Register of the Nicolae Titulescu papers

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Title: Nicolae Titulescu papers
Date (inclusive): 1923-1938
Collection Number: 74098
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In French and Romanian
Physical Description: 17 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope, 4 microfilm reels (7.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Diaries, correspondence, memoranda, reports, writings, clippings, and printed matter, relating to Romanian politics and diplomacy, and to Romanian-Soviet negotiations, 1931-1932. Also available on microfilm (24 reels).
Creator: Titulescu, Nicolae, 1882-1941
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1974.

Preferred Citation

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

Alternative Forms of Material Available

Also available on microfilm (24 reels).

Biographical Note

1882 March 4 Born, Craiova, Romania
1904 Obtained juris doctorate from the University of Paris
1905 Appointed law professor, University of Iasi, Romania
1909 Appointed law professor, University of Bucarest, Romania
1912 Elected to the Romanian Parliament
1917 Minister of Finance
1918 Forced to leave Romania for exile in Paris
1918-1919 Member, Romanian National Committee in Paris
1920 June 4 Appointed delegate to the Paris Peace Conference. Participated in the negotiations and signed the Treaty of Trianon for Romania
1920-1922 Minister of Finance
1920-1932 Permanent Delegate to the League of Nations
1922-1927, 1928-1932 Ambassador to Great Britain
1926-1929 Romanian representative in the Council of the League of Nations
1927 July - 1928 July Minister of Foreign Affairs
1930 March Romanian delegate to the Conference on Reparations in the Hague
1930 and 1931 President of the 11th and 12th sessions of the Assembly of the League of Nations
1932 October - 1933 January Minister of Foreign Affairs in Juliu Maniu Cabinet
1933 January-November Minister of Foreign Affairs in Vaida-Voevod Cabinet
1933 June Chief of the Romanian Delegation to the Monetary and Economic Conference in London
1933 November - 1934 January Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ion G. Duca Cabinet
1934 January Minister of Foreign Affairs in Gheorghe Tatarescu Cabinet
1934 January - 1936 August Minister of Foreign Affairs in reconstructed Cabinet
1936 August Appointed Senator for Life
  Dismissed from the government
1941 March 17 Died, Cannes, France

Scope and Content Note

Diaries, correspondence, memoranda, reports, writings, clippings, and printed matter, relating to Romanian politics and diplomacy, and to Romanian-Soviet negotiations, 1931-1932. Also available on microfilm (24 reels).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Romania -- Politics and government
Romania -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Romania
Statesmen -- Romania
Little Entente (1920-1939) Balkan Entente, 1934-1941.
Diplomats -- Romania
Romania -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Romania
League of Nations

 

BIOGRAPHICAL FILE, . 1913-1972

General note

See also SUBJECT FILE/Trials

Scope and Contents note

Biographical material, certificates, clippings, commendations, congratulatory letter, curricula vitae, invitation, lists, official government documents, and tributes, relating to Nicolae Titulescu's life and career as diplomat and statesman, arranged alphabetically by physical form
box 1, folder 1

Certificates, commendations, congratulatory letter

 

Clippings on Nicolae Titulescu and Romanian politics

 

Foreign press

box 1, folder 2

Undated

box 1, folder 3

1913-1929

box 1, folder 4

1931-1938

 

Romanian press

box 1, folder 5

Undated

box 1, folder 6

1924-1934

box 1, folder 7

(after the dismissal of Nicolae Titulescu from the government) 1936 August-October

box 1, folder 8

Curricula vitae

box 1, folder 9

Invitation from Gustav Stresemann to Nicolae Titulescu to come to Berlin 1928 January

 

Subject file

box 1, folder 10

Biography.

Scope and Contents note

Various documents used by Jacques de Launay for his editing of Titulescu et l'Europe
box 1, folder 11

City of "Slatina" renamed "Titulescu," 1920

 

Government service.

