Long, Breckinridge, 1881-1958
Variant namesLawyer, diplomat, and author.
From the description of Breckinridge Long papers, 1486-1948 (bulk 1910-1948). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449352
Biographical Note
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1881, May 16:
Born, St. Louis, Mo. -
1904:
A.B., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. -
1905 -1906 :Student, Washington University Law School, St. Louis -
1906:
Admitted to Missouri bar -
1907:
Began practice in St. Louis, Missouri -
1906 -1944 :Active in state, local, and National Democratic Party politics -
1909:
M.A., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. -
1912:
Married Christine Alexander Graham -
1914:
Secretary, Missouri Code Commission -
1916:
Active in organizing the “St. Louis Democrats for Woodrow Wilson” -
1917 -1920 :Third assistant secretary of state -
1920:
Defeated as Democratic Party nominee for United States Senate from Missouri -
1925 -1929 :Chairman, National Jefferson Centennial Committee of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation -
1928:
Delegate, Democratic National Convention; member, Committee on Platform and Resolutions -
1928 -1933 :Practicing international lawyer, special assistant to attorney general -
1933 -1936 :Ambassador to Italy -
1937 -1941 :Trustee, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. -
1938:
Ambassador, Special Mission to Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay -
1939:
Member, Commission under Treaty with Italy, for Advancement of Peace -
1939 -1940 :Special assistant secretary of state in charge of problems arising from the war -
1940 -1944 :Assistant secretary of state -
1941 -1943 :Member, Thomas Jefferson Bicentennial Commission -
1941 -1944 :Member, War Communications Board -
1944:
Member, delegation to Dumbarton Oaks Conference -
1946 -1947 :Member, United States Government Princeton Bi-Centennial Conference -
1958, Sept. 26:
Died, Montpelier Manor, Laurel, Md.
From the guide to the Breckinridge Long Papers, 1486-1948, (bulk 1910-1948), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949. Papers, 1908-1949 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Henry Morgenthau Papers, 1795-1941, (bulk 1870-1941) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | George S. Messersmith papers | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | George Creel Papers, 1857-1953, (bulk 1896-1953) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1938-1941. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Roland S. Morris Papers, 1910-1943 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Morris S. Lazaron papers, 1851-1979 (bulk 1930-1950) | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | James A. Farley Papers, 1790-1976, (bulk 1918-1976) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Breckinridge Family Association. [Breckinridge family notes] | Historical Society of Pennsylvania | |
| referencedIn | Roper, Daniel C. (Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943. Papers, 1860-1985 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Meredith, Edwin Thomas, 1876-1928. Papers of Edwin T. Meredith, 1898-1949 [microform]. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Arthur Bliss Lane papers, 1904-1957 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Robert Worth Bingham Papers, 1856-1939, (bulk 1933-1937) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Correspondence, 1939-1965. | Andover-Harvard Theological Library | |
| creatorOf | Breckinridge Long Papers, 1486-1948, (bulk 1910-1948) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | George Creel Papers, 1857-1953, (bulk 1896-1953) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Allen, Carleton Kemp, Sir, 1887-1966,. Letters to the editors of the Virginia Quarterly Review 1925-1934. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss, ca. 1860-1969 (inclusive) | Harvard University Archives. | |
| creatorOf | United States. Continental Congress. Petition : addressed to the King, [1775?]. | Princeton University Library | |
| referencedIn | Morris, Roland S. (Roland Sletor), 1874-1945. Papers of Roland S. Martin, 1910-1943. | Library of Congress | |
| referencedIn | Frank Lyon Polk papers, 1883-1942 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | R. C. Leffingwell Letterbooks, 1917-1920 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Breckinridge Long Papers, 1486-1948, (bulk 1910-1948) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Records of the American National Red Cross. 1881 - 2008. Official Administrative Documents | National Archives at College Park | |
| creatorOf | Jones, Bert L., d. 1942. Niagara Gorge Railway papers, 1903-1917. | Buffalo History Museum, Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886-1960. Papers, 1894-1960 | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Gordon Auchincloss papers, 1914-1951 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Meredith, Edwin Thomas, 1876-1928. Papers of Edwin T. Meredith, 1898-1949. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Auchincloss, Gordon, 1886-1943. Gordon Auchincloss papers, 1914-1951 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Key Pittman Papers, 1898-1951, (bulk 1912-1940) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Frank Lyon Polk papers, 1883-1942 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives |
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