Terms of Access and Use:
The Papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection without any additional restrictions.
Copyright to materials authored by Jean Picker is owned by her heirs or assigns. Copyright to materials authored by others is owned by those individuals and organizations. Permission must be obtained to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
Jean Muriel Sovatkin was born on March 7, 1921, in Brooklyn, New York to Edward J. and Frances Sklar Sovatkin. Edward J. Sovatkin (originally naturalized under the name Sovatsky), an immigrant from Russia, joined his future father-in-law's surgical instruments manufacturing company as an office boy in 1902 and eventually worked his way up to president. He held several patents for surgical devices. Jean prepared for college at Packer Collegiate Institute. After her graduation from Smith College in 1942, she worked for Life magazine in London, New York, and Hollywood. She married Edwin de Haven Grosholz in 1943. The relationship did not survive the long separations caused by his navy service during World War II. They divorced in 1946. In 1947 she married Harvey Picker, a businessman who worked in medical manufacturing. Following the birth of their daughters, Frances and Gale, in 1949 and 1950, respectively, Jean began work as Director of Information for the Civil Defense Administration of Westchester, New York, County Government.
In 1953, in order to pursue her interest in international affairs, Picker began volunteering as a lecturer at the United Nations, interpreting U.N. goings-on to visitors. She held this position until 1961. In 1955, she collaborated with Eleanor Roosevelt to produce a booklet, "The United Nations and What You Should Know about It." In 1962, she co-founded the Interchange Foundation with Anna Lord Strauss. The Interchange Foundation produced informational and educational materials about the U.N. In 1973, Jean Picker compiled and published, through Interchange, a book titled Eleanor Roosevelt: Her Day.
In 1967, she was appointed to the United States National Commission for UNESCO. In the fall of 1968, she served as an Alternate United States Representative to the Third Committee of the Twenty-third General Assembly of the United Nations. The Third Committee is responsible for Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural issues. In February 1969, President Richard Nixon appointed Jean Picker United States Representative on the United Nations Commission for Social Development. She was Special Advisor to the United States delegation to numerous sessions of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) as well as the General Assembly. She ceased work in her official U.N. position in 1977, but remained active in civic organizations promoting the U.N.
She was a member of the Committee of Correspondence, a communications network that aimed to bring women's clubs around the world into closer contact. She served on numerous boards, including the Foreign Policy Association, the United Nations Association of the United States and several bank boards. She also served in leadership capacities for several colleges and universities, including Fisk University, Smith College, Friends World College, Columbia University, Colgate University, and Hampshire College. Among other awards, she was given the Smith College Medal in 1977. She was the first recipient of the first United Nations Eleanor Roosevelt Leadership Award in 1988 in honor of her commitment to international cooperation.
She resided on Edgewater Point in Mamaroneck, New York for many years. She died at the age of 69 in Camden, Maine in May 1990. Jean Picker endowed Smith College's Jean Picker Semester-in-Washington Program in 1971. The highly competitive program "provides students with an opportunity to study processes by which public policy is made and implemented at the national level." In 1999 Harvey Picker made a gift to Smith College in honor of his late wife to establish the Picker Engineering Program to attract women to the field. It was the first engineering program at a women's college.
The Jean Picker papers consist of 18.5 linear feet and are primarily related to her professional and public life, dating from 1968-86. Types of material include correspondence, speeches, photographs, articles, reports, minutes, publicity, transcripts of interviews, invitations, and notes. The papers are arranged in four series:
The bulk of the papers date from 1968 to 1986 and focus of Picker's career with the United Nations and related supporting organizations. Major topics found throughout these papers include human rights, social development, youth, criminality, refugees and migrant workers, the rights of people with disabilities, multilateral issues, multinational corporations, economic problems, and arms control with the Soviet Union. With the exception of a small amount of correspondence, the papers reveal little about Picker's private life. Notable correspondents include Barbara and George H.W. Bush.
The Papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection without any additional restrictions.
Copyright to materials authored by Jean Picker is owned by her heirs or assigns. Copyright to materials authored by others is owned by those individuals and organizations. Permission must be obtained to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
Jean Sovatkin Picker papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Jean Picker donated her Papers to the Sophia Smith Collection between 1984 and her death in 1990. Additional materials were received between 1991 and 2013 from Harvey Picker and his estate.
Processed by Kate Sumner, 2016.
