Smythe, Mabel Murphy (Ambassador)., 01/01/1977-12/31/1981

File — Box: 1, Folder: 216

Identifier: GAMMS2.2.828

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Dates

01/01/1977-12/31/1981

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 Ambassador Mabel Murphy Smythe, covering her career in the Foreign Service. Includes her early life and her experiences in Japan; Africa; Syria and Malta (during her husband's tenure as Ambassador); as Ambassador to Cameroon; and in Equatorial Guinea.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

SMYTHE, MABEL MURPHY (AMBASSADOR) - INTERVIEWED BY MORIN, ANN - 1988: Other Types

WOMEN AMBASSADORS PROJECT - SMYTHE, MABEL MURPHY - INTERVIEWEE: Other Types

SEGREGATION ISSUES: Other Types

NAACP: Other Types

DESEGREGATION - BROWN V. TOPEKA: Other Types

AFRICAN AFFAIRS: Other Types

SYRIA - AMBASSADOR (SPOUSE OF): Other Types

ANTI-AMERICANISM - SYRIA: Other Types

MALTA - AMBASSADOR (SPOUSE OF): Other Types

RACIAL ISSUES - USE OF BLACK ENGLISH: Other Types

PHELPS-STOKES FUND: Other Types

CAMEROON - AMBASSADOR: Other Types

CHAD - AMERICAN EVACUATION: Other Types

USIS FILMS - CLEARANCE ISSUES: Other Types

"ROOTS" - AFRICAN REACTION: Other Types

WOMEN'S ISSUES: Other Types

GUINEA: Other Types