Inventory of the Bert S. Fraleigh papers

Finding aid prepared by Sarah Cassone

Hoover Institution Library and Archives

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Stanford University

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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

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 in 2019.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Bert S. Fraleigh, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

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.

Scope and Contents

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

box 1

Memoir circa 1960s