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Title: Eric Cyril Bellquist papers
Date (inclusive): 1928-1979
Collection Number: 81092
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
66 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 2 card file boxes, 9 envelopes, 2 phonotape reels, 3 phonorecords, 1 motion picture film
reel.
(30.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, reports, memoranda, writings, press releases, printed matter, and audiovisual material, relating to American
propaganda activities during and after World War II; postwar American foreign policy, especially in Scandinavia; political
conditions in the United States, Sweden, and elsewhere in Europe; and public opinion formation.
Creator:
Bellquist, Eric Cyril, 1904-
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1981.
[Identification of item], Eric Cyril Bellquist papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1904, Sept. 22 | Born, Jersey City, New Jersey |
| 1928 | M.A., University of California at Berkeley |
| 1932 | PhD., University of California at Berkeley |
| 1936-1972 | Professor, University of California at Berkeley |
| 1943-1945 Aug. | Principal Regional Specialist and Area Chief for Sweden in the Overseas Branch of the Office of War Information |
| 1945 Sept.-Dec. | Regional Director for Western Europe, Overseas Branch, Office of War Information and for Interim International Information Division, Department of State |
| 1946 Jan.-Aug. | Acting Chief, Area Division I (Europe and the British Commonwealth), Office of International Information and Cutural Affairs |
| 1946 Sept.-Dec. | Acting Chairman, Department of Political Science, University of California at Berkeley |
| 1947 Feb.-Aug. | Chief, Area Division I (Europe and the British Commonwealth), Office of International Information and Cultural Affairs |
| 1949-1951 Aug. | Public Affairs Officer at the American Embassy in Stockholm and Director of the United States Information Service in Sweden |
| 1979 | Died |
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiotapes
Sound recordings
Motion pictures
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Propaganda, American
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
International cooperation
Propaganda, Anti-communist
Europe -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Public opinion
Scandinavia -- Politics and government
Sweden -- Politics and government -- 20th century
United States. Department of State
United States. Office of War Information