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Title: John K. Emmerson papers
Date (inclusive): 1931-1985
Collection Number: 80115
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
83 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 2 envelopes
(37.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Speeches and writings, correspondence, notes, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Japanese-American relations, post-World
War II Japanese politics, the Vietnamese War, and U.S. foreign policy in the Far East. Papers date mainly from the period
of Emmerson's retirement.
Creator:
Emmerson, John K.
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 1980.
[Identification of item], John K. Emmerson Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1908, March 17 | Born, Canon City, Colorado |
| 1929 | B.A., Colorado College |
| 1930 | M.A., New York University |
| 1930-1931 | Teacher of social science, University of Nebraska |
| 1934 | Married Dorothy McLaughlin |
| 1935-1941 | Foreign Service Officer, Japan |
| 1943-1945 | Political Adviser to General Joseph Stilwell, China-Burma-India Theater |
| 1944 | American emissary to Chinese Communists in Yenan |
| 1945 | Political Adviser to General Douglas MacArthur |
| 1952-1955 | Counselor, Deputy Chief of Mission, Karachi, Pakistan |
| 1955-1957 | Counselor, Deputy Chief of Mission, Beirut, Lebanon |
| 1957-1958 | Political Counselor, Paris |
| 1958-1962 | Consul General, Lagos, Nigeria; Salisbury, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
| 1962-1966 | Counselor Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission, Japan |
| 1966-1967 | State Department Diplomat in Residence, Stanford University |
| 1968 | Retired from the Foreign Service |
| 1968-1984 | Senior research fellow, Hoover Institution and research associate, Northeast Asia-U.S. Policy Forum, Stanford University |
| 1971 | Author, Arms, Yen and Power: The Japanese Dilemma |
| 1973 | Co-author, with Leonard A. Humphreys, Will Japan Rearm? |
| 1978 | Author, The Japanese Thread: A Life in the U.S. Foreign Service |
| 1979 | Author, A View From Yenan |
| 1984, March 24 | Died, Palo Alto, California |
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan
Diplomats -- United States
East Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- East Asia
Japan -- Politics and government -- 1945-
United States. Department of State