Dunn, William E. Papers 1895-1969

Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971

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Dean Acheson, U.S. Secretary of State, born Dean Gooderham Acheso, in Middletown, Connecticut, on April 11, 1893. After being educated at Yale University (1912-1915) and Harvard Law School (1915-18) he became private secretary to the Supreme Court Justice, Louis Brandeis from 1919 to 1921. A supporter of the Democratic Party, Acheson worked for a law firm in Washington, D.C., before President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him Under Secretary of the Treasury in 1933. During World War II (1941),...

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...

Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994

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Dean Rusk (1909-1994), U.S. Secretary of State, born in Cherokee County, Georgia. From the description of University of Georgia faculty papers, 1952, 1971-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477809 Dean Rusk was born in Cherokee County, Ga., on February 9, 1909. He attended Davidson College, graduating in 1931 as a Rhodes Scholar. He then attended St. John's College, Oxford. In 1946 he became assistant chief of the Division of International Security Affairs of the U.S. De...

Stevens, William H. S. (William Harrison Spring), 1885-

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Cassville Seminary, located in Huntingdon County, Pa., and under the supervision of the Methodist Church, began operation in 1852. The school was relatively popular but closed at the beginning of the Civil War. From the description of Essay, 1850s? (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191274354 ...

Adams, Arthur S. (Arthur Stanton), 1896-1980

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Scientist and educator. From the description of Papers of Arthur S. Adams, 1937-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131895 Fund raising director, investor, philanthropist. Born in 1895. Studied economics at Sorbonne in Paris and at University College in London. Became the director of Southwest Campaign Bureau in Dallas in 1925. Actively invested in stock, real estate, and oil. Involved in fund-raising and membership drives for various charitable Jewish organizations and s...

Winkler, Ernest William, 1875-1960

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Ernest William Winkler (1875-1960) was a librarian and bibliographer. He was state librarian of Texas in 1906, and from 1909 to 1915. He became librarian of the University of Texas in 1923. He compiled and edited the Check List of Texas Imprints . From the guide to the Winkler, Ernest William, Papers 68-177; 69-106; 73-073; 74-039; 81-076; 2012-041., 1846-1972, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) Ernest William Winkler (1875-1960) w...

Garrison, George Pierce, 1853-1910

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Schurz, William Lytle, 1886-1962

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Economic historian William Lytle Schurz taught at a number of academic institutions, including the University of California, of Wyoming, and of Michigan, as well as the American Institute for Foreign Trade, where he served as president in 1950. He also worked in a variety of US government positions, such as commercial attaché to Brazil during the Hoover administration and as chief of training at the Social Security Board under President Franklin Roosevelt. In addition to The Manila Galleon, his ...

Greenup, Julian

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Perry, Arthur C. (Arthur Cecil), 1873-1961

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Arthur Colvin Perry (d. 1974) was an administrative assistant in Washington, D.C. to three U.S. senators from Texas, including Senator Morris Sheppard, Senator Tom Connally, and Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. He remained with Johnson through his years as Vice President and President, and served as a Staff Assistant to the President. He left his job as an administrative assistant from 1934 to 1947, to serve as an attorney with the Federal Communications Commission, the Internal Revenue Service and th...

Barker, Eugene C. (Eugene Campbell), 1874-1956

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Eugene C. Barker was a University of Texas historian and educator. From the description of Barker, Eugene Campbell, papers, 1785-1895, 1812-1895. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 70277022 ...

Rice, Stuart A. (Stuart Arthur), 1889-....

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Assistant director of the United States Bureau of the Census, and later assistant director of statistical standards in the United States Bureau of the Budget. From the description of Correspondence with Johan Thorsten Sellin, 1934-1952. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 243780683 Sociologist, statistician, and government official; d. 1969. From the description of Papers, 1900-1969. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70946883 ...

Texas Library and Historical Commission

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United States. Foreign Service

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Denby was a counselor of the American legation in Vienna. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1949. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864674 ...

United States. Navy Intelligence specialists

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Davis, Roy Tasco, 1889-1975

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Roy Tasco Davis (1889-1975), diplomat and educator, was Minister to Costa Rica from 1921 to 1929; Minister to Panama from 1929 to 1933; and Ambassador to Haiti from 1953 to 1957. From the description of Davis, Roy Tasco, 1889-1975 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10575463 Diplomat and educator. From the description of Roy Tasco Davis papers, 1886-1960 (bulk 1928-1933). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79448996 ...

Cumberland, William Wilson, 1890-1955

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Economist. From the description of Reminiscences of William Wilson Cumberland : oral history, 1951. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309730878 ...

