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Diplomacy -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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

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

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-861002
Scope and Contents Box 1 Correspondence: Public (Fan) Mail from time as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. 1981-1982Box 2 Public (Fan) mail received (alphabetical) 1981-1983Box 3 Public (Fan) mail received (alphabetical) 1982-1983Box 4 Audio cassette tapes: interviews of and talks by Kirkpatrick 1981-1984Box 5 Public (Fan) mail received 1984-1985Box 6 Audio cassette tapes: interview of and talks by Kirkpatrick 1983-1984Box 7 Subject Files (mostly...
Dates: 1976 - 1986

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

Constantine E. McGuire Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-0016
Scope and Contents The collection primarily contains correspondence and speeches from 1918-1929 during Constantine McGuire's time at the Foreign Service College at Georgetown that document the opening and promotion of the school. The collection includes numerous invitations and responses for lecturerers to teach classes at the Foregin Service College between 1919 and 1922. It also highlights McGuire's continued investment in the college's expansion from 1923 to the end of his life in 1965, including his...
Dates: 1918 - 1965; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1965

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

William Franklin Sands Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-20221007
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 documents the career of William Franklin Sands, a U.S. diplomat best known for his work in Korea and Panama during the turn of the 20th century. It includes correspondence, diplomatic papers, journals, photographs, and...
Dates: 1814 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1940

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