Diplomacy
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 58 Collections and/or Records:
Selwa Roosevelt Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-981201
Scope and Contents note
Papers of Ambassador Selwa Roosevelt, U.S. Chief of Protocol under President Ronald Reagan, including photographs (mostly in photo albums) of state occasions and visits organized by Roosevelt, formal invitation cards, souvenir programs for events, clippings, and printed materials. A run of correspondence of Selwa Roosevelt with authors, celebrities, international correspondents, Reagan Administration officials, and friends is also retained.
Dates:
1949 - 2019
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
Cynthia P. Schneider Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-011221
Scope and Contents
A professor and scholar of seventeenth-century Dutch art, Dr. Cynthia P. Schneider was appointed by President Clinton in 1998 as the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, where she served until 2001. The papers consist of correspondence, daily schedules, notebooks, printed items, and subject files, recording in detail her posting there. It includes letters from Jozias van Aartsen, Jimmy Carter, Wesley K. Clark, her father Anthony L. Perrin, Thomas R. Pickering, and Strobe Talbot, among others....
Dates:
1998 - 2001
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Robert Silvercruys Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-861231
Scope and contents note
The papers of Baron Robert Silvercruys consist of letters, manuscripts, pamphlets and clippings mainly concerning the careers of Frantz Silvercruys (1859 - 1936), President of the Court of Cassation of Belgium and created Baron Silvercruys in 1929, and of his son, Robert Silvercruys (1893 - 1971), who was a Belgian Ambassador to the United States (1946 - 1959). The papers comprise 3.5 linear feet of materials, arranged in 56 folders in 7 boxes. The papers are divided into two series, one...
Dates:
1896 - 1968
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Walter J. Stoessel, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-940210
Scope and Contents Note
The Walter J. Stoessel, Jr. Papers document the diplomatic service of Ambassador Stoessel, who was the United States Ambassador to Poland (1968-1972), the Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1974-1976), and the Ambassador to West Germany (1976-1981). Also, some of the materials date to his work as Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs and Deputy Secretary of State. Stoessel's impressive career is covered in this collection. Extensive, detailed information about political,...
Dates:
1951 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1982
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Basil N. Strandtman Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-000009
Scope and Contents note
The present collection includes personal correspondence and official documents pertaining to the life and career of Basil N. Strandtman, of the Imperial Russian Diplomatic corps to Yugoslavia (1911-1940); as well as correspondence from members of his family, including his wife, Xenia, and brother, Nikon. Included are official documents from the Imperial Government of Russia regarding the military, civilian, and government service of the Strandtman family dating to 1800, as well...
Dates:
1843 - 1963
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Leonor K. Sullivan - Panama Canal Treaty Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-761019
Scope and Contents
The collection pertains primarily to U.S.-Panama treaty negotiations relating to the Panama Canal and a proposed interoceanic Atantic-Pacific sea-level canal. The collection consists of copies of documents held by the St. Louis University Law Library.
Dates:
1943 - 1976
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
George Tanham Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-130531
Scope and contents note
The George Tanham Papers comprise the research files generated by George Tanham, a U.S. diplomat who was an expert in the politics of South Asia and Southeast Asia.Tanham's files are mostly printed materials and manuscripts about various countries, such as Afghanistan, China, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Materials regarding counterinsurgency, foreign relations, international politics, nuclear policy, and other topics are included. Most of the documents are...
Dates:
1952 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
James Theberge Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-880501
Scope and Contents note
Papers of former U.S. ambassador James Theberge relating largely to Central America and Russia.
Dates:
1962 - 1987
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
U.S.-Turkish Relations Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-0087
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the following items:Turkish Military Photograph Album, 1949: Presented to U.S. Ambassador George Wadsworth by Major General R. Erdelhun, Director of Training of the Turkish Joint Staff.CENTO Multilateral Technical Cooperation Fund: a unique experiment in cooperative technical assistance, 1959. Central Treaty Organization.CENTO Project Budget Submission FY 1970 & FY 1971. USAID and Department of State.Marshall Plan...
Dates:
1949 - 1971
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Edmund A. Walsh, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS239
Scope and Contents
The papers of Fr. Walsh throw considerable light on most aspects of his career: as founder and guiding spirit of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; as head of the Papal Relief Mission to Russia in the early 1920s; as president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association; as a representative of the Catholic Church in Mexico; and as an extremely involved consultant at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Significant correspondents include Herbert Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover,...
Dates:
1885 - 1955; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1952
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Edmund A. Walsh, SJ Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-090723
Scope and contents note
The Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, S.J. Papers: Part 2 comprise the personal papers of the extraordinary Jesuit educator, author, and geopolitician Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, S.J. The collection includes a fine run of letters to his brother Fred V. Walsh regarding Fr. Walsh's travels in Europe and his experiences connected to his service as a special adviser at the Nuremberg war crimes trials after World War II. Also of interest is a group of postcards sent by Fr. Walsh from various locations in Europe....
Dates:
1904 - 1956
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Paul C. Warnke Papers 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS440
Scope and Contents
Although Ambassador Paul C. Warnke's official papers are at the Johnson Presidential Library, this collection documents the controversy that preceded his confirmation as Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and as a principal U.S. negotiator of the SALT II treaty. Most importantly the collection portrays his continuing role in the non-government arms control movement. There is much on Democratic presidential campaigns, the Vietnam War, and the legal culture of Washington, D.C....
Dates:
1963 - 2000
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Paul C. Warnke Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS337
Scope and Contents
The Paul C. Warnke Papers: Part 2 consist of material regarding the career of Paul C. Warnke. Included in the collection are document lists, files concerning Warnke's government service, documents related to the organizations to which Warnke belonged, texts of some of Warnke's oral presentations, publications, and a limited amount of correspondence to and from Warnke. The Paul C. Warnke Papers: Part 2 supplement the more extensive Paul C. Warnke Papers [Part 1] also preserved in the...
Dates:
1959 - 1999
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Edward Weintal Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-030901
Scope and contents note
The Edward Weintal Papers document the career of Edward Weintal, a Polish diplomat and long-time writer for the periodical "Newsweek." In addition to a few personal documents, there is a set of subject files maintained by Weintal on various topics. Materials regarding Charles Bartlett and the book "Facing the Brink: An Intimate Study in Crisis Diplomacy" (New York: Scribner, 1967), which Weintal co-authored with Bartlett, are contained among these papers. Of particular importance is a...
Dates:
1924 - 1974
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
Earl J. Wilson Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS70
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This collection of papers from Earl J. Wilson consists of his files, maintained during his years with the U.S. Information Service, dealing with the development of democracy in U.S. foreign policy. Material includes the manuscript of an unpublished book by Mr. Wilson on the subject, entitled,'Fumbling with Democracy: Our Failure to Promote It Abroad.' There is also a quantity of information in the form of published and unpublished reports and correspondence concerning USIA's Citizenship...
Dates:
1940 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1980
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