Norwood F. Allman papers, 1929-1987

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Summary

Creators:
Allman, Norwood F. (Norwood Francis), 1893-1987
Abstract:
Speeches and writings, correspondence, radio broadcast transcripts, memoranda, reports, notes, biographical card files, and clippings relating to conditions in China (especially in Shanghai) before and after 1949, American-Chinese relations, and American intelligence activities in China during World War II. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Extent:
27 manuscript boxes, 4 envelopes (11.4 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Norwood F. Allman papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1893, July 24
Born, Union Hall, Virginia
1916
Law degree, University of Virginia
1916
Student interpreter at U.S. Legation, Peking, China
1916-1923
Served in Consulates in Antung, Tientsin, Tsinan, Tsingtao, Chungking, and Shanghai
1923-1941
Member, Shanghai Volunteer Corps
1924
Resigned from consular service
1924-1933
Honorary Consul for Mexico in Shanghai, China
1924-1950
Practiced law in Shanghai, China
1927-1935
Instructor at Comparative Law School of China, Soochow University, Shanghai, China
1937-1941
Editor and publisher, Shen Pao, Shanghai, China
1940-41
Member, Shanghai Municipal Council
1941-42
Interned at Stanley (Japanese) Prison Camp, Hongkong
1942-45
Chief, Far East Section, Secret Intelligence Branch, U.S. Office of Strategic Services
1943
Author, Shanghai Lawyer
1948-49
Editor and publisher, The China Press, Shanghai, China
1950, October
Left Shanghai for the United States
1954-56
Associate Editor, Business International, New York City
1961-64
Far East Editor, Broadcast Editorial Reports, New York City
1987, April 30
Died, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1987.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Digitized version of some records available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org. 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], Norwood F. Allman 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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