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Title: Bert S. Fraleigh papers
Date (inclusive): 1960-1970
Collection Number: 2019C101
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Bert S. Fraleigh was a Canadian-born USAID field officer who joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 after becoming an American citizen.
The collection consists of multiple copies of Fraleigh's memoir regarding his experiences in Shanghai, China, during the 1940s-1950s.
Creator:
Fraleigh, Albert Samuel, 1920-2014
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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 2019.
[Identification of item], Bert S. Fraleigh, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1920, Albert "Bert" Samuel Fraleigh graduated from the University of Alaska, where he studied
sciences and civil engineering. After becoming a US citizen, he joined the United States Navy in 1943 and served in World
War II. Fraleigh organized evacuations from Shanghai to Taiwan while serving in China under the United Nations relief program
after the war. He was detained during the communist takeover, before being released by Chinese foreign minister Zhou Enlai.
He joined the United States Agency for International Development's foreign assistance mission in Taiwan in 1952, after working
a year with the Asia Foundation. Fraleigh also served in Vietnam. He left the service in 1976.
The Bert S. Fraleigh papers consists of multiple copies of Fraleigh's memoir regarding his experiences in Shanghai, China,
during the 1940s-1950s.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- China
Shanghai (China)
Americans -- China
Shanghai (China) -- Social conditions
Autobiographies
Fraleigh, Albert Samuel, 1920-2014