Contact Information |
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1953-1997 | 1 linear ft. | ||
This series provides an overview of the career and public life of Jean Picker. Newspaper articles, dating from 1943 to 1983, and autobiographical sketches (1968-83) document Picker's many positions and achievements. This series also documents Jean Picker's travel to China, awards, some general speeches, and charitable donations. Included is a copy of a Columbia University oral history transcript and a small number of photographs. |
1945-1986 | 1.5 linear ft. | ||
The bulk of this series is general correspondence, primarily professional in nature, dating from 1968-85. It is arranged chronologically. A small amount of personal correspondence includes exchanges with several family members and friends including Emily Grosholz and long-time friend Rita Silberstein (Mrs. Alan Raphael). |
1952-1986 | 15 linear ft. | ||
This series, which comprises the bulk of the Papers, consists of materials relating to the organizations and institutions that Jean Picker served. They are arranged alphabetically by organization. Types of materials include meeting minutes, educational publications, journal articles, correspondence, notes, speeches, and published reports. A significant amount of material can be found here relating to Picker's involvement with the Committee of Correspondence, Council on Religion and International Affairs (CRIA), United Nations, and the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA). |
1950-1985 | .5 linear ft. | ||
This series consists of material compiled by Jean Picker primarily early in her tenure as a U.S. Representative to the United Nations. Picker's file names were retained and reflect the language of their time. The topics predominantly relate to social issues, such as crime, adoption, development, and youth. They are arranged alphabetically. |
1968-1986 | .25 linear ft. | ||
1936-1987 | .25 linear ft. | ||
SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL AND PHOTOGRAPHS | |||
Notes by Jean Picker regarding her papers, | undated | Box 1: folder 1 | |
Address lists, | 1977-81, undated | Box 1: folder 2 | |
Appointment books, planners, and calendars | |||
1968-81 | Box 1: folder 3-19 | ||
1982-84 | Box 2: folder 1-6 | ||
Awards | |||
General, | 1980-88 | Box 2: folder 7 | |
Honorary Doctor of Laws degree, The Medical College of Pennsylvania, | 1982 | Box 2: folder 8 | |
Biographical sketches, resumes, and news clippings, | 1943-83 | Box 2: folder 9 | |
Harvey Picker, | 2008-12 | Box 2: folder 9a | |
Charitable donations, | 1972-83 | Box 2: folder 10 | |
Oral History, Columbia University, | 1983-84 | Box 2: folder 11-13 | |
Memorabilia, | 1953-97, undated | Box 2: folder 14 | |
Speeches | |||
Packer Collegiate Institute Founder's Day, | 9 Nov 1961 | Box 2: folder 15 | |
"Instant Diplomat," | Mar 1969 | Box 2: folder 16 | |
Texas Woman's University, | 26 Mar 1971 | Box 2: folder 17 | |
Surprise birthday party, | 4 Mar 1956 | Box 2: folder 18 | |
Travel | |||
China | |||
General, | 1975 | Box 2: folder 19 | |
Articles, | 1972-78 | Box 2: folder 20 | |
Speeches, | 1976 | Box 2: folder 21-22 | |
Photo exhibition, | 1976-77 | Box 2: folder 23 | |
Soviet Union | |||
Guidebooks, | 1963-64 | Box 2: folder 24 | |
Report by Jean Picker, | 1963 | Box 3: folder 1 | |
Photographs, | 1946-77, undated | Box 3: folder 2 | |
SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE | |||
General | |||
1968-76 | Box 3: folder 3-19 | ||
1977-80 | Box 4: folder 1-20 | ||
1980-85 | Box 5: folder 1-20 | ||
Family, | 1972-80, undated | Box 6: folder 1 | |
Emily Grosholz, | 1981-83 | Box 6: folder 2 | |
Rita (Silberstein) Stone [later Mrs. Alan Raphael], | 1945-86, undated | Box 6: folder 3-4 | |
Smith College, | 1954-95 | Box 6: folder 5 | |
Greeting cards, | 1968-78, undated | Box 6: folder 6-8 | |
Invitations, | 1968-75 | Box 6: folder 9-10 | |
Third party, | 1968-76 | Box 6: folder 11 | |
SERIES III. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS | |||
African-American Institute: annual report, | 1977 | Box 6: folder 12 | |
American Friends Service Committee, | 1982 | Box 6: folder 13 | |
American Stock Exchange, | 1977-78 | Box 6: folder 14-17 | |
Bank of New York, | 1977-80 | Box 6: folder 18 | |
Coalition for Women in International Development, | 1982 | Box 6: folder 19 | |
Committee of Correspondence | |||
Administration | |||
General, | 1953-67 | Box 6: folder 20-22 | |
Mailing lists, | 1967 | Box 6: folder 23 | |
Minutes, | Sep-Oct 1968 | Box 7: folder 1 | |
Correspondence | |||
General, | 1952-63 | Box 7: folder 2-9 | |
General (after closing), | 1970-72 | Box 7: folder 10 | |
Africa, | 1966-67 | Box 7: folder 11-12 | |
Latin America, | 1967-68 | Box 7: folder 13 | |
Special Mailings, | Jan 1964-69 | Box 7: folder 14-20 | |
United States, | 1967-70 | Box 7: folder 21 | |
Jacqueline van Voris, | 1988 | Box 7: folder 22 | |
Publicity, | 1959-61, undated | Box 7: folder 23 | |
Publications: Meeting Community Needs | |||
1965-66 | Box 7: folder 24 | ||
1966-68 | Box 8: folder 1-4 | ||
Cosmopolitan Club, Board of Governors, | 1970-71 | Box 8: folder 5 | |
Council on Religion and International Affairs (CRIA) | |||
