Frances E. Willis papers, 1906-1983
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Willis, Frances E.
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, speeches, memoranda, reports, bulletins, printed matter, and photographs, relating to post-World War II American foreign policy, especially in Switzerland, Norway, and Ceylon.
- Extent:
- 39 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 3 album boxes, 35 envelopes (22.2 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Frances E. Willis Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1899, May 20 Born, Metropolis, Illinois1916-1917 University of Redlands1917-1920 B.A., History, Stanford University1920-1921 Graduate work, Universite Libre de Bruxelles1923 Ph.D., Political Science, Stanford University1923-1924 Instructor, History, Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland1924-1927 Assistant Professor, Political Science, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York1927 Foreign Service Exam Vice-Consul, Valparaiso, Chile1931, January Vice-Consul, Santiago, Chile1931, December Third Secretary, Stockholm, Sweden1934-1940 Third Secretary, Brussels, Belgium Second Secretary, Luxembourg1940-1944 Second Secretary, Madrid, Spain First Secretary, Madrid, Spain Consul, Madrid, Spain1944-1947 Assistant to the Undersecretary of State, Washington, D.C.1947-1951 First Secretary and Consul, London, England1951-1953 Counselor of Legation, Helsinki, Finland1953-1957 Ambassador to Switzerland1955 Appointed Career Minister1957-1961 Ambassador to Norway1962 Appointed Career Ambassador1961-1964 Ambassador to Sri Lanka1964, November 5 Retirement1983, July 20 Died, Redlands, California - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1984.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Diplomats -- United States
- Names:
- United States. Department of State
- Places:
- Switzerland -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Switzerland
Norway -- Foreign relations -- United States
Sri Lanka -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Norway
United States -- Foreign relations -- Sri Lanka
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Box 41 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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], Frances E. Willis 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