Francis R. Eldridge papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-770401
The collection includes correspondence with Dwight D. Eisenhower, Sen. Ralph Flanders, John Bankhead, Walter B. Smith (CIA director), and Claude Rains.
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Francis R. Eldridge (1889-?) was a lecturer and author of several books on the Far East. He was chief of the Commercial Intelligence Division, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. In 1941 he became Chief Statistician of the U.S. Coast Guard; and in 1944, Chief of the Historical Section, Public Information Division, U.S. Coast Guard. He also worked for the Central Intelligence Agency.
0.20 Linear Feet (1 Hollinger Slim Document case)
English
Gift, circa 1977.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository