Foreign Service: Correspondence File 1936-47., 01/01/1946-12/31/1947

File — Box: 6, Folder: 1

Identifier: 61523

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Consists of files covering the early period of J. Graham Parsons' career in the U.S. Foreign Service (1936-47).

Dates

01/01/1946-12/31/1947

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Extent

From the Collection: 22 Linear Feet (15 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

16/05/02

Container Summary

Personal/professional correspondence relating to early years of J. Graham Parsons as a consular officer in the U.S. Foreign Service at posts abroad in Cuba (1936-38); Mukden (Manchuria), China (1938-40); Canada (1940-43), and at the State Department Division of European Affairs (1938, 1943-45, and 1945-47). Includes correspondence with family and colleagues, arranged chronologically: George Messersmith to Coert du Bois (U.S. consul general, Cuba)(1938) copy; Ellis O. Briggs (1938-40); Pierrepont Moffat (1939); William R. Langdon with typescript entitled, "The Economic Policy and Structure of Manchukuo" (1939); Joseph C. Grew (1940-45); Henry Ivison Parsons (Uncle Harry) and members of the Parsons family (1939-40); G. Howland Shaw (1942-44); Cordell Hull to James Clement Dunn (dir., Office of European Affairs) copy (1944); H. Freeman Matthews (1945); William P. Maddox (1947); Ray Atherton (1947); George D. Andrews (no date); Charles Yost (1947).

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

PARSONS, J. GRAHAM - FOREIGN SERVICE: CORRES. 1936-47: Typed Letter Signed

MUKDEN - PARSONS, J. GRAHAM: CORRES. 1938-40: Typed Letter Signed

PARSONS, J. GRAHAM - MUKDEN (MANCHURIA): CORRES. 1938-40: Typed Letter Signed

CUBA - PARSONS, J. GRAHAM: CORRES. 1936-38: Typed Letter Signed

PARSONS, J. GRAHAM - CUBA: CORRES. 1936-38: Typed Letter Signed

CANADA - PARSONS, J. GRAHAM: CORRES. 1940-43: Typed Letter Signed

PARSONS, J. GRAHAM - CANADA: CORRES. 1940-43: Typed Letter Signed

EUR - PARSONS, J. GRAHAM: CORRES. 1938-47: Typed Letter Signed

PARSONS, J. GRAHAM - EUR: CORRES. 1938-47: Typed Letter Signed

MESSERSMITH, GEORGE - CORRES. TO DU BOIS, COERT 1938 (COPY): Typescript

BRIGGS, ELLIS O. - CORRES. TO PARSONS, J. GRAHAM 1938-40: Typed Letter Signed

MOFFAT, J. PIERREPONT - CORRES. TO PARSONS, J. GRAHAM 1939: Typed Letter Signed

LANGDON, WILLIAM R. - CORRES. TO PARSONS, J. GRAHAM 1939: Typed Letter Signed

MANCHURIA - SEE ALSO: MUKDEN: Typescript

MANCHURIA - ECOMONIC POLICY & STRUCTURE (BY WILLIAM LANGDON 1939): Typescript

GREW, JOSEPH C. - CORRES. TO PARSONS, J. GRAHAM 1940-45: Typed Letter Signed

PARSONS, HENRY IVISON - CORRES. TO PARSONS, J. GRAHAM 1939-40: Typed Letter Signed

SHAW, G. HOWLAND - CORRES. TO PARSONS, J. GRAHAM 1942-44: Typed Letter Signed

HULL, CORDELL - CORRES. TO DUNN, JAMES CLEMENT 1944 (COPY): Typed Letter Signed

MATTHEWS, H. FREEMAN - CORRES. TO PARSONS, J. GRAHAM 1945: Typed Letter Signed

MADDOX, WILLIAM P. - CORRES. TO PARSONS, J. GRAHAM 1947: Typed Letter Signed

ATHERTON, RAY - CORRES. TO PARSONS, J. GRAHAM 1947: Typed Letter Signed

PARSONS FAMILY - CORRES. TO PARSONS, J. GRAHAM (C.1936-1947): Autographed Letter

YOST, CHARLES - CORRES. TO PARSONS, J. GRAHAM 1947: Typed Letter Signed

ANDREWS, GEORGE D. - CORRES. TO PARSONS, J. GRAHAM (C.1936-47): Autographed Letter