Transcribed correspondence from Charles R. Crane while in the Middle East. Included are accounts of his meetings with Ibn saud., 1923 - 1929
Scope and Contents note
The Richard T. Crane Papers are divided into three series: the State Department Series (1915-1919), the Prague Series (1919-1922), and the Virginia Series (1922-1951), corresponding, respectively, to Richard Crane's years as private secretary to Secretary of State Robert Lansing; as the American ambassador to Czechoslovakia; and finally, as the owner of Westover Plantation in Virginia. There is also a quantity of photographs and other materials, filed separately.
Dates
- 1923 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 40.75 Linear Feet (32 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
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