Edwin C. Wilson Papers Bulk, 1929-1948 1907-1974

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Edwin C. Wilson Papers Bulk, 1929-1948 1907-1974

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Papers of Edwin C. Wilson, (1893-1972), American diplomat, served as U.S. Minister to Uruguay from 1939-1941, U.S. Ambassador to Panama from 1941-1943 and U.S. Ambassador to Turkey from 1945-1948. Materials include correspondence, writings, photographs, U.S. State Department documents and ephemera.

1.7 lin. ft.; 2 archives boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 mapcase folder

eng,

Mandeville Special Collections Library

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Wilson, Edwin, 1927-

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United States ambassador, Edwin C. Wilson was born in 1893 in Palatka, Florida. In 1920, Wilson began his extensive dipolmatic carerer by joining the foreign services. Througout the span of his career, he held numerous positions including such positions as U.S. Minister to Uruguay, U.S. Ambassador to Panama, and U.S. Ambassador to Turkey. As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's diplomatic representative in Algiers, Wilson worked with General Charles de Gaulle on plans for a provisional government i...