General note

See also Clippings
box 1, folder 12

Document signed by President of the Council, Gheorghe Tatarescu, and two other members, in the name of the government, supporting the policy of Nicolae Titulescu, (in French) 1936 July 14

box 1, folder 13

Letter from the Regency Council asking Nicolae Titulescu to Bucarest for consultation 1928

box 1, folder 14

Lists of foreign representatives in London 1925 April

box 1, folder 15

Official communiqué in the hand of Gheorghe Tatarescu expressing to Nicolae Titulescu, in the name of the government, "his regards and confidence," (in French) n.d.

box 1, folder 16

Telegram from Gheorghe Tatarescu to Nicolae Titulescu, announcing to the latter that he is no longer part of the government, (in French) 1936 August 29

box 1, folder 17

Nomination of Nicolae Titulescu as Romanian delegate to the Conference on the codification of international law in The Hague 1930 March

box 1, folder 18

Travel - United States, . 1924 December - 1925 January

Scope and Contents note

Clippings
 

Tributes (in Romanian and French)

box 1, folder 19

Undated

box 1, folder 20

1951-1964

box 1, folder 21

1966

box 1, folder 22

1967-1972

 

NOTEBOOKS, (187 notebooks). 1923-1931

General note

Please consult the Archives staff for an additional list of the most important items in this series

Scope and Contents note

Carbon copies of handwritten personal notes, correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, etc., arranged chronologically into 187 notebooks
 

1923

box 2, folder 1

(#1-3) April-June

box 2, folder 2

(#4-6) June-September

box 2, folder 3

(#7-9) October-November

box 2, folder 4

(#10-12) 1923 November - 1924 February

 

1924

box 2, folder 5

(#13-15) February-April

box 3, folder 1

(#16-18) April-May

box 3, folder 2

(#19-20) May-June

box 3, folder 3

(#21-23) June-July

box 3, folder 4

(#24-26) August-September

box 3, folder 5

(#27-29) September-October

box 3, folder 6

(#30-32) October-November

box 4, folder 1

(#33-35) November-December

box 4, folder 2

(#36) December

 

1925

box 4, folder 3

(#37-39) February-March

box 4, folder 4

(#40-42) March-April

box 4, folder 5

(#43-45) May-June

box 4, folder 6

(#46) June

box 4, folder 7

(#47-49) June-July

box 5, folder 1

(#50-52) July-September

box 5, folder 2

(#53-55) September-October

box 5, folder 3

(#56-58) October

box 5, folder 4

(#59) November-December

box 5, folder 5

(#60-62) 1925 December - 1926 January

 

1926

box 5, folder 6

(#63-65) January-February

box 6, folder 1

(#66-68) February-March

box 6, folder 2

(#69-71) March-May

box 6, folder 3

(#72-74) May-June

box 6, folder 4

(#75-77) June-September

box 6, folder 5

(#78-80) September-October

box 6, folder 6

(#81-83) November

box 7, folder 1

(#84-86) December

 

1927

box 7, folder 2

(#87-89) January

box 7, folder 3

(#90-92) February

box 7, folder 4

(#93-95) March-May

box 7, folder 5

(#96-98) May-July

box 7, folder 6

(#99-101) July-October

box 8, folder 1

(#102-104) October-December

box 8, folder 2

(#105-107) 1927 December - 1928 January

 

1928

box 8, folder 3

(#108-110) January-March

 

March

box 8, folder 4

(#111-113)

box 8, folder 5

(#114-116)

box 8, folder 6

(#117-119)

box 9, folder 1

(#120-122)

box 9, folder 2

(#123-125) March-April

box 9, folder 3

(#126-128) April

box 9, folder 4

(#129-131) April-May

box 9, folder 5

(#132-134) May

box 9, folder 6

(#136-138) May-August

box 10, folder 1

(#138-139) August

box 10, folder 2

(#140-142) August-October

box 10, folder 3

(#143) October-November

box 10, folder 4

(#144-146) 1928 December - 1929 January

 

1929

box 10, folder 5

(#147) January

box 10, folder 6

(#148-150) January-March

box 10, folder 7

(#151-153) March-May

box 11, folder 1

(#154-156) May-August

box 11, folder 2

(#157-159) July-September

box 11, folder 3

(#160-162) September-October

box 11, folder 4

(#163-165) October-December

box 11, folder 5

(#166-169) 1929 December - 1930 January

 

1930

box 12, folder 1

(#169-171) February-May

box 12, folder 2

(#172-174) May-October

box 12, folder 3

(#175-177) October-December

box 12, folder 4

(#178-180) 1930 December - 1931 January

 

1931

box 12, folder 5

(#181-183) January-March

box 13, folder 1

(#185-187) May-September

 