Statement of Purpose and bylaws, | 1915-74 | Box 8: folder 6 | |
Legal, Internal Revenue Service, | 1976 | Box 8: folder 7 | |
Correspondence and financial contributions, | 1973-78 | Box 8: folder 8 | |
Notes, | 1973-77 | Box 8: folder 9 | |
Financial, | 1972-77 | Box 8: folder 10 | |
Board of Trustees | |||
Members, | 1973-75 | Box 8: folder 11 | |
Annual and semi-annual meetings, | Jun 1973-Jan 1978 | Box 8: folder 12-23 | |
Executive committee: minutes, | 1974-76 | Box 9: folder 1 | |
Program committee: minutes, | 1974-77 | Box 9: folder 2-3 | |
Worldview Symposium: "Restructuring Patriotism Today," | Jan 1974 | Box 9: folder 4 | |
Reports and articles evaluating CRIA, | 1973 | Box 9: folder 5 | |
Division of Educational Programs, Continuing education, and Ministry, | 1974-77 | Box 9: folder 6 | |
Consultation reports, | 1973-76 | Box 9: folder 7 | |
Kenneth Thompson program proposal, | 1976 | Box 9: folder 8 | |
Speech by Admiral Harry D. Train, | 13 Apr 1982 | Box 9: folder 9 | |
Note: [see also Foreign Policy Association] | |||
Aspen Institute policy paper: "Human Requirements, Supply Levels, and Outer Bounds: A Framework for Thinking about the Planetary Bargain," | 1975 | Box 9: folder 10 | |
Worldview articles for discussion, | Oct 1974- Oct 1975 | Box 9: folder 11 | |
Carnegie Center for Transnational Studies | |||
General and correspondence, | 1976-77 | Box 9: folder 12-13 | |
"The Nation-State and the Multinational Corporation in Lesser Developed Countries: Latin America," | Sep 1973 | Box 9: folder 14 | |
Corporate Consultation Program | |||
Project proposal, | 1972-79 | Box 9: folder 15 | |
Reports, | 1975-78 | Box 9: folder 16-17 | |
Meeting, | 1977 | Box 9: folder 18 | |
Reports on Taxation, Employment, New International Order, | Jul 1976 | Box 9: folder 19 | |
"Value Systems and World Food Crisis" meeting, | 1976-77 | Box 9: folder 20 | |
Eleanor Roosevelt Centennial Observance Initiating Committee, | Jun 1983 | Box 9: folder 21 | |
Foreign Policy Association (FPA) | |||
General and miscellaneous, | 1971-76 | Box 9: folder 22 | |
Correspondence, | 1972-77 | Box 9: folder 23 | |
Financial | |||
General, | 1974-76 | Box 9: folder 24-25 | |
Capital campaign, | Jan 1985 | Box 10: folder 1-2 | |
Board of Directors: meetings, | 1974-79 | Box 10: folder 3-8 | |
Publications and papers | |||
At a Glance, | 1975-78 | Box 10: folder 9-11 | |
"UN at Thirty-Five," Wallace Irwin Jr., | Oct 1979 | Box 10: folder 12 | |
"Dealing with China: An American Dilemma" by Richard Baum, | 1978 | Box 10: folder 13 | |
"China and America: Past and Future," | Apr 1977 | Box 10: folder 14 | |
"America in International Perspective" by Marina Whitman, | 2 Mar 1982 | Box 10: folder 15 | |
Admiral Harry D. Train event, | Apr 1982 | Box 10: folder 16 | |
Discussion with Henry Kissinger's planning staff, | 1975 | Box 10: folder 17 | |
Presentation: "The Future of FPA" by Carter Burgess, | Sep 1974 | Box 10: folder 18 | |
Proposal: A National Council on Citizen Education in International Relations, | 1974 | Box 10: folder 19 | |
Foundation for Child Development: meeting of Board of Directors, | 3 Mar 1977 | Box 10: folder 20-22 | |
Franklin Books Program | |||
Administrative | |||
General, | 1968-77, undated | Box 10: folder 23 | |
Board of Directors | Box
10 | ||
Welcome Packet, | 5 Dec 1968 | Box 10: folder 24 | |
General | |||
1974-75 | Box 10: folder 25 | ||
1977-78 | Box 11: folder 1 | ||
Correspondence, | 1970-78 | Box 11: folder 2 | |
Speech on Iran, | 15 Nov 1973 | Box 11: folder 3 | |
Reports | |||
History and current projects, | Oct 1972 | Box 11: folder 4-5 | |
Annual, | 1970-73 | Box 11: folder 6-8 | |
Bangladesh printing survey, | Oct-Nov 1972 | Box 11: folder 9 | |
Publications: The Franklin Newsletter, | 1972-75 | Box 11: folder 10 | |
Interchange Foundation | |||
Bylaws, | undated | Box 11: folder 11 | |
Insignia, | undated | Box 11: folder 12 | |
Legal, | 1960-73 | Box 11: folder 13-14 | |
Financial, | 1963-85 | Box 11: folder 15 | |
Minutes, | 1963-76 | Box 11: folder 16 | |
Correspondence and telephone messages, | 1970-81 | Box 11: folder 17 | |
Publication: Eleanor Roosevelt: Her Day, | 1974 | ||
Costs, | 1973-74 | Box 11: folder 18-19 | |
Agreements, | 1972-73 | Box 11: folder 20 | |
Correspondence | |||
Orders, | 1973 | Box 11: folder 21 | |
Publisher, | 1973-74 | Box 11: folder 22 | |
Response, | 1973-74 | Box 12: folder 1 | |
Drafts | |||
Foreword by Jean Picker, | 1973-74 | Box 12: folder 2 | |
Manuscript, | 10 Feb 1973 | Box 12: folder 3 | |
Acknowledgement and reference material, | 1973-74 | Box 12: folder 4 | |
Notes, | undated | Box 12: folder 5-6 | |
News clippings, | 1973-74 | Box 12: folder 7 | |
Photographs, | undated | Box 12: folder 8-11 | |
Institute for World Order | |||
General, | 1974-77 | Box 12: folder 12 | |
World Models Project, | 1968-72 | Box 12: folder 13-15 | |
Media coverage, | 1974-76 | Box 12: folder 16 | |
Board of Directors | |||
1974-77 | Box 12: folder 17-21 | ||
1978-79 | Box 13: folder 1 | ||
"Reassessing American Values": public education program proposal, | Sep-Oct 1974 | Box 13: folder 2 | |
Correspondence, | 1973-79 | Box 13: folder 3 | |
Grant Committee, | 1972-77 | Box 13: folder 4-5 | |
World Order Values workshop, | 4-6 Apr 1975 | ||
