John Davis Lodge papers, 1886-1987

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Summary

Creators:
Lodge, John Davis, 1903-1985
Abstract:
Correspondence, speeches and writings, dispatches, reports, memoranda, clippings, other printed matter, photographs, sound recordings, and motion picture film relating to the Republican Party, national and Connecticut politics, and American foreign relations, especially with Spain, Argentina and Switzerland. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Extent:
288 manuscript boxes, 27 oversize boxes, 3 cubic foot boxes, 1 card file box, 3 album boxes, 121 envelopes, 2 sound cassettes, 1 sound tape reel, 1 sound disc (156.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John Davis Lodge papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, speeches and writings, dispatches, reports, memoranda, clippings, other printed matter, photographs, sound recordings, and motion picture film relating to the Republican Party, national and Connecticut politics, and American foreign relations, especially with Spain, Argentina and Switzerland.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1903 October 20
Born, Washington, D.C.
1921
Graduated, Middlesex School
1925
B.A., Harvard University
1929
Married Francesca Braggiotti
J.D., Harvard University
1929-1931
Associate, Cravath, deGersdorff, Swaine and Wood, New York
1932-1942
Actor, motion pictures and theatre
1942-1945
Captain, U.S. Navy (liaison officer to Free French Naval forces, North Africa)
1946-1950
Member of Congress from Connecticut
Lawyer, American Economic Foundation, New York
1950-1954
Governor, Connecticut
1953-1955
Special Presidential Ambassador, Panama, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico
1955-1961
Ambassador to Spain
1965
Delegate, Connecticut Constitutional Convention
1969-1974
Ambassador to Argentina
1983
Member of U.S. Delegation to the United Nations
1983-1985
Ambassador to Switzerland
1985 October 29
Died, New York City
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1986.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Boxes 310-311 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John Davis Lodge papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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