Clough, Ralph (Ambassador)., 01/01/1936-04/16/1990

File — Box: 1, Folder: 141

Identifier: GAMMS2.2.753

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Dates

01/01/1936-04/16/1990

Collection-level Access Restrictions

The Foreign Affairs Oral History Project transcripts and audio tapes have been returned to the Association for Diplomatic Study and Training in Arlington, Virginia.

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit. This collection is stored off site. Researchers may access transcripts at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/diplomacy/

Extent

From the Collection: 30 Linear Feet (Hollinger Record Storage boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 Tms transcribed oral history interview with Ralph N. Clough by Charles Stuart Kennedy and Ambassador Marshall Green. The interview begins with Clough's education and his impressions of China in 1936, and continues through his experiences with the Foreign Service: in Toronto, Canada, 1941-1942; as Vice Consul in Honduras, 1942-1945, drafted by the Army in Washington, 1945; as Vice Consul in Kunming, China, 1945; in Chungking, China, 1945-1946; in Beijing, China, 1946-1947; as Chinese Secretary in Nanking, China, 1947-1948; as Consular in charge of political section in Hong Kong, 1950-1954; at the National War College and as Deputy Director of Chinese Affairs in Washington, D.C., 1954-1958; in Bern and London, 1958-1961; as D.C.M. in Taipei, 1961-1965; as Diplomat-in-residence at Harvard, 1965-1966; and on the Policy Planning Council, 1966-1969.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

CLOUGH, RALPH N. (AMBASSADOR) - INTERVIEWED BY KENNEDY, C.S. - 1990: Other Types

CANADA - TORONTO - 1941-1942: Other Types

CHINA - COMMENTS ON - 1936: Other Types

HONDURAS - TEGUCIGALPA - 1942-1945: Other Types

HONDURAS - WORLD WAR II - 1942-1945: Other Types

STATE DEPARTMENT - CHINA DESK - COMMENTS ON - 1945: Other Types

CHINA - KUNMING - 1945: Other Types

CHINA - CHUNGKING - 1945-1946: Other Types

CHINA - WORLD WAR II AFTERMATH - 1945-1946: Other Types

CHINA - BEIJING - 1946-1947: Other Types

CHINA - NANKING - 1947-1950: Other Types

CHINA - COMMUNIST TAKE-OVER OF NANKING, 1947-1950: Other Types

COMMUNISM - CHINA - TAKE-OVER OF NANKING, 1947-1950: Other Types

HONG KONG - 1950-1954: Other Types

KOREAN WAR - HONG KONG'S REACTION TO - 1950-1954: Other Types

MCCARTHYISM - IMPACT ON HONG KONG - 1950-1954: Other Types

CHINA - U.S. POLICY TOWARD - 1954-1958: Other Types

FORMOSA RESOLUTION OF 1955: Other Types

WARSAW TALKS - 1958-1961: Other Types

TAIWAN - TAIPEI - 1961-1965: Other Types

CHINA - CULTURAL REVOLUTION - 1961-1965: Other Types

HARVARD UNIVERSITY - COURSES ON SOVIET UNION AND JAPAN - 1965-1966: Other Types

SINGAPORE - 1966-1969: Other Types

VIETNAM - 1966-1969: Other Types

CHINA - TIENAMEN SQUARE - COMMENTS ON - 1989: Other Types

MONGOLIAN CRISIS - U.N. NEGOTIATIONS - 1961: Other Types