Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Emmerson, John K.
- Abstract:
- Speeches and writings, correspondence, notes, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Japanese-American relations, post-World War II Japanese politics, the Vietnamese War, and U.S. foreign policy in the Far East. Papers date mainly from the period of Emmerson's retirement.
- Extent:
- 83 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 2 envelopes (37.5 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John K. Emmerson Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1908, March 17 Born, Canon City, Colorado1929 B.A., Colorado College1930 M.A., New York University1930-1931 Teacher of social science, University of Nebraska1934 Married Dorothy McLaughlin1935-1941 Foreign Service Officer, Japan1943-1945 Political Adviser to General Joseph Stilwell, China-Burma-India Theater1944 American emissary to Chinese Communists in Yenan1945 Political Adviser to General Douglas MacArthur1952-1955 Counselor, Deputy Chief of Mission, Karachi, Pakistan1955-1957 Counselor, Deputy Chief of Mission, Beirut, Lebanon1957-1958 Political Counselor, Paris1958-1962 Consul General, Lagos, Nigeria; Salisbury, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland1962-1966 Counselor Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission, Japan1966-1967 State Department Diplomat in Residence, Stanford University1968 Retired from the Foreign Service1968-1984 Senior research fellow, Hoover Institution and research associate, Northeast Asia-U.S. Policy Forum, Stanford University1971 Author, Arms, Yen and Power: The Japanese Dilemma1973 Co-author, with Leonard A. Humphreys, Will Japan Rearm?1978 Author, The Japanese Thread: A Life in the U.S. Foreign Service1979 Author, A View From Yenan1984, March 24 Died, Palo Alto, California - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1980.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Diplomats -- United States - Names:
- United States. Department of State
- Places:
- Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan
East Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- East Asia
Japan -- Politics and government -- 1945-
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], John K. Emmerson 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