Folder 4: Monrovia, Liberia, 1934

File — Container: Box 2, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

From the File:

1926 - 1936. Official correspondence, documents and sundry accounts, principally pertaining to McCeney Werlich's posts in San Jose, Costa Rica; Monrovia, Liberia; and Paris, France from 1932 until his death in 1936. Also included are two date books for the years 1926 and 1931.

Dates

1934

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Series: 2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

This file includes, among other material - TLS, Theodore Marriner, concerning Werlich's assignment in Paris. 1/3/34. - Carbon of letter to Frederick P. Hibbard, concerning American Lutheran Mission in Liberia; the League Plan; and trouble with a local Syrian. 1/9/34. - Carbon of letter to Franklin Roosevelt, 1/13/34. - Carbon of letter to Frederick P. Hibbard, concerning the Firestone/Davidson case. 1/15/34. - TLS, Joseph C. Grew, concerns Werlich's transfer and news of the Grew family. 2/21/34. - ALS, Doctor B. Van Trecht, concerning Werlich's malaria and its implications. 1/21/34. - TLS, Theodore Marriner, requests Werlich's presence in Paris as soon as possible. 2/24/34. - TLS, Gabriel Dennis [Secretary of Treasury], concerning his inspection of the country and recommendations for repairs and improvements. 4/3/34. - Carbon of letter to Samuel Reber [American Delegation at the General Disarmament Conference], concerning Dennis' letter of 4/3/34. 4/18/34. - Carbon of letter to John H. MacVeagh, concerning Dennic's letter. 4/18/34. - Carbon of letter to Gabriel L. Dennis. 4/19/34. - TLS, Samuel Riber, concerning Dennis and the League's concluding report on Liberian assistance. 4/23/34. - Carbon of letter to Ellis O. Briggs, concerning news gathered about Liberia. 5/29/34. - TLS, Jesse Isider Straus, 7/27/34.