General | Box 13: folder 6 | ||
Reading materials | Box 13: folder 7-10 | ||
University Centers Program: criteria and progress reports, | 1973-74 | Box 13: folder 11 | |
International Conference on Social Welfare, | 1972 | Box 13: folder 12 | |
International Symposium on Social Welfare Responsibility, | 1971 | Box 13: folder 13 | |
New York City Commission for the United Nations, | 1981 | Box 13: folder 14 | |
New York Institute for the Humanities, | 1982 | Box 13: folder 15 | |
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, | Jan-Feb 1971 | Box 13: folder 16 | |
United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) | Box
13 | ||
General | |||
Notes, | 1972-82 | Box 13: folder 17-18 | |
Miscellaneous, | 1970-84 | Box 13: folder 19-23 | |
Administration | |||
Bylaws and letterhead, | 1977 | Box 13: folder 24 | |
Directory, | Mar 1983 | Box 13: folder 25 | |
Address lists, | 1977-82, undated | Box 13: folder 26 | |
Board of Directors | |||
Membership, | circa 1972 | Box 13: folder 24 | |
Mailings, | 1981-83 | Box 14: folder 1-13 | |
Meetings | |||
24 Sep 1971-4 Mar 1974 | Box 14: folder 14-21 | ||
17 Nov 1975-17 Nov 1980 | Box 15: folder 1-21 | ||
16 Nov 1981-5 Dec 1983 | Box 16: folder 1-7 | ||
Board of Governors | |||
Minutes and meeting materials | |||
1972-82 | Box 16: folder 8-21 | ||
1983-86 | Box 17: folder 1-14 | ||
Review Committee, | 1980-82 | Box 17: folder 15-22 | |
Staff meetings, | 1981-82 | Box 17: folder 23 | |
Committees | Box
18 | ||
Finance and Budget, | 1975-86 | Box 18: folder 1-5 | |
Note: [see also: oversize] | |||
International Cooperation Year, | 1964-65 | Box 18: folder 6 | |
Nominating, | 1973-83 | Box 18: folder 7 | |
Policy Studies | |||
General | |||
Abstracts of UNA-Policy Studies Panels, | 1976 | Box 18: folder 8 | |
Meetings, | 1974-82 | Box 18: folder 9-11 | |
Economic Policy Council (EPC) | |||
Publications and press, | 1982 | Box 18: folder 12 | |
Panels | |||
Illegal Immigration, | 1981-82 | Box 18: folder 13-14 | |
Industrial Objectives Panel, | May 1982 | Box 18: folder 15 | |
International Financial Institutions, | Jan-May 1982 | Box 18: folder 16-21 | |
North American Economic Area, | Feb 1981 | Box 18: folder 22-23 | |
Parents and Work, | 1982-84 | Box 18: folder 24 | |
Productivity, | 1981-82 | Box 19: folder 1-4 | |
US Trade Relations with Japan and Mexico, | Mar-Dec 1982 | Box 19: folder 5-8 | |
Parallel Studies Programs | |||
Chinese-American Parallel Studies program | |||
Beijing conference, | May 1982 | Box 19: folder 9 | |
China Council of the Asia Society: essays, | 1982-84 | Box 19: folder 10-13 | |
National Policy Panel to Study US-China relations, | 1978 | Box 19: folder 14 | |
Policy papers about Taiwan, | 1985 | Box 19: folder 15 | |
Japanese-American Parallel Studies program | |||
Defense survey, | 1981-82 | Box 19: folder 16 | |
Memoranda, | 1981-82 | Box 19: folder 17-23 | |
Conference, | Jan 1982 | Box 20: folder 1 | |
The Japanese American Alliance: A Framework for the Future, | 1983 | Box 20: folder 2 | |
Future of the Global Economy, | Jan-Apr 1985 | Box 20: folder 3 | |
Soviet-American Parallel Studies program | |||
Arms Control and Security Panel, | Dec 1982-Mar 1985 | Box 20: folder 4-8 | |
Bilateral Global Economic Issues, | Mar 1984-Mar 1985 | Box 20: folder 9 | |
Joint conferences, | 1982-84 | Box 20: folder 10 | |
Economics panel, | Oct 1982-Feb 1985 | Box 20: folder 11-19 | |
Funding proposal, | 1984 | Box 20: folder 20 | |
Articles by Tobi Trister Gati | Box
20 | ||
"Soviet and American Behavior in Multilateral Institutions," | 20 Oct 1978 | Box 20: folder 21 | |
"The Soviet Union and the North-South Dialogue over a New International Economic Order," | undated | Box 20: folder 22 | |
Other Panels | |||
Major Powers in East Asia, | Oct 1983-Mar 1985 | Box 20: folder 23-25 | |
Major Powers in East Asia, | Apr 1985 | Box 21: folder 1-3 | |
Multilateral Issues and Institutions | |||
Draft: "American Interest and the UN," Donald J Puchala, | Apr 1982 | Box 21: folder 4 | |
Multilateral projects, | 1982-85 | Box 21: folder 5-6 | |
The Futures Group | |||
"A Handbook for U.S. Participation in Multilateral Diplomacy," | 1981 | Box 21: folder 7-8 | |
"Negotiation, Multilateral Diplomacy, and North-South Relations," | May 1981 | Box 21: folder 9 | |
Multilateral Approaches to Arms Control, | Feb-Jul 1982 | Box 21: folder 10-12 | |
National Policy Panel on US-Soviet Relations, | Jan 1981 | Box 21: folder 13-14 | |
United Nations Capabilities in the | 1970s, 1970 | Box 21: folder 15 | |
The US, The UN and the Management of Global Change, | Aug 1982 | Box 21: folder 16 | |
World Federation of United Nations Associations, | 1978-83 | ||
Mailings, | 1978-83 | Box 21: folder 17-19 | |
28th-29th Plenary Assembly, | 1981-83 | Box 21: folder 20-24 | |
Bulletin, | 1981-83 | Box 22: folder 1 | |
Publicity | Box 22: folder 2 | ||
Correspondence with UNA-USA, | 1982-83 | Box 22: folder 3 | |
Other materials | Box 22: folder 4-6 | ||
Financial materials | |||
Expense account, | Sep 1974-Jan 1986 | Box 22: folder 7-10 | |
Fundraising initiatives | |||
General, | 1977-82 | Box 22: folder 11 | |
Proposal to Exxon, | 1980 | Box 22: folder 12 | |
