Thayer, Robert Helyer, 1901-1984
Variant namesDiplomat, lawyer, and New York public official.
From the description of Robert Helyer Thayer papers, 1920-1980 (bulk 1930-1964). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982102
Diplomat, ambassador.
From the description of Reminiscences of Robert Helyer Thayer : oral history, 1972. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122587414
Biographical Note
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1901, Sept. 22:
Born, Southboro, Mass. -
1922:
A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. -
1923:
LL.B., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. -
1926 -1929 :Law clerk, Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft, New York, N.Y. -
1929 -1932 :Associate counsel to William J. Donovan of Donovan, Leisure, Newton and Lumbard, New York, N.Y. -
1929:
Associate counsel, investigation into the United States Bankruptcy Act, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York -
1932:
Assisted Henry Breckinridge as counsel to Charles A. Lindbergh in the matter of the kidnapping of Lindbergh's son -
1934:
Partner, Donovan, Leisure, Newton and Lumbard, New York, N.Y. -
1936:
Chairman, Republican National Finance Committee for New York City -
1938:
Appointed assistant district attorney for New York County, N.Y. -
1941 -1945 :Commissioned lieutenant commander, United States Naval Reserve, and assisted in organization of combat intelligence -
1945:
Assistant to John Foster Dulles, United States delegation to United Nations charter conference in San Francisco, Calif. -
1946:
Candidate for Congress from Brooklyn, N.Y. -
1946 -1947 :Assistant commissioner, New York State Division of Housing -
1949 -1951 :Commissioner, New York State Commission Against Discrimination -
1951 -1954 :Assistant to ambassador to France -
1955 -1958 :Minister to Romania -
1958 -1962 :Assistant secretary for cultural and educational affairs, State Department -
1962 -1971 :Director of governmental relations, American Field Service -
1984, Jan. 26:
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the Robert Helyer Thayer Papers, 1920-1980, (bulk 1930-1964), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Thayer, Robert Helyer, 1901-1984. Reminiscences of Robert Helyer Thayer : oral history, 1972. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | John Foster Dulles oral history collection, 1964-1967 | Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers. | |
| creatorOf | Robert Helyer Thayer Papers, 1920-1980, (bulk 1930-1964) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe additional papers | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Robert Helyer Thayer Papers, 1920-1980, (bulk 1930-1964) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Republican Club of the 15th Assembly District (New York, N.Y.). [A collection of printed material pertaining to the Republican Club of the 15th Assembly District, New York, N.Y.]. | New-York Historical Society |
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Birth 1901-09-22
Death 1984-01-26
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