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Clare Boothe Luce Photographic Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS265
Collection-level Scope and Content Note A testament to the eventful and extraordinary life of one of the most accomplished career women of the 20th century, the Clare Boothe Luce Photographic Collection is comprised of personal and professional photographs taken throughout the life of Clare Boothe Luce. Always in the public eye and internationally known, Luce was constantly photographed and featured in magazines, especially those of her husband, Henry Robinson Luce, co-founder of Time Inc. Quite aware of her own good looks, Luce...
Dates: 1805 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1970
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Robert Woods Bliss collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-761028
Scope and Contents note

Pamphlets, printed documents, transcripts, maps, and newspaper clippings assembled by Robert Woods Bliss. The material pertains chiefly to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, with a number of the documents dealing specifically with Russia. Bliss (1875-1962), career diplomat, was stationed at the American embassy in Paris as secretary and counselor from 1912-1920.

Note: Click on "External Documents" below for a link to the finding aid for the collection.

Dates: 1914-1921
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

J. Raymond Ylitalo Papers

 Series
Identifier: GTM-20221205
Content Description The J. Raymond Ylitalo Papers document the diplomatic career of J. Raymond Ylitalo (1916-1987), a U.S. foreign service officer who was the 29th U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay from 1969 through 1972. Materials derive from Ylitalo's postings to Helsinki, Finland; Munich, Germany; Manila, Philippines; Washington, D.C.; Tijuana, Mexico; Asuncion, Paraguay; and Toronto, Canada. Included are photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and printed matter from his various posts. The collection...
Dates: 1916 - 1987
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

George Horton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-130911
Scope and contents note The George Horton Papers consist of 34 boxes. The collection is arranged into eight series: Correspondence; Diaries, Memoirs, and Lectures; Manuscripts and Drafts; Photographs; Newspaper Clippings; Horton Family Scrapbooks and Schoolbooks; Miscellaneous Documents; and Nancy Horton Materials. The contents of these series range from circa-1870 to 1964, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1923-1940. The collection includes information on Horton's work for the U.S. Consular...
Dates: 1884 - 1964; Majority of material found within 1923 - 1940
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Gwen Petitjean Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-150827
Scope and Contents The collection contains typed letters signed from Petitjean to her parents recounting experiences during assignments abroad as a diplomat with the U.S. Foreign Service. Countries to which Petitjean was posted include (chronologically 1951-retirement 1985): Peru, Panama, Germany, Canada, Morocco, Greece, Brazil, and Thailand, with a final posting in Washington, D.C.It also includes photographic slides and prints, clippings, and certificates documenting her posts with the U.S....
Dates: 1949 - 1981
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Constantine E. McGuire Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-000016
Scope and Contents

This collection is currently unprocessed and access to it may therefore be limited. Researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for more information on access to this collection.

The collection includes correspondence between Constantine E. McGuire and others, including Edmund A. Walsh and Edward B. Bunn. It also includes McGuire's obituaries.

Dates: 1918 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1965
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Abe S. Ashcanase Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-051214
Scope and Contents

This collection is currently unprocessed and access to it may therefore be limited. Researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for more information on access to this collection.

Printed reports, photographs, slides and audio recordings from Abe S. Ashcanase, USAID (Agency for International Development).

Dates: 1951-1963
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Alvin J. Cottrell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-840611
Scope and Contents

Papers of Middle East scholar Dr. Alvin J. Cottrell (1924-1983), consisting of correspondence from U.S. and Iranian officials, including Alexander Haig, Henry Kissinger, J. William Middendorf, Ronald Reagan, Assadollah Alam, and Ardeshir Zahedi. Other correspondents include C. Edmund Bosworth, Keith McLachlan, Roger Savory, and Malcolm Yapp. Contains files relating to publication of Cottrell's edited work "The Persian Gulf States: A General Survey" (1978).

Dates: 1968-1980
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Helen M. Eisenman letters and recollections

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: GTM-150828
Content Description

Typed transcription of 26 letters, entitled: "Letters from the Foreign Service / Memories of Work, Travel and Lots of Fun in the Foreign Service 1959-1985". 100pp + cover and dedication pages. Dated April 15, 2015. Written by Eisenman to family during her tours of duty as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service. Letters are written from India, Greece, Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, and Vienna. Includes one account of a road trip in Norway and Sweden, 1983.

