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Title: Robert Charles Hill papers
Date (inclusive): 1929-1978
Collection Number: 79067
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
183 manuscript boxes, 73 envelopes, 27 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder, 9 motion picture film reels, 4 sound tape reels
(128.3 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Speeches and writings, correspondence, reports, clippings, other printed matter, photographs, motion picture film, and sound
recordings relating to conditions in and American relations with Latin America and Spain, American foreign policy and domestic
politics, and the Republican Party. Digital copies of select records also available at
https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Creator:
Hill, Robert Charles, 1917-1978
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 1979.
[Identification of item], Robert Charles Hill papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Digital copies of select records also available at
https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
| 1917 September 30 | Born, Littleton, New Hampshire |
| 1941-1944 | Washington, D.C., representative, New England Shipbuilding Corporation |
| 1944-1945 | U.S. Vice Consul, Calcutta, India |
| 1947 | Clerk, U.S. Senate Banking and Currency Committee |
| 1947-1949 | Washington, D.C., representative, National Confectioners Association |
| 1949-1953 | Assistant Vice President, W. R. Grace and Company |
| 1953-1954 | U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica |
| 1954-1955 | U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador |
| 1955-1956 | Special Assistant to the U.S. Undersecretary of State for Mutual Security Affairs |
| 1956-1957 | U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations |
| 1957-1961 | U.S. Ambassador to Mexico |
| 1961-1962 | New Hampshire State Representative |
| 1965-1968 | Chairman, Foreign Policy Task Force, Republican National Committee |
| 1969-1972 | U.S. Ambassador to Spain |
| 1973-1974 | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs |
| 1974-1977 | U.S. Ambassador to Argentina |
| 1978 November 28 | Died, Littleton, New Hampshire |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Robert Charles Hill papers contain materials relating to conditions in and U.S. foreign relations with Latin America and
Spain as well as American foreign policy, domestic policy, and the Republican party.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiotapes
Motion pictures
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
Diplomats -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Latin America
Latin America -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Spain
Spain -- Foreign relations -- United States
Argentina -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Argentina
Mexico -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Mexico
United States. Department of State
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )