Correspondence, The Hague: Carbons & Misc., 02/08/1918-09/14/1920
Series-level Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, reports and printed materials relating to CVHE's diplomatic service in Turkey and the Hague from 1915 to 1920. A second series with similar materials can be found at the end of the collection (donated at a later date than this set).
Dates
- 02/08/1918-09/14/1920
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Extent
From the Collection: 12 Linear Feet (12 Hollinger Record Storage boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
Carbons from Cornelius Van H. Engert to diplomats and friends while he was at The Hague, with a few original TLSs to CVHE from others, mostly regarding American foreign policy. Includes 1 copy carbon from CVHE to Mrs. Herbert Chitty, and carbons from CVHE to M. P. Roseboom, J. de Louter, W. O'Reilly, Lt. Hugh D. Rose, Richard E. Pennoyer, Hoffman Philip, H. G. Chilton, William Phillips, Marhsall Langhorn, Arnold Robertson, Lt. B. L. Middleton, Dorothy V. Boissevain, Robert Woods Bliss, C. R. Nasmith, Charles Homer Haskins, John W. Garrett, Goerge R. Montgomery, Howard Bliss, Miles M. Shand, and James W. Gerard. Also includes 1 copy memorandum to CVHE with messages from family members to prisoners of war in Turkey, 1 ALS from Comite Armenien de la Haye, 1 TLS from Ernest Schuler of the Joint Distribution Committe of the American Funds for Jewish War Sufferers, 1 TLS from C. R. Nasmith, 1 TLS from Walter Lyman Brown of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, 1 ALS from S. K. Hornbeck, and 1 ALS from Lt. H. D. Rose.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
ENGERT, CORNELIUS VAN HEMERT - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
NETHERLANDS (1918-20) - HAGUE, THE - AMERICAN CONSULATE - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
CHITTY, MRS. HERBERT - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
ROSEBOOM, M. P. - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
DE LOUTER, J. - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
LOUTER, J. DE - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
O'REILLY, WILLIAM EDMUND - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
ROSE, HUGH D. - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
PENNOYER, RICHARD E. - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
PHILIP, HOFFMAN - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
CHILTON, H. G. - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
PHILLIPS, WILLIAM - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
LANGHORN, MARSHALL - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
ROBERTSON, ARNOLD - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
MIDDLETON, B. L. - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
BOISSEVAIN, DOROTHY V. - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
BLISS, ROBERT WOODS - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
NASMITH, C. R. - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
HASKINS, CHARLES HOMER - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
GARRETT, JOHN WORK - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
MONTGOMERY, GEORGE R. - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
BLISS, HOWARD S. - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
SHAND, MILES M. - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
GERARD, JAMES W. - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
TURKEY (1918-20) - BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter
COMITE ARMENIEN DE LA HAYE - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
ARMENIA (1920) - COMMITTEE AT THE HAGUE - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
SCHULER, ERNEST - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
JEWS (1920) - RELIEF FUNDS FOR WWI - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter
BROWN, WALTER LYMAN - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
COMMISSION FOR RELIEF IN BELGIUM - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
HORNBECK, STANLEY K. - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
Creator
- From the Collection: Engert, Cornelius Van Hemert, 1887-1985 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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