Rothwell, Charles Easton, 1902-

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American educator and historian; United States Department of State official, 1941-1945; executive secretary, United Nations Conference on International Organization, 1945; secretary general, United States delegation to the United Nations, 1946; director, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, 1952-1959; president, Mills College, 1959-1967.

From the description of Charles Easton Rothwell papers, 1924-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123458511

Biographical Note

  • 1902 October 9: Born, Denver, Colorado
  • 1924: A.B., Reed College, Portland, Oregon
  • 1927 - 1932 : Director, Teacher Training in Social Sciences, University of Oregon
  • 1929: A.M., University of Oregon
  • 1930: Author (with Alfred N. Lomax), An Economic Geography of the Oregon Region
  • 1932: Married Virginia Sterling, Santa Monica, California
  • 1932 - 1939 : Instructor, Citizenship and History, Stanford University
  • 1938: Ph.D., Stanford University
  • 1939 - 1941 : Assistant Professor, History, and Advisor, Reed College
  • 1941 - 1946 : Worked with the Department of State, United States Government
  • 1941: Contributor, "War and Economic Institutions", War as a Social Institution, American Historical Association
  • 1945: Executive Secretary, United Nations Conference International Organization, San Francisco, California
  • 1946: Secretary General, U.S. delegation to United Nations
  • 1946 - 1947 : Senior staff member, Brookings Institution
  • 1947 - 1952 : Vice Chairman and Research Professor, Hoover Institution and Library
  • 1949: Contributor, "International Organization and World Politics", International Organization, Vol. III Contributor, "International Relations in a World of Change", World Politics
  • 1951: Staff member, National War College Contributor, The Policy Sciences, edited by Daniel Lerner and Harold Lasswell
  • 1952: Author (with H. D. Laswell and D. Lerner), A Comparative Study of Elites
  • 1952 - 1959 : Director, Hoover Institution
  • 1954: Contributor, "Europe in the Post War Period", Introduction to International Relations
  • 1959 - 1967 : President, Mills College, Oakland, California
  • 1987 May 1: Died, Marin County, California

From the guide to the Charles Easton Rothwell Papers, 1924-1995, (Hoover Institution Archives)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Garnett, Porter, 1871-1951. [Photograph of Charles Easton Rothwell, and others] [graphic]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Catalogue II of the Regional Oral History Office, 1980-1997 Bancroft Library
creatorOf Charles Easton Rothwell Papers, 1924-1995 Hoover Institution Archives
creatorOf Charles Easton Rothwell Papers, 1924-1995 Hoover Institution Archives
creatorOf Halle, Louis Joseph, 1910-. Papers of Louis Joseph Halle [manuscript], 1952-1987. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Homer D. Crotty papers and addenda, 1859-2011 The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Manuscripts Department
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Relation Name
associatedWith Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office corporateBody
associatedWith Crotty, Homer D. person
associatedWith Halle, Louis Joseph, 1910- person
associatedWith Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace. corporateBody
associatedWith Mills College. corporateBody
associatedWith National War College (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Stanford University. corporateBody
associatedWith United Nations. corporateBody
associatedWith United Nations Conference on International Organization (1945 : San Francisco, Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Dept. of State. corporateBody
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United States
Asia
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Education
Universities and colleges
International education
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1902

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