Papers, 1948-1991 [1953-1955].

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Papers, 1948-1991 [1953-1955].

Correspondence, diaries, newspaper clips, invitations, scrapbooks, magazines, booklets, guest lists, calendars, receipts, addresses, memos, speeches, statements, notes, travel paraphernalia, and telegrams mostly documenting his service as Ambassador to Brazil. Topics include official business related to U.S. and Brazil, the death of Brazilian President Vargas, social events, Kemper's resignation, Mrs. Kemper's personal papers, and Peter Van Cleave's papers including his correspondence with Susan Jackson Keig regarding the design of a book of Mrs. Kemper's remembrances.

2.83 linear feet 3 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7560200

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Kemper, Gertrude Z. (Ziesing), 1890-1991.

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Kemper, James S. (James Scott), 1886-1981

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American business executive; chairman, National Finance Committee, Republican Party, 1944-1946; treasurer, Republican National Committee, 1946-1949; ambassador to Brazil, 1953-1955. From the description of James S. Kemper papers, 1929-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123401574 Insurance company executive, businessman, and Ambassador to Brazil from 1953-1955, accompanied by his wife Gertrude Ziesing Stout Kemper and nephew, Peter Van Cleave. From the descripti...

United States (1953-1955)

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Van Cleave, Peter.

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