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Thomas J. Watson, Jr., papers (MS-1U-W1)

Brown University Library

Box A, John Hay Library
Providence, RI 02912
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Collection Overview

Title: Thomas J. Watson, Jr., papers
Date range: 1905-1994
Creator: Watson Jr., Thomas J., 1905-1993
Extent: 24 linear feet (24 record center boxes)
Abstract: Thomas J. Watson, Jr., (Brown University, class of 1937) was the President and C.E.O. of International Business Machines (1952-1971). After his retirement from I.B.M., Watson began a career in government service, serving as chairman of the General Advisor Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament and as Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1978-1981). Watson's papers document the period of his ambassadorship to the Soviet Union and his subsequent work in foreign policy matters from 1981 to his death in 1993.
Language of materials: English.
Repository: Brown University Library , University Archives
Collection number: MS-1U-W1