Charles Easton Rothwell papers, 1924-1995

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Summary

Creators:
United Nations Conference on International Organization (Location of meeting: San Francisco, Calif. Date of meeting or treaty signing: 1945.) and Rothwell, Charles Easton, 1902-1987
Abstract:
Writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, printed matter, photographs, and sound recordings relating to the United Nations, American foreign policy (especially in Asia), promotion of the study of international relations, and administration and activities of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Mills College, the Asia Foundation, and the National War College.
Extent:
75 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 10 envelopes, 1 album, 5 maps, 9 sound cassettes (37.7 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Charles Easton Rothwell papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, printed matter, photographs, and sound recordings relating to the United Nations, American foreign policy (especially in Asia), promotion of the study of international relations, and administration and activities of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Mills College, the Asia Foundation, and the National War College.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1902 October 9
Born, Denver, Colorado
1924
A.B., Reed College, Portland, Oregon
1927-1932
Director, Teacher Training in Social Sciences, University of Oregon
1929
A.M., University of Oregon
1930
Author (with Alfred N. Lomax), An Economic Geography of the Oregon Region
1932
Married Virginia Sterling, Santa Monica, California
1932-1939
Instructor, Citizenship and History, Stanford University
1938
Ph.D., Stanford University
1939-1941
Assistant Professor, History, and Advisor, Reed College
1941-1946
Worked with the Department of State, United States Government
1941
Contributor, "War and Economic Institutions," War as a Social Institution, American Historical Association
1945
Executive Secretary, United Nations Conference International Organization, San Francisco, California
1946
Secretary General, U.S. delegation to United Nations
1946-1947
Senior staff member, Brookings Institution
1947-1952
Vice Chairman and Research Professor, Hoover Institution and Library
1949
Contributor, "International Relations in a World of Change," World Politics
Contributor, "International Organization and World Politics," International Organization, Vol. III
1951
Contributor, The Policy Sciences, edited by Daniel Lerner and Harold Lasswell
Staff member, National War College
1952
Author (with H. D. Laswell and D. Lerner), A Comparative Study of Elites
1952-1959
Director, Hoover Institution
1954
Contributor, "Europe in the Post War Period," Introduction to International Relations
1959-1967
President, Mills College, Oakland, California
1987 May 1
Died, Marin County, California
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1990.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Charles Easton Rothwell papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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