Norman C. Stines papers, 1911-1968

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Stines, Norman Caswell, 1914-1980
Abstract:
Letters, printed matter, and photographs, relating to social conditions in Bolivia, Guatemala, Yugoslavia, and the Soviet Union, and to United States Department of State loyalty investigations. Includes letters of the parents of N. C. Stines, Americans in Russia during the Russian Revolution
Extent:
4 manuscript boxes, 14 envelopes (3.1 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Norman C. Stines Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Biographical / historical:
Norman Caswell Stines
Date Event
1914, August 6
Born, Stockholm, Sweden
1935
A.B., Stanford University
1936-38
Journalist, Redwood City Tribune
1938-39
Purchasing Agent for mining corporation in La Paz, Bolivia
1939-1942
Assistant Manager of electric company in La Paz, Bolivia
1942
Junior Economic Analyst in Foreign Service Auxiliary, La Paz, Bolivia
1943
Senior Economic Analyst in Foreign Service Auxiliary, La Paz, Bolivia
1944
Attache at the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala
1945-46
Vice Consul, Foreign Service Office, and secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala
1947-49
2nd Secretary and Vice Consul at the U.S. Embassy, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1949
Foreign Service training at Columbia University, Russian language and area study
1950
2nd Secretary and Consul at the U.S. Embassy, Moscow USSR
1950-52
1st Secretary and Consul at the U.S. Embassy, Moscow, USSR
1953
Left the U.S. State Department service because of security investigations
1980
Died, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1981.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Norman C. Stines 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