Richard Wilmer Rowan papers, 1910-1965.

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Richard Wilmer Rowan papers, 1910-1965.

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Contains correspondence from former head of the CIA, Allen M. Dulles, actor Sydney Greenstreet, and others. Also includes reviews of Rowan's books, various materials concerned with espionage and politics, and the correspondence of Ruth Rowan, Richard W. Rowan's wife.

2 boxes (0.66 cubic ft.)

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7340152

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), principal foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency of the U.S. government. Formally created under the provisions of the National Security Act of 1947, approved July 26, 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) grew out of the World War II Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Previous U.S. intelligence and counterintelligence efforts had been conducted by the military and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and suffered from duplication, compe...

Rowan, Ruth E.

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Rowan, Richard Wilmer, 1894-....

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Writer on the history of espionage. From the description of Richard Wilmer Rowan papers, 1910-1965. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 32322388 ...

Greenstreet, Sydney

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Dulles, Allen, 1893-1969

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Allen W. Dulles, nephew of Robert Lansing, Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State, and brother of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, was a lawyer, foreign-service officer, and intelligence official. He served with the United States Office of Strategic Services in Bern, Switzerland during World War II, during which he penetrated the German Foreign Ministry Office and the "July 1944" anti-Hitler conspirators. In 1947 he helped draft the National Security Act, which created the Central Intelligenc...