Willard Leon Beaulac Papers 2
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Willard Leon Beaulac Papers 2 contain correspondence, manuscripts, subject files, printed materials, and photographs deriving from Willard L. Beaulac's service as U.S. ambassador to five Latin American nations. Correspondence from American State Department official Henry A. Kissinger (copies), Georgetown University professor Rev. James V. Schall, S.J., and Spanish politician Ramon Serrano Suner is included. The manuscripts include speeches and articles written by Beaulac. Information about the Alliance for Progress in preserved in the subject files. The printed materials contain some relatively rare items on U.S. relations with Latin America. And, a few photographs of Beaulac in various diplomatic settings round out the collection. The Willard Leon Beaulac Papers are stored in two archival boxes (3.0 linear feet).
Dates
- Creation: 1945 - 1996
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1960 - 1979
Collection-level Access Restrictions
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.
Biographical note
Willard Leon Beaulac, a native Rhode Islander, attended Brown University and then served in the Navy during World War I. After that conflict, Beaulac enrolled in the new Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, graduating in 1921. Beaulac joined the State Department in 1921, holding consular posts in Central America for the next 10 years. For part of World War II, he served as counselor and deputy chief of mission in Spain. In 1944, Beaulac earned his first ambassadorial appointment to Paraguay. In 1947, he became ambassador to Colombia. Between 1951 and 1953, Beaulac was ambassador to Cuba. Next, he served as ambassador to Chile from 1953 to 1956. He then was U.S. ambassador in Argentina between 1956 and 1960. His final assignment was as deputy commandant for foreign affairs at the National War College. His book "Career Ambassador" was published in 1951. Beaulac taught at Southern Illinois and Ball State after retiring from the State Department. Other books by Beaulac include "Career Diplomat," "A Diplomat Looks at Aid to Latin America," "The Fractured Continent," and "Franco: Silent Ally in World War II." Willard Leon Beaulac died on August 25, 1990 at the age of 91.
[Source: "Washington Post," 5/27/1990, p. B6.]
Extent
3 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Willard Leon Beaulac Papers 2
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Scott S. Taylor. Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu