Olmsted, Mary Seymour (Ambassador)., 01/01/1976-12/31/1979

File — Box: 1, Folder: 229

Identifier: GAMMS2.2.841

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Dates

01/01/1976-12/31/1979

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 Mary Seymour Olmsted, covering her career in the foreign service. Includes her early life and her experiences as Commercial officer in Amsterdam; as Political officer in Reykjavik; as Economic officer in Vienna; with the Bureau of East Asian Affairs; with the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs; as Economic officer in New Delhi; as Consul General in Port Moresby; and as Ambassador to Papua, New Guinea.

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WOMEN'S ACTION ORGANIZATION: Other Types

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