Joseph Simonson diaries and related papers. 1927-1984.

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Joseph Simonson diaries and related papers. 1927-1984.

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Diaries, biographical information, and photographs of Joseph Simonson, a Lutheran minister and U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia (1953-1957).

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Simonson, Joseph C. (Joseph Clifford), 1904-1985.

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Joseph Simonson was born May 24, 1904 on a farm in Fillmore County near Lanesboro, Minnesota. He graduated from St. Olaf College (Northfield, Minn.) in 1925 and from Luther Theological Seminary (St. Paul) in 1931. He also studied law at George Washington University (Washington, D.C.) from 1926 to 1928, receiving an honorary LL.D. from Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.) in 1952. While studying law in Washington, D.C., Simonson served as secretary to Congressman August An...