Overview of the J. Rives Childs memoirs

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Overview of the J. Rives Childs memoirs

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Hoover Institution Archives Staff
Date Completed:: 2008
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by David Sun.

Collection Summary

Title: J. Rives Childs memoirs

Dates: undated

Collection Number: XX569

Creator: Childs, J. Rives (James Rives), 1893-

Collection Size: 1 item (1 manuscript box) (0.4 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Relates to relief work and social conditions in Russia, American foreign relations with Balkan and Near Eastern countries, diplomacy regarding Morocco in World War II, and the role of Iran in world politics, especially in relation to Russia.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], J. Rives Childs memoirs, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog Socrates at http://library.stanford.edu/webcat . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in Socrates is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Biographical/Historical Note

American diplomat; American Relief Administration worker in Russia, 1921-1923; chargé d'affaires in Morocco, 1941-1945; ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1946-1950; ambassador to Ethiopia, 1951-1953.

Scope and Content of Collection

Relates to relief work and social conditions in Russia, American foreign relations with Balkan and Near Eastern countries, diplomacy regarding Morocco in World War II, and the role of Iran in world politics, especially in relation to Russia.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

American Relief Administration.

United States. Dept. of State.

International relief.

World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.

World War, 1939-1945--Morocco.

Balkan Peninsula--Foreign relations--United States.

Iran--Foreign relations.

Middle East--Foreign relations--United States.

Soviet Union--Social conditions.

Soviet Union--History Revolution, 1917-1921--Civilian relief.

United States--Foreign relations--Balkan Peninsula.

United States--Foreign relations--Middle East.

Diplomats--United States.

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