CORRESPONDENCE 1921-1939

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent
box 13, folder 2

Alexandra, Mother

box 13, folder 3

Antonescu, Ion, Colonel 1924-1928

box 13, folder 4

Apponyi n.d.

box 13, folder 5

Argesenau, G., Colonel 1921-1928

box 13, folder 6

Argetoianu, Constantin 1923-1928

box 13, folder 7

Asquith, Herbert Henry 1924-1925

box 13, folder 8

Averescu, Alexandru, General 1925-1931

box 13, folder 9

Balbo, Italo 1931

box 13, folder 10

Benes, Edvard 1925-1930

box 13, folder 11

Blum, Léon n.d.

box 13, folder 12

Bourne, Cardinal 1924

box 13, folder 13

Branting, H. J. 1924

box 13, folder 14

Bratianu, Jean 1924

box 13, folder 15

Bratianu, Vintila 1922-1929

box 13, folder 16

Briand, Aristide 1928-1929

box 13, folder 17

Buzdugan, George 1928-1930

box 13, folder 18

Cantacuzino, Alexandru n.d.

box 13, folder 19

Carol II, King of Romania 1921-1931

box 13, folder 20

Cecil, Robert 1923-1931

box 13, folder 21

Chamberlain, Austen 1925-1928

box 13, folder 22

Churchill, Winston 1929

box 13, folder 23

Ciotosi, Y. N. 1929

box 13, folder 24

Connaught, Arthur, Duke of 1925-1926

box 13, folder 25

Curtius, Julius 1929

box 13, folder 26

Curzon, George Nathaniel, - Includes condolence letter to Mrs. Curzon, 1925 1922

box 13, folder 27

Disarmament Committee of the Women's International Organizations (Geneva) n.d.

box 13, folder 28

Dolni, Angelo M. 1928-1930

box 13, folder 29

Doumer, Paul 1921

box 13, folder 30

Drummond, Eric 1926-1930

box 13, folder 31

Duca, Ion G. 1923-1931

box 13, folder 32

L'Écho de Paris 1924

box 13, folder 33

Gafencu, Grigore 1929-1930

box 13, folder 34

Ghika, Dimitrie 1928-1931

box 13, folder 35

Gnani, M. 1923-1926

box 13, folder 36

Grandi, Dino 1928

box 13, folder 37

Great Britain. Embassy (France) 1928

box 13, folder 38

Helene, Princess of Romania 1925-1927

box 13, folder 39

Henderson n.d.

box 13, folder 40

Herriot, Édouard 1924-1930

 

Ileana, Princess of Romania, . 1928-1931

General note

See Alexandra, Mother
box 13, folder 41

Institut Français de Hautes Études en Roumanie 1930

box 13, folder 42

International League Against Racism (Paris) 1938

box 13, folder 43

Ionesco, Take 1920-1921

box 13, folder 44

Iorga, Nicolae 1924-1931

box 13, folder 45

Jouvenel, Henry de 1924-1930

box 13, folder 46

Kellogg, Frank B. 1927

box 13, folder 47

League of Nations. Délégation syro-palestinienne (Geneva) 1929

box 13, folder 48

League of Nations. President 1930

box 13, folder 49

Lloyd George, David 1922

box 13, folder 50

Lloyd George, Margaret 1931

box 13, folder 51

Loucheur, Louis 1930

box 14, folder 1

McDonald, Ramsay 1925

box 14, folder 2

Maniu, Juliu 1928-1939

box 14, folder 3

Manoilescu, M. 1925-1926

box 14, folder 4

Marie, Queen of Romania 1924-1931

box 14, folder 5

Masaryk, Jan 1926-1930

box 14, folder 6

Mironescu, G. G. 1929-1931

box 14, folder 7

Mironescu, M. 1930

box 14, folder 8

Mitilineu, J. 1927-1930

box 14, folder 9

Monnet, Jean n.d.