Proposal to Carnegie Corporation: "Containing Local Conflict: Rethinking Multilateral Alternatives," | 1984 | Box 22: folder 13 | |
Intra-office memoranda | |||
General, | 1973-84 | Box 22: folder 14 | |
From Jean Picker, | 1974-80 | Box 22: folder 15 | |
Correspondence from Jean Picker, | 1970-86 | Box 22: folder 16-17 | |
Field Office | |||
Memoranda, | 1981-82 | Box 22: folder 18 | |
Council of Organizations, National Business Woman, | 1979 | Box 22: folder 19 | |
Corporate Council for International Policy, | 1982-83 | Box 22: folder 20 | |
Council of Chapter and Division Presidents | |||
Correspondence, | 1981-82 | Box 22: folder 21-22 | |
"War and Peace in Iowa," | Oct 1982 | Box 22: folder 23 | |
Washington Office | |||
General, | 1980-81 | Box 22: folder 24 | |
Report: "Congressional Influence on US-UN Relations," | 1978 | Box 22: folder 25 | |
Public Relations | |||
Press list, | undated | Box 22: folder 26 | |
Promotion of Eleanor Roosevelt: Her Day, | 1973-74 | Box 22: folder 27 | |
Response to Heritage Foundation, | 1982 | Box 22: folder 28-29 | |
Publications and Educational materials | |||
General, | 1980-83, undated | Box 22: folder 3- | |
"An Assessment of UNA's Accomplishments," | 1978-81 | Box 23: folder 1 | |
Draft: "The National Program of UNA-USA," | 1978 | Box 23: folder 2 | |
Portfolio of teaching aids, | 1975-78 | Box 23: folder 3 | |
"The United Nations: In Search of Answers" Vista, | Sep/Oct 1972 | Box 23: folder 4 | |
"Teaching about the United Nations," | Feb 1981 | Box 23: folder 5 | |
Fact sheets, | 1976 | Box 23: folder 6 | |
Educational kits | |||
Decade for Women, | 1975 | Box 23: folder 7-9 | |
Note: [see also oversize] | |||
"Operation Turning Point: End the Arms Race," | 1977 | Box 23: folder 10 | |
A Study and Action Pack for World Development, | circa 1975 | Box 23: folder 11 | |
Note: [see also: oversize] | |||
UNAKIT, | 1978 | Box 23: folder 12-13 | |
International Peacekeeping Program, | 1971-72 | Box 23: folder 14-15 | |
Environmental program, | 1971-72 | Box 23: folder 16 | |
Model UN | |||
Guide to Delegate Preparation, | 1982-83 | Box 23: folder 17 | |
Calendar, | 1985-86 | Box 23: folder 18 | |
Workshop at UN for UNESCO associated schools, | 14-20 Aug 1977 | Box 23: folder 19 | |
UN Conference on the Law of the Sea, | 1974-75 | Box 23: folder 20-21 | |
World Population Conference, | 19-30 Aug 1974 | Box 23: folder 22 | |
World Food Conference, | 5-16 Nov 1974 | Box 23: folder 23 | |
Program Planning for UN Day, | 1981 | Box 23: folder 24 | |
"Time to Lead: Mandate for Action: UN Day Program Manual," | 1983 | Box 23: folder 25 | |
"Partnerships in Meeting Basic Needs" with National Education Association, | Nov 1981 | Box 23: folder 26 | |
Newsletters: Interdependent, Issues, and Washington Weekly Report, | 1980-84 | Box 23: folder 27 | |
Issues before the General Assembly, | 1977-82 | Box 24: folder 1-2 | |
Issues of the 80s fact sheets, | 1980-83 | Box 24: folder 3 | |
Annual Program Manual, | 1978 | Box 24: folder 4-5 | |
Manual of Chapter Operations, | Apr 1980 | Box 24: folder 6-11 | |
Editor's Guide to the UN, | 1978-79 | Box 24: folder 12-13 | |
"Toward a World without Hunger," | 1980 | Box 24: folder 14 | |
"Shaping the Global Agenda: Priorities for US Policy in International Organizations," | 1983 | Box 24: folder 15 | |
"Purposes and Means: A Sensible Guide for Policy on International Organization," | 1983 | Box 24: folder 16 | |
"The UN at Thirty" drafts, | 1975 | Box 24: folder 17 | |
Events and conferences | |||
General, | 1975-81 | Box 24: folder 18 | |
18th Annual UN Concert and dinner fundraiser, | 21 Oct 1978 | Box 24: folder 19 | |
National convention, | May 1983 | Box 24: folder 20 | |
NATO trips | |||
Notes by Harvey Picker, | 1983 | Box 24: folder 21 | |
Invited people, | 1983-85 | Box 24: folder 22-23 | |
Coordination of annual visits, | 1983-85 | Box 25: folder 1-6 | |
Articles and news clippings, | 1981-85 | Box 25: folder 7-8 | |
Miscellaneous meetings | |||
Commodity agreements and 7th Special Session, | 11 Jun 1975 | Box 25: folder 9 | |
Nonproliferation with Hans Blix, | 20 May 1983 | Box 25: folder 10 | |
Planning group for UN Management and Decision-making Study, | 27 Mar 1985 | Box 25: folder 11 | |
Affiliated organizations, | 1975-82 | ||
United States Association for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, | 1968-74 | Box 25: folder 13 | |
United States Mission to the United Nations | |||
General | |||
General, | 1969-78 | Box 25: folder 14 | |
Articles about the UN, | 1973-75 | Box 25: folder 15 | |
Report, "Social Development in the UN," | circa 1970-77 | Box 25: folder 16 | |
Report, "Coordination and Concerted Action in the United Nations System of Organizations," Department of State: Bureau of International Organization Affairs, | 1968 | Box 25: folder 17 | |
Speeches and statements by Jean Picker, | 1968-77, undated | Box 25: folder 18-27 | |
Reports by Jean Picker | Box
26 | ||
"Prospects for More Effective UN Actions in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice," | 6 Jul 1973 | Box 26: folder 1 | |
"Report on Children," | undated | Box 26: folder 2 | |
General Assembly | |||
General | |||
General overview, | 1968 | Box 26: folder 3 | |
Officers, | 1963-72 | Box 26: folder 4 | |
Miscellaneous, | 1968 | Box 26: folder 5 | |
