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Over the years myth and mystery have shrouded Edward Mandell House's relationship with his friend Woodrow Wilson, particularly in regard to his activities as one of the five members of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace at Paris at the end of World War I. House, however, was not a mysterious man. Fortunately for scholars studying his era, he was a meticulous chronicler of his own daily acts and thoughts. Preserved at Yale, his voluminous diary, extending from 1912 to 1926, has proved a source of value to historians and biographers.
Thanks to the generosity of Yale and the dedication of Richard Szary, Judith Schiff and their colleagues in the Manuscripts and Archives section of the Library, the diary has now been microfilmed, and thus becomes more accessible to scholars and writers. This project is a very important step in facilitating primary research on Houses's services to Woodrow Wilson, to his country, and to future generations. Yale deserves the warm thanks of not only the descendants
of Edward M. House but also those scholars who seek through research in primary sources the truth about his life and times. |
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