Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Hoo, Victor, 1894-1972
- Abstract:
- Diaries, correspondence, speeches and writings, clippings, reports, memoranda, and photographs relating to Chinese political events and foreign relations, international diplomatic conferences, Sino-Soviet relations, and the United Nations.
- Extent:
- 9 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box, 1 envelope, 1 sound tape reel (3.7 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In English and French
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Victor Hoo papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The papers of Victor Chi-tsai Hoo consist of diaries, correspondence, speeches and writings, clippings, reports, memoranda, and photographs relating to Chinese political events and foreign relations, international diplomatic conferences, Sino-Soviet relations, and the United Nations.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1894 November 16 Born, Washington, D.C.1905 Graduated from Kaiser Primary School, St. Petersburg, Russia1912 Graduated from Annen Schule, St. Petersburg1916 Licencie en Droit, University of Paris Law School1918 Docteur en Droit, University of Paris Law School1919 Assistant Secretary, Chinese Delegation to the Paris Peace Conference1920 Technical Member, Chinese Delegation to the International Finance Conference, BrusselsMember, Chinese Delegation to the Conference of Associations for the League of Nations, Brussels, Belgium1921 Technical Delegate, Chinese Delegation to the Conference for the Suppression of Traffic in Women and Children, Geneva, Switzerland1921-1924 Second Secretary, First Secretary, and Charge d'Affaires, Chinese Legation, Berlin, Germany1925-1927 Technical Expert to the Sino-Soviet Conference and Assistant Counsellor of the Ministry of Foreign AffairsServed in the Tariff Conference in Beijing as assistant director of the Treaty DepartmentReturned to China1926 Secretary of CabinetSectional Chief, Treaty Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs1927 Assistant Director of the Treaty Department1928 Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National GovernmentSecretary, Reorganization CommissionCounsellor, Shanghai City Government1930-1931 Director, Department of Asiatic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs1931 Secretary General, Chinese Delegation to the Assembly of the League of NationsTechnical Advisor, Chinese Delegation to the Sino-Soviet negotiations on the Chinese Eastern Railway1932 Representative, League of Nations Advisory Committee on Opium and Other Dangerous DrugsCharge d'Affaires in SwitzerlandDirector, Permanent Office of the Chinese Delegation to the League of Nations1933-1942 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Bern, Switzerland1937-1942 Representative, League of Nations Advisory Committee on Social Questions1942-1945 Returned to China and served as vice-minister of foreign affairs1944 Delegate, Bretton Woods and Dumbarton Oaks Conferences1945 Technical Expert, Sino-Soviet Conference for the Sino-Soviet Treaty of AllianceSecretary-General, Chinese Delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco1945-1946 Substitute Delegate, Executive Committee, Preparatory Commission and General Assembly, United Nations, London1946 Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations, in charge of Trusteeship and Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories1947 Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations, Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP)1948 Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations, Temporary Commission on Korea (UNTCOK)1955-1962 Under-Secretary for Conference Services, United Nations1962-1972 Commissioner for Technical Co-Operation, United Nations1972 Died - Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1977.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
Diplomats -- China
Audiotapes - Names:
- United Nations
- Places:
- China -- Politics and government -- 1912-1949
China -- Foreign relations
China -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- China
China -- Foreign relations -- Switzerland
Switzerland -- Foreign relations -- China
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Victor Hoo papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563