Register of the Institute of Pacific Relations. San Francisco Bay Region Division records

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Title: Institute of Pacific Relations. San Francisco Bay Region Division records

Date (inclusive): 1944-1947

Collection Number: 55003

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 27 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box (11.6 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Correspondence, reports, memoranda, studies, and printed matter, relating to the study of political, social, and economic conditions in the Far East and of U.S. foreign policy in the Far East.

Creator: Institute of Pacific Relations. San Francisco Bay Region Division

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1976.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Institute of Pacific Relations. San Francisco Bay Region Division Records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Historical Notes

The San Francisco Bay Region Division was one of seven semi-autonomous regional centers of the American Institute of Pacific Relations, a privately-financed organization founded in 1925 for the purpose of promoting investigation and discussion of the problems and mutual relations of the peoples of the Pacific area. The American Institute of Pacific Relations was itself a part of a larger, international Institute of Pacific Relations that between 1925 and 1961 included groups in Australia, Canada, France, Great Britain, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, and the U.S.S.R.

The San Francisco Bay Region IPR assisted the American IPR in local and national research, conducted a program of meetings and conferences, and promoted interest in and study of Pacific problems in its region. With a total of 400 members in 1946, it provided study groups, round tables, and teacher seminars. Its publications included a monthly periodical, Pacific News Letter, that reported IPR activities to members; a mimeographed bulletin, In Advance of the News, that contained information on Pacific war developments; and a third publication, New Library Materials, that listed new IPR library acquisitions.

Officers of the San Francisco Bay Region IPR during the 1944-1947 period were: Chairman, Ray Lyman Wilbur; Executive Vice Chairman, Lynn White, Jr.; Vice Chairman, Mrs. Alfred McLaughlin; Vice Chairman, Robert G. Sproul; Treasurer, Brayton Wilbur; Executive Director, Ernest B. Price (until January 1945) and Eugene Staley (after September 1945).

In June 1947, the San Francisco Bay Region IPR joined with other local organizations to form the World Affairs Council of Northern California, an independent civic enterprise for community education in world affairs. Although the San Francisco Bay Region IPR was formally dissolved at that time, many of its operations were continued by the Pacific Area Affairs Division of the World Affairs Council of Northern California.

In addition to the Records of the San Francisco Bay Region IPR, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives maintains the Ray Lyman Wilbur Collection, which contains a large group of material relating to the IPR. Wilbur was Chairman of the American IPR during the periods 1925-1928, 1940-1941, and 1948-1949. The records of the American IPR central office and the records of the international IPR office were donated to the Columbia University Library in 1961 when the IPR disbanded.

(from Windows on the Pacific, Biennial Report, 1944 to 1946 of the Board of Trustees to the Membership of the American Council, Institute of Pacific Relations, Inc. and from the correspondence files of San Francisco Bay Region IPR Collection)

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, reports, memoranda, studies, and printed matter, relating to the study of political, social, and economic conditions in the Far East and of U.S. foreign policy in the Far East. Includes correspondence of the Executive Director (or his staff) of the Institute of Pacific Relations San Francisco Bay Region Division, administrative records, and documents about atomic bombs and using atomic energy for military purposes.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

East Asia -- Politics and government

Pan-Pacific relations

East Asia -- Economic conditions

East Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States

East Asia -- Social conditions

United States -- Foreign relations -- East Asia

CORRESPONDENCE 1944-1947

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence of the Executive Director or his secretary, arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent.

box 1

A--general

box 1

Adloff, Virginia T.

box 1

Aglion, Raoul (United Nations)

box 1

American Association for the United Nations

box 1

American-Russian Institute

box 1

Arnold, Julean

box 1

B--general

box 1

Belshaw, Horace

box 1

Borg, Dorothy

box 1

C--general

box 1

California Labor School

box 1

Carter, Edward C., Vice Chairman, American IPR

box 2

China-American Council of Commerce and Industry

box 2

China-American Council of the Institute of Social Research

box 2

Commission to Study the Organization of Peace

box 2

Committee on Foreign Relations, San Francisco

box 2

Conference for Democratic Community

box 2

Conference of Christians and Jews, San Francisco

box 2

Council for Civic Unity

box 2

Council of American-Soviet Friendship, San Francisco

box 2

Council on Foreign Relations, New York

box 2

Council on World Affairs, Cleveland

box 2

D--general

box 2

Dennett, Raymond

box 2

E--general

box 2

Eloesser, Herbert

box 2

English-Speaking Union

box 2

F--general

box 2

Far Eastern Democratic Society

box 2

Fisher, Galen M.

box 2

Foreign Information Groups (O.W.I.)

box 2

Freeman, Miller

box 2

G--general

box 2

Ganther, Mrs. John O., Jr.

box 2

Gerbode, Mrs. Frank

box 3

H--general

box 3

Heller, Mrs. E. S.

