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  • Title: William Cullen Dennis papers
    Date (inclusive): 1900-1968
    Collection Number: 99030
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 197 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (78.4 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, writings, legal briefs, legal case files, other legal records, memoranda, reports, and printed matter, relating to international arbitration of boundary disputes and legal claims against governments brought by foreign nationals, and to efforts for the promotion of international law, international organization and peace, primarily before World War II. Includes files on international arbitration cases involving the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Haiti, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Great Britain, Norway, Yugoslavia and China.
    Creator: Dennis, William Cullen, 1878-
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Use

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

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1999.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], William Cullen Dennis papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    American lawyer.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Correspondence, writings, legal briefs, legal case files, other legal records, memoranda, reports, and printed matter, relating to international arbitration of boundary disputes and legal claims against governments brought by foreign nationals, and to efforts for the promotion of international law, international organization and peace, primarily before World War II. Includes files on international arbitration cases involving the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Haiti, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Great Britain, Norway, Yugoslavia and China. Also includes declassified materials released in May 2015 (in box 197) relating to the international tribunal arbitrating the Orinoco Steamship Co. case.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Peace
    International organization
    United States -- Foreign relations
    International law
    Arbitration (International law)
    Great Britain
    China
    Yugoslavia
    Haiti
    Mexico
    Costa Rica
    Panama
    Venezuela
    Peru
    Chile
    Norway