Clubb, O. Edmund (Oliver Edmund), 1901-1989

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Dates:
Birth 1901-02-16
Death 1989-05-09
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Biographical notes:

American diplomat and political scientist; consul general, Peking, China, 1947-1950; director, Office of Chinese Affairs, Department of State, 1950-1952.

From the description of O. Edmund Clubb papers, 1940-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123379461

Biography

American diplomat and political scientist; consul general, Peking, China, 1947-1950; director, Office of Chinese Affairs, Department of State, 1950-1952

Biographical Note

1901 February 16 Born, South Park, Minnesota 1927 Receives bachelor's degree, University of Minnesota 1928 1952 Foreign service officer, U.S. Department of State, including term as Consul General, Beijing 1951 Faces charges of "disloyalty" during McCarthy period and is suspended from the China desk of the State Department 1952 Suspension is overturned on appeal by Clubb, who nonetheless resigns from the State Department 1959 1966 Visiting lecturer at Columbia University, Brooklyn College, New York University, the New School for Social Research, and Cornell University 1964 Author, 20th Century China 1971 Author, China and Russia: The 'Great Game'

From the guide to the O. Edmund Clubb Papers, 1940-1988, (Hoover Institution Archives)

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Subjects:

  • Internal security
  • Internal security
  • Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Occupations:

  • Diplomats

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • China (as recorded)
  • China (as recorded)

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