Dates: 1959-1983
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Martin F. Herz Papers 1

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-840201
Scope and Contents The Martin F. Herz Papers, comprising nine linear feet of manuscript material, span the period from 1941 to 1983. The earliest material concerns his work in psychological warfare during the Second World War. Included are memoranda and reports on the theory, application, and effectiveness of American propaganda techniques, as well as actual examples of American, German, Russian, British and Japanese propaganda. Also included are subsequent correspondence files on collecting in the field of...
Dates: 1941-1983
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

George S. Roper, Sr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-830125
Scope and Contents The George S. Roper, Sr. papers consist of correspondence, reports, and memoranda concerning his positions as Chief of the Air Transport Section and Civil Air Attache at the State Department. The material documents the development of international civil aviation, concentrating on commercial travel, military air transport, international agreements, and air route networks. Also included are lecture notes from a course on air transport, given by Roper at Georgetown University. Note: Click on...
Dates: 1935 - 1957
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Butrick, Richard P., papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-011011
Content Description Correspondence, manuscripts of photographs primarily relating to posting as U.S. Foreign Service officer in China during the Sino-Japanese War. (1937-1945). Files arranged as follows --1. TLS 12/2/1948 from Harry S. Truman 2. Correspondence 1933-1994 3. Awards and certificates 4. Typescript reminiscences of China and Japan by Butrick 1927, undated 5. Photographs (printed copies with captions in Japanese) re air/sea Sino-Japanese conflict 1927-1945. Undated. 6. Miscellaneous B/W...
Dates: 1924-1994; Majority of material found in 1934-1948
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Thomas Dodd, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-140516
Scope and Contents The Thomas Dodd, Jr. Papers contain biographical materials, speeches, chronological files, photographs, and newspaper clippings that detail the life of Thomas Dodd Jr. (b. 1935), U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay from 1993 to 1997 and U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica from 1997 to 2001. Of great importance are the chronological files which essentially serve as personal diaries maintained by Dodd Jr. to record his daily diplomatic experiences. The speeches cover mostly his time in Uruguay and Costa...
Dates: 1993 - 2001
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Lewis C. Wendell, Jr. Collection on the United States Information Agency-Duke Ellington Good Will Tour

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-20220228
Scope and Contents The collection consists of materials related to Duke Ellington concerts held in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, and other nations, that were sponsored by the U.S. State Department in 1963. The materials were collected by Lewis C. Wendell, Jr., who served as a Consul with the United States Information Agency in that region. The collection includes photographs, programs, press releases, and seven audio recordings of concerts held in Lahore, Pakistan (1/4 inch magnetic tapes).The...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1963; 1963, 1971, circa 2010s
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Martin F. Herz Papers 2

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS134
Scope and Contents This is the second acquisition of the Martin F. Herz Papers (see finding aid by Margaret H. McAleer, February 1984, for first acquisition). Material includes congratulatory correspondence to Ambassador Herz on his appointment as U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria (1974-77); a large series of lectures (including research notes and speech outlines) given as the director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University (1978-83). ...
Dates: 1940-1983; Majority of material found within 1974-1980
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Robert S. Chilton, Jr. Papers 1

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS120
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Robert S. Chilton, Jr. Papers are a collection of 300 letters, dated mostly between 1897 and 1901, written by Robert S. Chilton, Jr., chief of the U.S. Consular Bureau of the State Department from 1895 until 1905. Chilton wrote eight of the letters, and 292 letters were written to him. Amounting to one box of material (0.5 linear feet), the letters shed light on the issues facing the U.S. consular service at the turn of the twentieth century, when America was in the midst of acquiring an...
Dates: 1892 - 1905
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Thomas Aspinwall papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS127
Collection-level Scope and Content Note

A collection of 10 autograph letters, dating between 1822 and 1848, addressed to the longtime American consul in London, Col. Thomas Aspinwall. They are from several prominent Americans and Englishmen seeking Aspinwall's assistance in a variety of matters.

Dates: 1822-1848; Majority of material found within 1842 - 1845
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Cecil B. Lyon papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS147
Scope and Contents note The Cecil B. Lyon papers comprise a rich life-time's record of a career in the American Foreign Service. Moreover, the collection is replete with letters by and about almost everyone in the field; a list of the colleagues and acquaintances of Ambassador Lyon would read like a "Who's Who" of the Foreign Service.The material has been organized into 13 series, the first five of which consist of correspondence (alphabetical; carbons; commercial; invitations; and individuals). These...
Dates: 1930-1971
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

William A. Wilson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS148
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The William A. Wilson Papers are organized into 10 series of files, which are summarized in the Synopsis section. The largest series included the following: * Alphabetical Correspondence - general and official unclassified correspondence from various individuals, arranged chronologically by year, with 1984 containing primarily congratulatory messages regarding the ambassador's appointment; * Individual Correspondence - correspondence from frequent writers and notable individuals including...
Dates: 1980 - 1992
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Cornelius Van H. Engert Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS169
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Cornelius Van H. Engert Papers consist of correspondence, reports, photographs and printed materials created or collected by Cornelius Van Hemert Engert during and after his career as a U.S. diplomat from 1912 to 1945. The Papers comprise 18 linear feet of material, contained in 12 boxes, arranged in 930 folders. The collection is divided into 16 series, mainly according to the geographical assignments held by Engert at various times during his diplomatic career. The series focusing on...
Dates: 1896 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1960
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

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