Herter family papers, 1882-1966.

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Herter family papers, 1882-1966.

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Mainly family correspondence, scrapbooks (including one for Mary C.P. Herter's art work as a child), and photograph albums of American artists Albert and Adele McGinnis Herter, their son, Christian A. Herter, congressman, Massachusetts governor and U.S. secretary of state, and his wife Mary C. (Pratt). Other family members and close friends included in the collection are Everit A. Herter, Caroline Keck Herter Bridge; Bessie McGinnis Van Vorst and Lithgow Osborne. Collection includes some diaries of Mary C.P. Herter, including some kept as a child, and a typed transcript of the W.W.I. diary of Everit A. Herter, sergeant in Company A, 40th Engineers, camouflage. (Cont) Among the subjects covered are the portrait and mural painting careers of Albert, Adele and Everit A. Herter and the early life and diplomatic and political career of Christian A. Herter. Christian Herter's papers touch upon his years at Harvard, his foreign service stints in Germany, Belgium and Switzerland during W.W.I., the Paris Peace Conference, the U.S. Commerce Dept. under Herbert Hoover, and the American Relief Administration. Also included in the collection are small amounts of material on Herter's congressional career, 1943-53; his governorship, 1953-57; his service as U.S. under secretary of state (including engagement diaries for 1957-59) and secretary of state, 1959-61; and as U.S. special representative on trade negotiations, 1962-66.

13 cartons and 1 oversize carton (stored offsite)

Massachusetts Historical Society

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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...

Van Vorst, Bessie McGinnis, 1873-1928.

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Herter family.

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Herter, Albert, 1871-1950

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Herter, Everit Albert, 1894-1918.

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Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895-1966

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American statesman; assistant to Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, 1919-1924; secretary of state, 1959-1961. From the description of Christian Archibald Herter miscellaneous papers, 1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123458502 Christian Archibald Herter (1895-1966) was born in Paris, France. He was a diplomat, politician, publisher, editor, and author. In 1959 Herter, who served as governor of Massachusetts during the mid-1950's, was appointed by President Dwight Eisen...

Massachusetts. Governor (1953-57 : Herter)

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Herter, Mary Caroline Pratt, 1895-1980.

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United States. Army. Engineers, 40th (1914-1918)

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Bridge, Caroline Keck Herter.

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Osborne, Lithgow, 1892-1980

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Diplomat, conservationist. From the description of Reminiscences of Lithgow Osborne : oral history, 1953. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309739274 ...

Herter, Adele McGinnis, 1869-1946

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Adele: painter; born 1869, died 1946. Albert: muralist and craftsman, born Mar. 2, 1871, died Feb. 2, 1950. Husband and wife. Albert studied at Art Students League under Carroll Beckwith, J.P. Laurens and in Paris with Cormon. He was an associate of the National Academy of Design, and a member of Society of Mural Painters and other organizations. Adele was a pupil of Bouguereau, Courtois, and Robert-Fleury in Paris, and a member of the National Association of Women Paint...