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  • Title: J. Rives Childs memoirs
    Date (inclusive): undated
    Collection Number: XX569
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1 item (1 manuscript box) (0.4 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Relates to relief work and social conditions in Russia, American foreign relations with Balkan and Near Eastern countries, diplomacy regarding Morocco in World War II, and the role of Iran in world politics, especially in relation to Russia.
    Creator: Childs, J. Rives (James Rives), 1893-1987
    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

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], J. Rives Childs memoirs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    American diplomat; American Relief Administration worker in Russia, 1921-1923; chargé d'affaires in Morocco, 1941-1945; ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1946-1950; ambassador to Ethiopia, 1951-1953.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Relates to relief work and social conditions in Russia, American foreign relations with Balkan and Near Eastern countries, diplomacy regarding Morocco in World War II, and the role of Iran in world politics, especially in relation to Russia.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
    Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Civilian relief
    Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States
    United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East
    Diplomats -- United States
    International relief
    Soviet Union -- Social conditions
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Morocco
    Balkan Peninsula -- Foreign relations -- United States
    Iran -- Foreign relations
    United States -- Foreign relations -- Balkan Peninsula
    United States. Department of State
    American Relief Administration