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  • Title: Ernest Lloyd Harris papers
    Date (inclusive): 1894-1930
    Collection Number: XX072
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 6 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope (2.6 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Reports, memoranda, and correspondence relating to the Russian Civil War in Siberia, the Czechoslovak Legion, political and economic conditions in Siberia, and American policy in Siberia.
    Creator: Harris, Ernest Lloyd, 1870-
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    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.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Ernest Lloyd Harris papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    1870 October 26 Born, Jasper County, Iowa
    1891 Ph.B., Cornell College, Iowa
    1895 A.M., Ph.D., University of Heidelberg
    1896 J.U.D., University of Heidelberg
    1896 Lecturer on Jurisprudence, State University of Iowa
    1898 Consular Agent, Eibenstock, Germany
    1902 Commercial Agent, Eibenstock, Germany
    1905-1906 Consul at Chemnitz, Germany
    1905-1906 Lecturer on commerce, University of Chicago
    1906-1908 Consul at Smyrna Turkey
    1908-1911 Consul General, Smyrna, Turkey
    1911-1916 Consul General, Stockholm
    1917 Staff, National City Bank of New York, Moscow branch
    1918-1921 Consul General, Irkutsk, Siberia
    1921-1925 Consul General, Singapore
    1925-1929 Consul General, Vancouver, British Columbia
    1929-1935 Consul General, Vienna
    1935 Retired from the Foreign Service
    1946 February 2 Died, Vancouver, British Columbia

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Reports, memoranda, and correspondence relating to the Russian Civil War in Siberia, the Czechoslovak Legion, political and economic conditions in Siberia, and American policy in Siberia.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Soviet Union -- History -- Allied intervention, 1918-1920
    Siberia (Russia) -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
    United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
    Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
    Diplomats -- United States
    Russia. Armii͡a. Československý střelecký pluk
    United States. Consulate General (Irkutsk, Russia)