Mission Liaison Officers information notebook, | 9 Jun 1971 | Box 26: folder 6 | |
Notes, | 1968 | Box 26: folder 7-14 | |
Schedules, | Sep-Dec 1968 | Box 26: folder 15 | |
Speeches and statements by Jean Picker, | 1968-76 | Box 26: folder 16-18 | |
Position papers and reports, | 1968 | Box 26: folder 19 | |
News clippings, | Sep-Dec 1968 | Box 26: folder 20 | |
Correspondence | |||
Memoranda, | 1968-69 | Box 26: folder 21 | |
Telegrams to/from Secretary of State and US Mission to UN, | 1968 | Box 26: folder 22 | |
Telegrams to/from Secretary of State and US Mission to UN, | 1968 | Box 27: folder 1-2 | |
Third Committee: correspondence and invitations, | Sep-Dec 1968 | Box 27: folder 3 | |
23rd Session | |||
Annotated programs, agendas, and telegrams, | 1968 | Box 27: folder 4 | |
Capital punishment, | 1968 | Box 27: folder 5-6 | |
Human Rights in Occupied Territories: Picker statement drafts, | 5-6 Dec 1968 | Box 27: folder 7 | |
International Year for Human Rights | |||
General, | 1968 | Box 27: folder 8 | |
Annotated publications | Box 27: folder 9-11 | ||
Publication: "Human Rights," | 1968 | Box 27: folder 12 | |
Memoranda, press release, and draft declaration, | 1968 | Box 27: folder 13 | |
Speeches by Jean Picker, | 1968 | Box 27: folder 14-15 | |
Notes, | Nov-Dec 1968 | Box 27: folder 16-17 | |
High Commissioner, | 1968 | Box 27: folder 18 | |
Position papers and state department telegrams, | 1968 | Box 28: folder 1 | |
Symposium, | 1968 | Box 28: folder 2 | |
"The Organization of American States and the Protection of Human Rights," | 1968 | Box 28: folder 3 | |
Natural Disasters, | 1968 | Box 28: folder 4 | |
Refugees | |||
General, | 1968 | Box 28: folder 5 | |
Election of High Commissioner for Refugees, | 1968 | Box 28: folder 6 | |
War Crimes | |||
General, | 1968 | Box 28: folder 7 | |
Notes, | 8-15 Oct 1968 | Box 28: folder 8-9 | |
Statement and drafts by Jean Picker, | 1968 | Box 28: folder 10 | |
Annotated UN publications, | 1968 | Box 28: folder 11 | |
World Social Situation | |||
General and statements by Jean Picker, | Oct-Nov 1968 | Box 28: folder 12 | |
Notes, | Nov 1968 | Box 28: folder 13-14 | |
Annotated draft resolutions, | Oct-Nov 1968 | Box 28: folder 15 | |
Youth, | 1968-70 | Box 28: folder 13-19 | |
24th session | |||
Social Development, | 1969-71 | Box 28: folder 20 | |
25th session | |||
Elderly and aged, | 1970 | Box 28: folder 21 | |
28th session | |||
Elderly and aged, | 1973 | Box 28: folder 22-24 | |
29th session | |||
United States positions (annotated), | 1974 | Box 29: folder 1 | |
30th session | |||
General, | 1975 | Box 29: folder 2 | |
Unified Approach to the Analysis of Planning of Development | |||
Draft resolutions, | 1975 | Box 29: folder 3-4 | |
Correspondence regarding Soviet draft resolution, | Oct-Nov 1975 | Box 29: folder 5 | |
31st session | |||
General (including Picker statements), | 1976 | Box 29: folder 6 | |
Finished items, | 1976 | Box 29: folder 7 | |
National Experience in Achieving Far-Reaching Social and Economic Changes, | 1976 | Box 29: folder 8-10 | |
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | |||
General, | 1969-73 | Box 29: folder 11 | |
Commission for Social Development (CSD) | |||
General | |||
General, | 1970-77 | Box 29: folder 12 | |
Margaret Mead's comments on meeting of Panel on Social Development, | 1963-64 | Box 29: folder 13 | |
Report, | circa May 1969 | Box 29: folder 14 | |
Study of CSD, | 1969-76 | Box 29: folder 15 | |
Report on 21st-24th sessions, | 1970-75 | Box 29: folder 16 | |
Speeches and statements by Jean Picker, | undated | Box 29: folder 17 | |
Membership, | 1970-73 | Box 29: folder 18 | |
Notes | |||
1969-73 | Box 29: folder 19-22 | ||
1973-77 | Box 30: folder 1-3 | ||
Correspondence | |||
Memoranda | |||
Outgoing, | 1969-77, undated | Box 30: folder 4 | |
Incoming, | 1968-77 | Box 30: folder 5 | |
Third party, | 1970-77 | Box 30: folder 6 | |
Telegrams: State Department to US Mission to UN, | 1969-73 | Box 30: folder 7-9 | |
Sessions | |||
19th: annotated report, | 1968 | Box 30: folder 10 | |
20th | |||
General information, | 1969 | Box 30: folder 11 | |
Reports and position papers | |||
Position papers, | 1969 | Box 30: folder 12 | |
Speeches and statements by Picker, | 1969 | Box 30: folder 13 | |
Report of U.S. delegation: draft, | 1969 | Box 30: folder 14 | |
Report by Special Rapporteurs on Technical Cooperative Activities in Social Development, | 26 Feb 1969 | Box 30: folder 15-16 | |
Agenda items | |||
Second UN Development Decade, | 1969 | Box 30: folder 17 | |
UN Research Institute for Social Development (RISD), | 1969 | Box 30: folder 18-19 | |
Work Programme, | 1969 | Box 30: folder 20-21 | |
21st | |||
Position papers and reports, | 1970 | Box 31: folder 1 | |
"Toward a Set of Social Indicators," | 1969-70 | Box 31: folder 2-3 | |
Speeches and statements by Jean Picker, | 1970 | Box 31: folder 4 | |
Social Policy and Planning | |||
General, | 1970 | Box 31: folder 5 | |
"Notes on Development of Concept of Social Planning in UN," | 15 May 1969 | Box 31: folder 6 | |
Report of meeting of experts in Social Policy and Planning, | Feb 1970 | Box 31: folder 7 | |
Symposium on Social Policy and Planning, | Jun 1970 | Box 31: folder 8-10 | |
