Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Charles Montgomery Hathaway, Jr. papers
- Dates:
- 1895-1939
- Abstract:
- Papers of Charles Montgomery Hathaway, Jr., a former United States Consul-General.
- Extent:
- 8 Linear Feet (6 cartons; 1 oversize box; 2 map folders)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Charles Montgomery Hathaway, Jr. papers. Bernath Mss 9. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection includes calendars or lists for dispatches and reports from Ireland and Germany, depositions and proceedings from the Dail Funds Suit, documents and official dispatches, correspondence, clippings and notes from both Ireland and Germany, and financial statements and reports on trade with Ireland.
- Biographical / historical:
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Charles Montgomery Hathaway, Jr. (March 31, 1874-1954) was born in Deposit, New York and received his B.A. (1899), M.A. (1901) and Ph.D. (1902) degrees from Yale. Hathaway was a Ben Jonson scholar and author of a critical edition of Jonson's The Alchemist, Yale Studies in English, vol. 17 (New York: H. Holt, 1903). He taught English at Adelphi College (1902-1903) and Columbia University (1903-1905), and was an Instructor in English and Law at the U.S. Naval Academy (1905-1911), before his first diplomatic appointment as Consul in the Dominican Republic in 1911. His Irish experience began with an assignment as Consul in Cork on May 22, 1917, and except for brief terms in Budapest and Bombay, between 1919 and 1921, he remained in Ireland, principally at Dublin, until 1927. He was transferred to Munich on July 27, 1927, where he served as Consul until his retirement in 1939. On his return to the United States, Hathaway lived in Santa Barbara, California until his death in 1954.
A more extensive account of Hathaway's career and a description of some of the collection's highlights can be found in Christian Brun, "The Papers of Charles M. Hathaway: A Diplomat's Experience in Ireland and Germany," [UCSB Library] Soundings (Nov. 1970): 17-29.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase, 1962. Additions gifted by Rebecca Gies, March 2024.
- Processing information:
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Collection was previously identified as Charles Montgomery Hathaway, Mss 45.
- Arrangement:
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The collection has been arranged by topic into six series:
- Series 1: General
- Series 2: Dail Funds Suit
- Series 3: Documents
- Series 4: Correspondence
- Series 5: Ephemera
- Series 6: Newspapers
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-11-25 12:30:42 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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A portion of the collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval. Collection contains confidential material that was declassified by the State Department in 1962. Please contact the Department of Special Research Collections in advance to request access.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and may be retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@library.ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assignees for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Charles Montgomery Hathaway, Jr. papers. Bernath Mss 9. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062