Overview of the Loy W. Henderson memoirs

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Overview of the Loy W. Henderson memoirs

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Hoover Institution Archives Staff
Date Completed:: 2008
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid created derived from MARC record by David Sun.

Collection Summary

Title: Loy W. Henderson memoirs

Dates: undated

Collection Number: 77063

Creator: Henderson, Loy W. (Loy Wesley), 1892-1986.

Collection Size: 1 item (4 manuscript boxes) (1.6 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Relates primarily to Soviet-American relations in the interwar period, and also to American Red Cross relief work in Russia, the Baltic States and Germany, 1919-1921, and to American-Irish relations. Published as A Question of Trust: The Origins of U.S.-Soviet Diplomatic Relations (Stanford, 1986). Includes transcripts of interviews and supplementary biographical material used in preparation of the book. Photocopy.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: In English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Loy W. Henderson memoirs, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1977.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Biographical/Historical Note

American diplomat; secretary of legation, Baltic States, 1927-1930; secretary of embassy, Soviet Union, 1934-1938; assistant chief, Division of Eastern European Affairs, United States Department of State, 1938-1942.

Scope and Content of Collection

Relates primarily to Soviet-American relations in the interwar period, and also to American Red Cross relief work in Russia, the Baltic States and Germany, 1919-1921, and to American-Irish relations. Published as A Question of Trust: The Origins of U.S.-Soviet Diplomatic Relations (Stanford, 1986). Includes transcripts of interviews and supplementary biographical material used in preparation of the book. Photocopy.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

American National Red Cross.

United States. Dept. of State.

International relief.

Reconstruction (1914-1939)--Germany.

World War, 1914-1918--Civilian relief.

World War, 1939-1945--Soviet Union.

Baltic States--History.

Ireland--Foreign relations--United States.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.

Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921--Civilian relief.

United States--Foreign relations--Ireland.

United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Diplomats--United States.

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