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Guide to the Emil J. Dillon Papers, ca.
1873-1933
M0935
M0935
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Emile J. Dillon papers
Creator:
Dillon, Emile Joseph
Identifier/Call Number: M0935
Identifier/Call Number: 821
Physical Description:
80 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): ca. 1873-1933
Abstract: Correspondence with statesmen,
historians, staff of the Daily Telegraph, family, etc., memoranda, diaries, subject files,
articles, materials on Oriental studies, books and journals, and photographs.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Correspondence with statesmen, historians, staff of the Daily Telegraph, family, etc.,
memoranda, diaries, subject files, articles, materials on Oriental studies, books and
journals, and photographs.
An academic (Professor of Philology at University of Kharkov, authority on oriental
languages, ancient Armenian and Sanskrit), Dillon was best known as a foreign correspondent
for London's Daily Telegraph from 1886 unti well after the 1914-1918 war. He was considered
a "semi-official ambassador", and wrote frequently on foreign affairs in CONTEMPORY REVIEW
and other leading magazines and journals. He traveled widely and covered such major events
as the Boxer Rebellion in China, the Russo-Japanese War, the Balkan wars, Mexico, and the
Dreyfus case. He was considered particularly an expert on Russia, and was the confidential
adviser to Count Witte, the Russian Minister and Prime Minister.
Purchased, 1997.
Emil J. Dillon Papers. M0935. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the
documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
There are no restrictions on access.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Foreign correspondents.
Diplomacy -- Great Britain.
Journalism.
Witte, Count
Daily Telegraph (London, England)