Stephen B. L. Penrose, Jr. Papers 1908-1990 1919-1955

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Stephen B. L. Penrose, Jr. Papers 1908-1990 1919-1955

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This collection chiefly contains the correspondence of Stephen B.L. Penrose, Jr., depicting his presidency of the American University in Beirut, Lebanon, from 1948-1954, his involvement with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), his work with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and his views on and advocacy for Palestinian statehood and Palestinian refugees.

3.125 linear feet; 8 boxes

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Whitman College and Northwest Archives

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United States. Office of Strategic Services

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The special operations Branch, Office of Strategic Services, London was charged with conducting in enemy or enemy-occupied territories of the European Theater, sabotage operations, the support and supply of resistance groups, and guerrilla warfare. From the description of OSS/London: Special Operations Branch and Secret Intelligence Branch war diaries, 1944, [microfilm]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122640182 ...

Whitman College

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The 1986 American Philosophical Association's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education in Philosophy gained Whitman national recognition for having received an honor that had been awarded only twice before. When it was discovered that the award had beenfabricated by a disgruntled ex-student,Whitman received national recognition and ridicule. From the guide to the Whitman College Philosophy Department Records, 1987-1989, (Whitman College and Northwest Archives) Whitman...

Penrose, Margaret (Margaret Pressley Dale), 1910-1993

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Penrose family

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Penrose, Stephen B. L. (Stephen Beasley Linnard), 1908-1954

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The following edited excerpts are from the October, 1991 essay "Stephen B.L. Penrose, Jr.: A Biographical Tribute" by Frances Copeland Stickles and from the introduction to the 1993 publication of this collection by Lawrence L. Dodd. Full text of the 1993 printed guide Much of the work of Stephen B.L. Penrose,Jr. can be found to be as applicable today as it was when his speeches were experienced first-hand and his writings newly printed, especially when cons...

American university of Beirut

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Previously known as the Syrian Protestant College and earlier as the St. Paul's Institute. From the description of Records of the American University of Beirut, 1895-1958, n.d. (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702132151 The American University of Beirut is located in Beirut, Lebanon and was built under a charter from the state of New York. The American University of Beirut was first opened as the Syrian Protestant College in 1866 i...

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Penrose, Margaret (Margaret Pressley Dale)

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Near East College Association (New York, N.Y.)

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