Register of the Maxwell McGaughey Hamilton papers
1896, December 20 | Born, Tahlequah, Oklahoma |
1918 | Litt. B., Princeton University |
1920-1924 | Student interpreter in U.S. Legation in China |
1924-1927 | U.S. Consular Service in China |
1927-1931 | Assigned to Division of Far Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State |
1931-1937 | Assistant Chief, Division of Far Eastern Affairs |
1937-1943 | Chief, Division of Far Eastern Affairs |
1943-1944 | Minister Counselor in U.S. Embassy in U.S.S.R. |
1944 | Special Assistant to Secretary of State |
1945-1947 | U.S. Minister to Finland |
1949 | Appointed chairman, Far Eastern Commission |
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Register of correspondence between U.S. Legation in China and Chinese Foreign Ministry, (?) in Chinese, with English translation 1916-1921
Diary of visit to Japan, China, Hong Kong, and the Philippines, undertaken for U.S. State Department, with summaries of interviews with U.S. and foreign officials and other individuals. Includes indexes to interviews September 1933-February 1934,
Reports of findings on political and economic conditions in the Far East, resulting from visit to Japan, China, Hong Kong, and the Philippines, with cover letter to Cordell Hull, March 20, 1934 September 1933-February 1934
"China in 1931," Army War College April 5, 1932
"Recent Developments in China," Army War College March 9, 1933
"The Situation in the Far East," Army War College January 12, 1935
"The Far East," Army War College, Dcember 10 1935
"The Far Eastern Situation," Army War College January 7, 1937
"The Situation in the Far East," Army War College January 10, 1938
"The Situation in the Far East," Army War College January 6, 1939
"The Situation in the Far East," Army War College January 9, 1940
"Coordination between the Political and Military Branches of the Government - with Special Reference to Activities in the Field," Army and Navy Staff College December 30, 1944
Bibliographies on Far East and U.S.S.R.
China
General
1949-1955
Finance 1941-1945
Relations with U.S.S.R.
Communism
Life under communism series 1953
Finland
General 1947-1956
Foreign Relations 1952-1957
Formosa 1950-1955
Great Britain, Foreign Policy on U.S.S.R. 1946-1951
India, Politics and Society 1940
Japan
General
1945-1955
1937-1940
Economy 1953-1957
Far Eastern Commission
General 1946-1952
Rosters 1949-1951
Peace Treaty and U.S. Security Treaty 1951-1952
Relations with U.S.S.R. 1955-1956
Korea and Korean War
Land reform
Miscellaneous
Philippines
Economy 1950-1952
U.S. Foreign Policy
General 1941-1957
China, to 1949
Far East
General 1932-1957
Conference Proceedings 1957
Japan
1937-1941
General
Letter to Joseph C. Grew July 28, 1939
1945-1955
U.S.S.R. 1948-1953
U.S.S.R. 1917-1956