Bogardus, George F., 01/01/1941-12/31/1963

File — Box: 1, Folder: 152

Identifier: GAMMS2.2.764

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Dates

01/01/1941-12/31/1963

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 George F. Bogardus, covering his career in the foreign service. Includes his early life, and his experiences as a Visa officer in Montreal, Canada, 1941-44; in Mombasa, Kenya, 1944-45; with the OSS in the U.S. Army, 1945; as Assistance Secretary in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1945-48; in Algiers, Algeria, 1948-50; as Consul in Toronto, Canada, 1951-54; as Economic officer in Hamburg, Germany, 1954-56; with INR at the State Department, 1956-57; at FSI in the State Department, 1957-58; as Consul in Stuttgart, Germany, 1963-67; with ISA at the Defense Department, 1967-70; and as Economic officer, Saigon, Vietnam, 1959-63.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BOGARDUS, GEORGE F. - INTERVIEWED BY KENNEDY, CHARLES STUART - 1996: Other Types

CANADA - MONTREAL - 1941-44: Other Types

JEWISH REFUGEE PROBLEM - CANADA - 1941-44: Other Types

KENYA - MOMBASA - 1944-45: Other Types

OSS - CHINA STUDIES - 1945: Other Types

CZECHOSLOVAKIA - PRAGUE - 1945-48: Other Types

MARSHALL PLAN - STALIN PRESSURE ON CZECHS TO REFUSE - 1945-48: Other Types

ALGERIA - ALGIERS - 1948-50: Other Types

USAID - ALGERIA - 1948-50: Other Types

CANADA - TORONTO - 1951-54: Other Types

GERMANY, HAMBURG - 1954-56: Other Types

INR - STATE DEPARTMENT - 1956-57: Other Types

FSI - STATE DEPARTMENT - 1957-58: Other Types

GERMANY - STUTTGART - 1963-67: Other Types

ARAB-ISRAELI WAR - 1967: Other Types

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT - ISA - 1967-70: Other Types

VIETNAM - SAIGON - 1959-63: Other Types

ISRAELI INTELLIGENCE - COMMENTS ON: Other Types

CHINA STUDIES - OSS - 1945: Other Types