box 14, folder 10

Murray, Gilbert 1931

box 14, folder 11

Mussolini, Benito 1928-1930

box 14, folder 12

Nicolas, Prince of Romania 1923-1931

box 14, folder 13

Nicolson, Harold 1924

box 14, folder 14

Osusky, Stefan 1927

box 14, folder 15

Paul-Boncour, Joseph 1924-1938

box 14, folder 16

Petrescu-Comnen, Nicolae 1924-1931

box 14, folder 17

Poincaré, Raymond 1922-1929

box 14, folder 18

Politis, N. 1926-1927

box 14, folder 19

Popescu, Stelian 1937

box 14, folder 20

Radescu, Nicolae 1924-1929

box 14, folder 21

Romania. Ministerul Afacerilor Strâine (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 1922

box 14, folder 22

Romania. Ministerul Finantelor. Directiunea Datoriei Publice (Ministry of Finance. Directorate of Public Debts) 1923-1925

box 14, folder 23

Saint-Aulaire n.d.

box 14, folder 24

Skrzyński 1925

box 14, folder 25

Société Internationale de Philologie, Sciences et Beaux-Arts (London) 1930

box 14, folder 26

Stamfordham 1923

box 14, folder 27

Stirbey, Barbu 1926-1927

box 14, folder 28

Stresemann Memorial Committee 1931

box 14, folder 29

Sturdza, Mihail R. 1929-1930

box 14, folder 30

Tardieu, André n.d.

box 14, folder 31

Tatarescu, Gheorghe 1930

box 14, folder 32

Thomas, Albert n.d.

box 14, folder 33

University of Bucarest. Law Department 1930

box 14, folder 34

Venezuela. Legación (Switzerland) 1931

box 14, folder 35

Venizelos, Eleuthérios K. 1929

box 14, folder 36

Visoianu, Constantin 1930-1931

box 14, folder 37

Miscellany

 

SPEECHES AND WRITINGS, . 1925-1937

General note

See also SUBJECT FILE/Petite Entente

Scope and Contents note

Interview, memoirs, tributes, speeches, and writings, arranged chronologically by title
box 14, folder 38

"Memoriul asupra finanţelor României de la începtul razboiului şi pîna la pace," n.d.

Scope and Contents note

Holograph (in Romanian)
box 14, folder 39

Speech before a group of American journalists in Geneva, Switzerland n.d.

Scope and Contents note

Typescript (in English)
box 14, folder 40

Speech, Columbia University, New York, . 1925 January 6

Scope and Contents note

Typescript (in English)
box 14, folder 41

Speech, Société Internationale de Philologie, Sciences et Beaux Arts, London, . 1929 May 20

Scope and Contents note

Typescript (in English)
box 14, folder 42

Address, Association des Étudiants Roumains en France, Paris, . 1929 December 8

Scope and Contents note

Typescript (in French)
box 14, folder 43

"Benes," tribute to Edvard Benes, . 1934

Scope and Contents note

Holograph (in French). Published in Eduard Benes and the Petite Entente (Prague, 1934)
box 14, folder 44

Speech for Louis Barthou at the dinner of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, . 1934 June 20

Scope and Contents note

Typescript (in French)
box 14, folder 45

Speech before the Romanian Parliament at the reception for Louis Barthou in Bucarest, . 1934 June 21

Scope and Contents note

Typescript (in French)
box 14, folder 46

Speech, Ankara, Turkey, . 1934 October 30

Scope and Contents note

Typescript (in French)
box 14, folder 47

Speech before the Council of the League of Nations, Geneva, . 1934 December 10

Scope and Contents note

Typescript (in French)
box 14, folder 48

Speech for departing Argentine Minister, . 1936 June

Scope and Contents note

Typescript (in French)
box 14, folder 49

Speech for departing Papal Emissary, Valerio Valeri, . 1936 June

Scope and Contents note

Typescript (in French)
box 14, folder 50

Speech honoring the heads of state of the Petite Entente, . 1936 June 6

Scope and Contents note

Typescript (in French)
box 14, folder 51

Opening speech, Conférence Constitutive de la Presse de l'Entente Balkanique, Bucarest, . 1936 June 11

Scope and Contents note

Typescript (in French)
box 14, folder 52

Speech for departing French Minister and response by Marquis d'Ormesson, . 1936 June 15

Scope and Contents note

Typescript (in French)
box 14, folder 53

"La Commission Européenne du Danube," interview, Le Temps, . 1936 July 30

Scope and Contents note

Printed copy
box 15, folder 1-2

"The Romanian Ministerial Crisis of August 1936," memoir written after . August 1936

