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Title: William C. Burdett papers
Date (inclusive): 1942-1973, 2021
Collection Number: 2021C35
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English
Physical Description:
4 manuscript boxes, 7 oversize boxes
(19.67 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The William C. Burdett papers (1942-1973, 2021) consists of photographs, scrapbooks, documents, correspondence, and clippings
belonging to Foreign Service officer William Burdett. The material relates to Burdett's foreign service in Ecuador, the Middle
East and Israel, Africa, the Suez Canal Crisis, the Soviet Union, Turkey, and includes personal correspondence and photographs.
Creator:
Burdett, William C.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2021.
[Identification of item], William C. Burdett papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
A World War II veteran and Foreign Service officer, William C. Burdett served during the Arab-Israeli War. In 1948, Burdett
served as Vice Consul to U.S. Consul General Thomas C. Wasson. After Wasson's assassination in May of 1948, Burdett was named
Acting Consul General and the U.S. member of the United Nations Security Council Truce Mission. An experienced Middle East
diplomat, Burdett was posted to Iran and Sudan in the early 1950s, and he played an important role as a U.S. envoy during
the Suez Crisis leading up to the Second Arab-Israeli War in 1956.
Scope and Content of Collection
The William C. Burdett papers (1942-1973, 2021) consists of photographs, scrapbooks, documents, correspondence, and clippings
related to Burdett's Foreign Office service, as well as personal correspondence.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Diplomatic and consular service, American
Middle East
Albums (Books)
Photographs
Personal correspondence
Burdett, William C.