Preparatory committee for Second UN Development Decade, | 1970 | Box 31: folder 11 | |
22nd | |||
Position papers, | Mar 1971 | Box 31: folder 12 | |
Speeches, statements, and reports by Jean Picker, | 1971 | Box 31: folder 13 | |
Report: "Social Development in Eastern European Socialist Countries and the Soviet Union," | 1971 | Box 31: folder 14 | |
Program proposals, | 1970-71 | Box 31: folder 15 | |
Notes by Secretary General (annotated), | 1971 | Box 31: folder 16 | |
Notes and comments, | 1971 | Box 31: folder 17 | |
Agenda items | |||
Criminality and Social Change, | 1970-71 | Box 31: folder 18-19 | |
Social Security, | 1970 | Box 31: folder 20-21 | |
World Social Situation, | 1970-71 | Box 31: folder 22 | |
World Social Situation, | 1970-71 | Box 32: folder 1 | |
World Wide Programme of Research and Training in Regional Development, | 1971 | Box 32: folder 2 | |
23rd | |||
General, | 1973 | Box 32: folder 3 | |
Position papers, statements, and reports | |||
Position papers, | 1973 | Box 32: folder 4-5 | |
Speeches, statements and reports by Jean Picker, | 1973 | Box 32: folder 6 | |
Crime control report, | 6 Jul 1973 | Box 32: folder 7 | |
Annotated report on Unified Approach, | 1973 | Box 32: folder 8 | |
Annotated report on 23rd Session, | Feb-Mar 1973 | Box 32: folder 9 | |
24th | |||
General | |||
Agenda and list of representatives, | 1974-75 | Box 32: folder 10 | |
Notes on participants and commission members, | 1975 | Box 32: folder 11 | |
Provisional summary record of 602nd meeting, | 1975 | Box 32: folder 12 | |
Corrections to provisional summary records, | Jan-Feb 1975 | Box 32: folder 13 | |
Proposed US withdrawal from CSD, | Mar 1975 | Box 32: folder 14-15 | |
Position papers, | 1974-75 | Box 32: folder 16 | |
Correspondence and invitations, | 1974-75 | Box 32: folder 17 | |
Department of State telegrams, | 2 Dec 1974-30 Jan 1975 | Box 32: folder 18 | |
Report to U. S. Secretary of State, | 1975 | Box 32: folder 19 | |
Draft resolutions, | Jan 1975 | Box 32: folder 20 | |
Statements on work program by Jean Picker, | 1973 | Box 32: folder 21 | |
Agenda items | |||
Item 3: World Social Situation | |||
General, | 1974-75 | Box 32: folder 22 | |
Speech and statements by Jean Picker, | 1975 | Box 32: folder 23 | |
Annotated report, | 1974 | Box 32: folder 24 | |
Mid-Term Review and Appraisal, | 1975 | Box 32: folder 25 | |
Item 4: Social indicators, | 1974 | Box 32: folder 26-28 | |
Item 6: Unified Approach, | 1973-75 | Box 33: folder 1-2 | |
Item 7: Crime control and prevention, | 1973-75 | Box 33: folder 3 | |
Item 8: Popular participation, | 1974-75 | Box 33: folder 4 | |
Item 9: Statement on Youth and draft resolution by Jean Picker, | 8 Jan 1975 | Box 33: folder 5 | |
Item 10: Rehabilitation of the disabled, | Aug 1974-75 | Box 33: folder 6 | |
Item 11: Programme objectives for Medium Term Plan, | 1976-79, 1974-75 | Box 33: folder 7-8 | |
Item 12: Research Institute for Social Development (RISD), | 1974-75 | Box 33: folder 9 | |
Item 13: Migrant workers, | 1975 | Box 33: folder 10 | |
Item 15: Consideration of provisional agenda, | 1975 | Box 33: folder 11 | |
Item 16: Adoption of report of CSD to ECOSOC, | 1975 | Box 33: folder 12 | |
Notes, | 1975 | Box 33: folder 13 | |
25th | |||
General | |||
Agenda, | 1976-77 | Box 33: folder 14 | |
Membership, | 1977 | Box 33: folder 15 | |
Position papers, | 1976-77 | Box 33: folder 16-17 | |
Correspondence, | 1977 | Box 33: folder 18 | |
Statements and reports | |||
Statements by Jean Picker, | 1976-77 | Box 33: folder 19 | |
Statements by others, | 1976-77 | Box 33: folder 20 | |
Draft resolutions, | 1976-77 | Box 33: folder 21 | |
US Report on 25th Session, | 1976-77 | Box 33: folder 22 | |
Agenda items | |||
Item 3: World Social Situation, | 1976-77 | Box 33: folder 23 | |
Item 4: Review and Appraisal of the International Social Development | Box
33 | ||
General, | 1969-77 | Box 33: folder 24 | |
Annotated reports, | 1976-77 | Box 33: folder 25-27 | |
Statements by others, | 1977 | Box 34: folder 1 | |
Item 6: distribution of national income, | 1977 | Box 34: folder 2 | |
Item 7: outflow of trained personnel from developing to developed countries, | 1977 | Box 34: folder 3 | |
Item 8: crime prevention and control, | 1975 | Box 34: folder 4 | |
Item 9: aged and social security, | 1977 | Box 34: folder 5 | |
Item 10: youth policies, | 1976-77 | Box 34: folder 6-7 | |
Item 12: Unified Approach, | 1976-77 | Box 34: folder 8 | |
Item 14: Program objectives for the medium term plan (1978-81) and progress report | 1975-76 | Box 34: folder 9-10 | |
Notes, | 1977 | Box 34: folder 11-13 | |
Committee on Review and Appraisal, | 1972-73 | Box 34: folder 14-20 | |
Social Committee | |||
General, | 1971-75 | Box 34: folder 21 | |
Statements by Jean Picker, | 1972-75 | Box 34: folder 22 | |
Notes, | 1975 | Box 34: folder 23 | |
Social Indicators, | 1972-74 | Box 34: folder 24-25 | |
Sessions | |||
46th: Position papers, notes, | 1969 | Box 34: folder 26 | |
56th: National experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress, | 1974 | Box 35: folder 1 | |
58th: position papers, news clippings, | 1975 | Box 35: folder 2 | |
Working Group on Rationalization, | circa 1973-74 | Box 35: folder 3 | |
