Overview of the Vilis Šumanis papers

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Title: Vilis Šumanis papers
Date (inclusive): 1925-1948
Collection Number: 70038
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Latvian, French and German
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box, 1 envelope (0.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, bulletins, press excerpts, clippings, photographs, memorabilia, and other materials, relating to Latvian foreign relations, 1925-1948.
Creator: Šūmanis, Vilis, 1887-1948
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1970.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Vilis Šumanis papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Latvian diplomat and statesman; director of administrative and political departments, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1919-1924; delegate to the League of Nations Assemblies, 1922-1930; minister to Italy, 1924-1926; to France, 1926-1934; and to Spain and Portugal, 1928-1933.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, memoranda, bulletins, press excerpts, clippings, photographs, memorabilia, and other materials, relating to Latvian foreign relations, 1925-1948.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Diplomats -- Latvia
France -- Foreign relations -- Latvia
Latvia -- Foreign relations -- France
Latvia
Italy -- Foreign relations -- Latvia
Latvia -- Foreign relations -- Italy
Latvia -- Foreign relations -- Spain
Latvia -- Foreign relations -- Portugal
Portugal -- Foreign relations -- Latvia
Spain -- Foreign relations -- Latvia
League of Nations

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