Scope and Contents note

Typescript
box 16, folder 1

"La situation générale européenne et l'avenir de la S.D.N," speech, Bordeaux, France, . 1937 June 27

Scope and Contents note

Typescript summary by Sud-Est Agence Télégraphique
 

SUBJECT FILE 1919-1947

Scope and Contents note

Charts, correspondence, memoranda, articles, reports, telegrams, minutes of meetings, lists, notes, official government documents, clippings and other printed matter, arranged alphabetically by subject
box 16, folder 2

Académie Diplomatique Internationale 1926

box 16, folder 3

Barthou, Louis, speech, Bucarest, (in French) 1934

box 16, folder 4

Bratianu, Vintila 1925

 

Carol II, King of Romania

box 16, folder 5

General

box 16, folder 6

Letter to King George V 1930 June 9

box 16, folder 7

Clemenceau, Georges. Clippings on his death, Le Temps 1929 November 25

box 16, folder 8

Conference on Reparations (1930 : Hague, Netherlands) 1929-1930

 

Ferdinand, King of Romania

box 16, folder 9

Distribution of property

box 16, folder 10

Health. Telegrams 1927 April

box 16, folder 11

History.

Scope and Contents note

Speech by British historian Wickam Steady entitled "The Power of Historical Memory," n.d. Typescript
 

Hungary - Optants' dispute

box 16, folder 12-13

1924-1930

box 16, folder 14

1928

box 16, folder 15

Ionescu, Barbu - Trial in London 1930 February

box 16, folder 16

Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928).

Scope and Contents note

Clipping, Le Temps, 1928 August 28
 

League of Nations

box 16, folder 17

General

box 16, folder 18

Information Section 1924

box 16, folder 19

Lupescu, Magda

box 16, folder 20

Minorities - Romania

box 16, folder 21

Montreaux Conference on the Régime of the Straits (1936).

Scope and Contents note

Report by Romanian delegates, 1936 July 21 (in Romanian)
box 16, folder 22

Petite Entente.

Scope and Contents note

Includes draft of press release in the hand of Edvard Benes, with corrections by Nicolae Titulescu
 

Romania

 

Foreign relations

box 16, folder 23

Hungary, . 1919-1930

General note

See also Hungary
box 16, folder 24

Soviet Union, . 1936 July 21

General note

See Soviet Union for 1931-1932 peace negotiations

Scope and Contents note

Pact of mutual assistance.
box 16, folder 25

Politics and government.

Scope and Contents note

Telegram announcing the resignation of the government of Vintila Bratianu, 1928 November 3
box 16, folder 26-27

Romania. Legatie (France) - Finances 1921-1922

 

Soviet Union - Foreign relations.

Scope and Contents note

Documents relating to peace negotiations with Romania, Poland, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia
box 17, folder 1

1929-1932

box 17, folder 2

1931 November - 1932 January

box 17, folder 3

1931 December - 1932 January

 

1932

box 17, folder 4

January-April

box 17, folder 5

April-October

box 17, folder 6

August-October

box 17, folder 7

Tatarescu, Gheorghe

box 17, folder 8

Trials (Political crimes and offenses) - Romania.

Scope and Contents note

List of seven persons condemned to death in Bucarest and note relating to the disposition of Nicolae Titulescu's remains, 1947 (in French)
box 17, folder 9

Ukraine. Mission (Paris) 1928 February 12

box 17, folder 10

University of Bucarest, 400th anniversary 1931 May

box 17, folder 11

Miscellany.

Scope and Contents note

Pamphlet by I. Corbu entitled The Origin of Continents, Red Spot of Jupiter, the Solar System, and the Formation of America, 1931 (in French)
 

PHOTOGRAPHS n.d.

Scope and Contents note

One print of a painting by Brenner depicting the inn in Talloires, France, where Nicolae Titulescu met secretly with Maksim Litvinov on May 28, 1937; and one print of a portrait depicting Nicolae Titulescu, n.d.
box 17, folder 12

One print of a painting by Brenner depicting the inn in Talloires, France, where Nicolae Titulescu met secretly with Maksim Litvinov on May 28 1937

envelope A

One print of a portrait depicting Nicolae Titulescu n.d.

microfilm Cabinet

MICROFILM n.d.

Scope and Contents note

Four microfilm reels of Nicolae Titulescu's notebooks