Norman Armour Papers

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Norman Armour Papers

1913-1983

The Norman Armour Papers are comprised primarily of Armour's correspondence with State Department officials, American presidents, and foreign leaders.Reports, telegrams, transcripts of speeches and newspaper clippings documenting Armour's diplomatic career, and personal correspondence are also preserved in the collection.

0.84 linear feet; 2 boxes

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 6321296

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United States. Department of State

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The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by an act of July 27, 1789 (1 Stat. 28) and redesignated the Department of State by an act of September 15, 1789 (1 Stat. 68). It was the agency of the United States created by law to assist the President in the formulation and execution of the Nation's foreign policy, and in the conduct of foreign affairs and of certain domestic affairs. The Department made plans for peace and security among all nations, participated in the United Nations and o...

Armour, Norman, 1887-1982

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Armour was a career diplomat whose posts included revolutionary Russia (1916-1919), fascist Spain (1924), post-revolutionary Chile (1938), and Haiti during the withrawal of American troops (1933). He was assistant secretary of state in 1947-1948. From the description of Norman Armour papers, 1913-1983. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 79912885 Norman Armour, career diplomat and Assistant Secretary of State, was born October 14, 1887 in Brighto...