Events | |||
Conference on Organization and Procedures of the UN, | 1970 | Box 35: folder 4 | |
Congress on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders, | 1970 | Box 35: folder 5 | |
Conference on the Human Environment, | 1971-84 | Box 35: folder 6-8 | |
Conference on Trade and Development, | May 1986 | Box 35: folder 9 | |
World Youth Assembly, | 1969-73 | Box 35: folder 10-11 | |
Miscellaneous committees | |||
Host Country Advisory Committee | |||
General, | 1970-73 | Box 35: folder 12 | |
Draft: summary overview, | 1971 | Box 35: folder 13 | |
United Nations Centre for Development, Planning, Projections, and Policy, | 1977 | Box 35: folder 14 | |
United Nations Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs: Commission on the Status of Women, | 1976 | Box 35: folder 15 | |
United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs, | 1986 | Box 35: folder 16 | |
United Nations Development Program: Jackson Capacity Study, | 1969 | Box 35: folder 17 | |
United Nations Division for Economic and Social Information, | Apr 1986 | Box 35: folder 18 | |
United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights, | 1986 | Box 35: folder 19 | |
United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, | 1970-72 | Box 35: folder 20 | |
United Nations Economic Committee: International Women's Year Conference, | 1973-75 | Box 35: folder 21 | |
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, | 1968 | Box 35: folder 22 | |
United Nations Fund for Population Activities, | May 1986 | Box 35: folder 23 | |
United Nations Special Committee on Principles of International Law, | 1968 | Box 35: folder 24 | |
United States National Commission for UNESCO | |||
General, | 1973-74 | Box 35: folder 25 | |
Human Rights Task Force, | 1972-76 | Box 35: folder 26-27 | |
UN Decade for Action to Combat Racism, | 1973-74 | Box 35: folder 28-30 | |
Women's World Banking, | 1981 | Box 35: folder 31-32 | |
SERIES IV. SUBJECT FILES | |||
Adoption, | 1972 | Box 36: folder 1 | |
Crime, | 1950-73 | Box 36: folder 2-3 | |
Foreign Aid, | 1970 | Box 36: folder 4 | |
Healthcare, | 1971 | Box 36: folder 5-6 | |
Housing, | circa 1968 | Box 36: folder 7 | |
Land Reform, | 1970-71 | Box 36: folder 8 | |
Latin America, | 1969 | Box 36: folder 9 | |
Mentally Retarded, | circa 1968-69 | Box 36: folder 10 | |
Nigeria: Biafran conflict, | 1968 | Box 36: folder 11 | |
Rehabilitation, | 1964-69 | Box 36: folder 12 | |
Social Planning, | 1969 | Box 36: folder 13 | |
Social Welfare, | 1969 | Box 36: folder 14 | |
Volunteers, | 1969-85 | Box 36: folder 15 | |
Women, | 1961-73 | Box 36: folder 16-19 | |
World Bank, | 1970 | Box 36: folder 20 | |
Youth, | 1967-76 | Box 36: folder 21-24 | |
MEMORABILIA | |||
UN Youth for Peace paperweight, | 1970 | Box
37 | |
UN Decade for Women pin, | 1976-1986 | Box
37 | |
UN Commemorative stamps, | circa 1970s | Box
37 | |
Hair Comb enclosed, Nandini Beharry to Jean Picker | 31 Oct 1968 | Box
37 | |
OVERSIZE MATERIALS | |||
SERIES I. BIOGRAHICAL MATERIALS AND PHOTOGRAPHS | |||
Invitation to White House Conference on International Cooperation, | Nov-Dec 1965 | Box 37: folder 1 | |
Photograph, 50th Birthday of Edward J. Sovatkin, | 7 Feb 1936 | Box
37 | |
"China Trip" poster for photograph exhibition at Smith College Museum of Art, | 16 Sep-24 Oct 1976 | Box
37 | |
"The Pickers in Peking," Marian Blanchard, The Colgate Scene, | circa 1976 | Box
37 | |
SERIES III. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS | |||
Committee of Correspondence: pamphlet, n.d.; "Reds' Photographs on Germ Warfare Exposed as Fakes," New York Times, | 3 Apr 1952 | Box 37: folder 2 | |
Foreign Policy Association: financial report, | 1976 | Box 37: folder 3 | |
Institute for World Order: financial report, | 1974 | Box
37 | |
United Nations Association of the USA | |||
Audits and budgets, | 1972-87, undated | Box 37: folder 4-5 | |
"1971 Tanker Traffic and Oil Flow," map, | 1973 | Box 37: folder 6 | |
"Study and Action Pack for World Development," posters and postcard set, | 1974 | Box
37 | |
World Population Year fact sheet, | 1974 | Box 37: folder 6 | |
International Women's Year poster, | 1975 | Box
37 | |
"Financing the UN System: Comparative Contributions of Member States," poster | 1976 | Box
37 | |
"The United Nations and the Law of the Sea," fact sheet, | 1976 | Box
37 | |
The Diplomatic World Bulletin, | 19 Oct 1981 | Box
37 | |
Reprint of op-eds on Reaganomics, Fund for Peace, | Mar 1982 | Box
37 | |
"Surface Distribution of Ferromanganese Deposits on the Ocean Floor," map, | undated | Box
37 | |
United Nations Day poster, | undated | Box
37 | |
United States Mission to the United Nations: "Nazi Crimes in Poland, 1939-45" map and booklet, | 1968 | Box 37: folder 7 | |
"The United Nations and What You Should Know about It," by Jean Picker and Eleanor Roosevelt: galley, | 1971 | Box 37: folder 8 | |
Chinese newspaper from Jean Picker's trip, | 1975 | drawer 56 | |
"Study and Action Pack for World Development," | circa 1974 | drawer 56 | |
Poster, UN General Assembly, Second Special Session on Disarmament, | 1982 | drawer 56 | |
United Nations Development Programme poster, | undated | drawer 56 | |
Tables, Law of the Sea, | undated | drawer 56 | |