rights (copyright) to publish or quote from documents in this collection.

Photocopies are for personal use only. Personal use photocopies may not be donated or deposited in other libraries or archives, or made available to other researchers without the written permission of the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Summary Description of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Mason Sears papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.

Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.