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Samuel Ebling papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-830120
Certificates of U.S. Department of State consular appointments signed by various U.S. secretaries of state, as well as presidents of U.S. and other countries. Post and date of appointment noted. Arranged by document signatory.

Dates

  • 1924-1950

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Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (1 Hollinger drop front box (20x24")) ; 20x24"

Additional Description

Biographical note

Samuel Gale Ebling was born on December 11, 1893, in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He attended Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, and later spent part of his undergraduate years at the Universite de Nancy, France. He received his AB degree in 1920 from George Washington University. In 1922, he attended the Centro de Estudios Historicos at Madrid.

Ebling's association with the Federal government began in 1916 when he was a clerk with the Department of Agriculture and the War Trade Board. He spent the year 1918-1919 overseas in the U.S. Army. On his return, Ebling become a clerk at the Department of State (1919-1921). On May 23, 1921, he was appointed as clerk at the American consulate in Marseilles, followed by postings to various American consulates in Europe over the next three years.

On July 1, 1924, Ebling became a Foreign Service officer, remaining with the State Department until retirement in 1950. Consular appointments included Ceylon, Penang, Germany, Nicaragua, Africa, Iran, England and Wales.

Provenance

Transferred from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, October 1982.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Samuel Ebling papers
Status
completed
Author
Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C.
Date
1983
Description rules
local practice
Language of description
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

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