Bolton, Herbert Eugene, 1870-1953

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Herbert Eugene Bolton was born on July 20, 1870 in Wilton, Wisconsin. He became Director of the Bancroft Library in 1916, and head of the History Department at Berkeley in 1919. His career in the classroom and in the field lasted until his death in January 1953. From the description of Pictorial material from the Herbert Eugene Bolton papers [graphic]. ca. 1910-ca. 1950. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 656612971 From the description of Herbert Eugen...

Braden, Spruille, 1894-1978

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED American diplomat, mining engineer. Braden (1894-1978) was a diplomat in numerous Latin American countries and was particularly well known for his role as the American Representative to the Chaco Peace Conference, 1935-1939, and for his opposition to the Peron regime in Argentina in the 1940s. From the guide to the Spruille Braden Papers, 1903-1977., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Diplomat, mining engineer, executive. ...

Armour, Norman, 1887-

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Davies, Joseph Edward

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American diplomat; ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1936-1938. From the description of Joseph Edward Davies letters, 1940-1942, to Fred D. Warner. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123379497 Diplomat, lawyer, and author. Born 1876; died 1958. From the description of Joseph Edward Davies papers, 1860-1958 (bulk 1912-1958). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980061 J.E. Davies was former ambassador of the United States to the Soviet Union and Belgium. ...

Raines, Cadwell Walton, 1839-1906

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Lane, Arthur Bliss, 1894-1956

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Arthur Bliss Lane was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 16, 1894. He graduated from Yale University (B.A., 1916) and entered the diplomatic service as secretary to the United States ambassador to Italy. Lane served in diplomatic posts throughout Europe, and joined the Department of State in 1923. He served in Mexico and Nicaragua before returning to Europe in 1937. Lane served as ambassador to Colombia (1942-1944) and ambassador to Poland (1945-1947). He retired from diplomatic service in 1947 ...

Connally, Tom, 1877-1963

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Thomas Terry Connally (1877-1963) represented Texas in the United States Congress for 35 years, serving in the House of Representatives from 1916 to 1929 and in the Senate from 1929 to 1953. Best known for his Senate career, Connally was an able debater whose major assignments were to the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of which he was chairman, 1941 to 1946 and 1949 to 1953. He was responsible for three national laws, which particularly affected Texas: the C...

Dunn, William E. (William Edward), 1888-1966

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Dunn, William E. (William Eugene), 1882-1925

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William Edward Dunn (1888–1966) was a student of Herbert Eugene Bolton at the University of Texas and went with Bolton to Mexico City to assist in research work on the early history of the Spanish Southwest. He returned to Austin in 1913 and taught history and then Latin-American history and economics; in 1915–16 he served as Spanish archives investigator for the Library of Congress. During World War I he served in the naval intelligence service, and saw duty in various Latin-Americ...

American council on education

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Founded in 1918, the American Council on Education is a coordinating body for American institutions of higher education. From the guide to the American Council on Education Latin American Slide Collection N/A., 1945, (Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin) Founded in 1918, the American Council on Education (ACE) is the nation's unifying voice for higher education. ACE serves as a consensus leader on key higher education issues and seeks to influ...

Brundage, Burr Cartwright, 1912-1993

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Rickard, Joaquín D.

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Pierson, William Whatley, 1890-

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William Whatley Pierson (born 1890) was a professor of history and political science at the University of North Carolina. From the guide to the William Whatley Pierson Papers, ., 1764-1830; 1925-1941, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Warren, Fletcher, 1896-

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F. Warren, a native of Greenville, Texas, spent 40 years with the American Foreign Service, including 16 years as ambassador to Nicaragua, Paraguay, Venezuela and Turkey. From the description of Papers, 1917-1976, bulk 1921-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 18580304 ...

Sheppard, Morris, 1875-1941

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Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) was born May 28, 1875, in Wheatsville, Texas. He received his AB degree from the University of Texas in 1895 and his LLB in 1897. He also earned an LLM degree from Yale University, before beginning his law practice in Pittsburgh and Texarkana. In 1902, Sheppard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to fill the space left vacant by his father’s death. He served until 1913 when he became a U.S. Senator, a post he would hold until his own death in...

Bächer, Edward Leonard

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Bowers, Claude Gernade, 1879-1958

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Bowers was an American historian and columnist, editorial writer for the New York World from 1923-1931. From the description of Claude Gernade Bowers letter : to E.H. Woodruff, 1929 Sept. 10. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936742 Claude G. Bowers was a noted author, historian, and U.S. ambassador. From the description of Letters, 1954. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 21126171 Ambassador. From the...

Welles, Sumner, 1892-1961

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Benjamin Sumner Welles (1892-1961) graduated from Harvard University in 1914 and began his diplomatic career in 1915 as Secretary of the United States Embassy in Tokyo. From 1917 to 1919 he served in a similar post in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was Assistant Chief of the Latin American Affairs Division of the Department of State from 1920 to 1921, and Chief of the Division from 1921 to 1922. From 1922 to 1925, he was Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary to the Dominican Republic, an...