Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Caetani, Gelasio, 1877-1934
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, photographs, and clippings, relating to Italy in World War I, Italian-American relations, and Herbert Hoover.
- Extent:
- 4 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope, 1 oversize folder (1.3 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Gelasio Benedetto Anatolio Caetani Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Copies of a small group of letters exchanged between Herbert Hoover and Gelasio Caetani, 1912-1913;
Letters to and copies of letters from Gelasio Caetani, mostly pertaining to his career as Italian Ambassador to the United States,1922-1925;
Letters from Gelasio Caetani to Albert Burch, many pertaining to Gelasio Caetani's World War I experiences; and copies of letters from Albert Burch to Gelasio Caetani,1914-1934;
Letters from Gelasio Caetani to James Batcheller, 1916, 1932-1934;
Manuscripts, speeches, magazines articles by or concerning Gelasio Caetani,1923-1925;
Five volumes containing clippings, pictures, etc., pertaining mostly to Gelasio Gaetani's post as Italian Ambassador to the United States, 1923-1925;
Reports of mines in Arizona, Nicaragua, Mexico, Idaho, Colorado, with some correspondence, 1906-1914;
A report on the mines of the Austin-Manhattan consolidated Co., by Gelasio Caetani, 1910;
Miscellaneous clippings, photographs, and memorabilia pertaining to Gelasio Caetani;
Memorial testament, to Gelasio Caetani from the San Francisco section of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 1934;
- Biographical / historical:
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Italian mining engineer and diplomat; ambassador to the United States, 1922-1925.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1974.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Italy
World War, 1914-1918 -- Italy
Col di Lana, Battle of, Italy, 1916
Mines and mineral resources
Engineers
Diplomats -- Italy - Names:
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
- Places:
- Italy -- History -- 1922-1945
Italy -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Italy
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], Gelasio Benedetto Anatolio Caetani 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