Anslinger, H. J. (Harry Jacob), 1892-1975

U.S. commissioner of narcotics, 1946-1963; d. 1975.

From the description of Papers, 1928-1968. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70958932

Harry Jacob Anslinger was born 20 May 1892 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He attended Pennsylvania State College, 1913-1915, and received his LL.B. from American University in 1930. Anslinger served in the U.S. Government, 1918-1963, under nine presidents; he held consular posts in The Netherlands, Germany, Venezuela, and the Bahamas, 1918-1926; Treasury Department, chief of Division of Foreign Control, 1926-1929, assistant commissioner of prohibition, 1929-1930, and commissioner, Bureau of Narcotics, 1930-1963. He was the U.S. representative at League of Nations conferences on narcotics, and served on the United Nations Narcotic Drugs Commission.

From the description of H J. Anslinger papers, 1835-1970 (bulk 1918-1963). (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 70272560

Harry J. Anslinger was the Commissioner of Narcotics from 1946 to 1963.

From the description of Anslinger, H. J. (Harry Jacob), 1892-1975 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10568545