William R. Kintner papers, 1951-1986, 1951-1986

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Summary

Creators:
Kintner, William R. (William Roscoe), 1915-1997
Abstract:
The William R. Kintner papers document the career of an important American foreign policy analyst whose career spanned the Cold War. The bulk of the papers consists of correspondence, much of it deriving from Kintner's leadership role in the Foreign Policy Research Institute, where he served first as director and then as president. In addition to routine correspondence pertaining to the workings of the institute, the collection also has important exchanges of letters between Kintner and other foreign policy experts, including Henry Kissinger and Walt W. Rostow. The papers also contain many of Kintner's writings, including drafts of his monograph, Soviet Global Strategy.
Extent:
93 manuscript boxes (37.2 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], William R. Kintner papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The William R. Kintner papers document the career of an important American foreign policy analyst whose career spanned the Cold War. The bulk of the papers consists of correspondence, much of it deriving from Kintner's leadership role in the Foreign Policy Research Institute, where he served first as director and then as president. In addition to routine correspondence pertaining to the workings of the institute, the collection also has important exchanges of letters between Kintner and other foreign policy experts, including Henry Kissinger and Walt W. Rostow. The papers also contain many of Kintner's writings, including drafts of his monograph, Soviet Global Strategy.

Kintner was an advocate of a strong military posture for the United States and achieved his greatest influence during the Nixon and Reagan administrations. A critic of détente and an opponent of nuclear disarmament, Kintner advanced his views through numerous articles, position papers, and reports, many of which can be found in the papers. In addition to his work as a foreign policy analyst, Kintner was a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, and the papers contain materials relating to his teaching career. There are also briefing papers in the collection that were prepared for Kintner when he was appointed in 1973 as U.S. ambassador to Thailand.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1915
Born, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
1940
Awarded bachelor's degree by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
1940-1961
Served in the U.S. Army, retiring with the rank of colonel
1949
Received Ph.D. from Georgetown University
1950
The Front Is Everywhere
1961-1985
Professor of political science, University of
1969-1973
Director, Foreign Policy Research Institute
1973-1975
U.S. ambassador to Thailand
1976-1982
President, Foreign Policy Research Institute
1987
Soviet Global Strategy
1997
Died
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1981.
Arrangement:

The collection is not arranged.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], William R. Kintner papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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