Harold H. Fisher papers, 1917-1974

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Summary

Creators:
Fisher, Harold H. (Harold Henry), 1890-1975 and United Nations Conference on International Organization (Location of meeting: San Francisco, Calif. Date of meeting or treaty signing: 1945.)
Abstract:
Clippings, printed matter, notes, correspondence, pamphlets, articles, microfilm, and photographs, relating to the Soviet Union, the San Francisco Conference organizing the United Nations, the Civil War in Spain, Herbert Hoover and the American Relief Administration, and the history of Finland.
Extent:
33 manuscript boxes, 44 card file boxes, 5 envelopes, 1 oversize box, 1 phonorecord (36.5 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Harold H. Fisher papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Clippings, printed matter, notes, correspondence, pamphlets, articles, microfilm, and photographs, relating to the Soviet Union, the San Francisco Conference organizing the United Nations, the Civil War in Spain, Herbert Hoover and the American Relief Administration, and the history of Finland.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1911
A.B., University of Vermont
1917-1918
Captain of field artillery, U.S. Army
1922
Assistant to Herbert Hoover with the American Relief Administration (A.R.A.); chief of history department of A.R.A.
1936
Honorary doctorate of humane letters (L.H.D.), University of Vermont
1943-1955
Director, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace; professor of history, Stanford University
1945
Assistant to former governor Harold E. Stassen of U.S. Delegation to San Francisco Conference
1946-1947
Director, School of Naval Administration, Stanford University
1955-1960
Professor of international relations, San Francisco State College
Undated
Also: Author of numerous books on the Soviet Union; editorial writer for the Washington Herald; business editor of The New Republic; radio news analyst for CBS and NBC; active in Asian scholarship; former director of Belgian-American Educational Foundation
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Harold H. Fisher papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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