box 3

Holland, William L., Secretary General, International IPR, New York

box 3

Honolulu IPR

box 3

Hopkins, L. Arundel

box 3

Hunter, James J.

box 3

I--general

box 3

Institute of International Relations, Mills College

box 3

International Center

box 3

International Institute of San Francisco

box 3

J--general

box 3

Jacoby, E. H.

box 3

K--general

box 3

Keesing, Felix M.

box 3

L--general

box 3

League of Women Voters, San Francisco

box 3

Lilienthal, Philip

box 4

Los Angeles IPR

box 4

M--general

box 4

Mc--general

box 4

McLaughlin, Mrs. Alfred

box 4

N--general

box 4

Nelson, Donald

box 4

New York Office, American IPR 1945-1947

box 4

Northwest IPR

box 4

O--general

box 4

P--general

box 4

Paige, Mrs. Harold L.

box 4

Price, Ernest B.

box 4

Q--general

box 4

R--general

box 4

Rogers, Mrs. W. Lister

box 4

S--general

box 5

San Francisco Bay Area Region Executive Committee

box 5

Sproul, Robert G., Vice Chairman, San Francisco Bay Area Region

box 5

Staley, Eugene

box 5

Stewart, Marguerite Ann, Secretary, American IPR, New York

box 5

T--general

box 5

U--general

box 5

United Service to China

box 5

V--general

box 5

Vezey, W. Curtis

box 5

W--general

box 5

Washington, D. C. IPR

box 5

White, Lynn, Jr., Executive Vice Chairman, San Francisco Bay Area Region

box 5

Wickett, F. A.

box 5

Wilbur, Brayton, Treasurer, San Francisco Bay Area Region

box 5

Wilbur, Ray Lyman, Chairman, San Francisco Bay Area Region

box 5

X,Y,Z--general

ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS 1944-1947

Scope and Contents note

Reports, memoranda, lists, correspondence, press releases, and clippings, relating to administrative operations, arranged by subseries as listed.

box 6

General

box 6

Organization--Officers, Committees, Relations with Other Organizations

box 6

Relations with American IPR

box 6

Reorganization of Executive Committee and Board of Directors

box 6

Board of Directors

box 6

Executive Committee Minutes

box 6

Monthly Reports to New York Office

box 6

Annual Reports

Committees

box 6

IPR Conferences

box 6

Control of Disbursements

box 6

Education

box 6

Finance

box 6

Library

box 6

Membership

box 6

Policy and Organization Development

box 6

Program and Publications

box 6

Pacific News Letter

box 6

Releases and Press Clippings

box 6

Publicity Information

Financial Records

box 6

Responses to Admiral Greenslade's Letter November 20, 1944

box 6

Returns from Follow-up Letters

box 7

Briggs Trust 1945

box 7

Columbia Foundation 1945

box 7

People's Fund 1945

box 7

Rosenberg Foundation 1945

box 7

Letters Requesting Financial Support 1945-1946

box 7

Finance Luncheon 1946

box 7

Finance Luncheon, Hand-out Materials

box 7

Financial Campaign 1947

SUBJECT FILE 1944-1947

Scope and Contents note

Reports, studies, memoranda, correspondence, schedules, printed matter, and clippings, arranged alphabetically by subject.

American Council of the IPR, New York Office

box 7

By-Laws, Incorporation 1944-1946

box 7

Board of Trustees

box 7

Executive Committee

box 8

Conference, Hot Springs, Virginia 1945

box 8

Conference, Coronado, California 1947

box 9

Research Advisory Committee

box 9

Promotion

box 9

International Research Committee

box 9

"American Interest in the Future of Dependent Territories in Asia and Pacific"

box 9

American-Russian Study Group, Discussion Outline No. 1

box 9

Far Eastern Survey

box 9

Indonesian Issues and American Policy

box 9

Junior Executives Seminar Papers, No. 15, Nos. 50-80 (No. 60 is missing)

box 10

Kohlberg, Alfred E.

box 10

Kohlberg, Alfred E.--"An Analysis of Mr. Alfred E. Kohlberg's Charges Against the Institute of Pacific Relations"

box 10

Los Angeles Region of IPR

box 10

Los Angeles Visit November 1945

box 11

New Library Material

box 11

Organizations Similar to IPR

box 11

Pacific Center Project

box 11

Pacific House

box 11

Pacific News Letters, Miscellaneous Numbers 1944-1945

box 12

Pacific News Letters, Miscellaneous Numbers 1946-1947

box 12

Pamphlet Publications, Drafts

box 12

Roundtable Conference on Future of Foreign Trade March 9, 1946

box 12

San Francisco World Trade Center

box 12

Teachers Seminars 1945-1946

box 13

Travel Timetables

United Nations Conference for International Organizations April 1945

box 13

Delegates, Press Representatives, Others

box 13

Correspondence About Special Services and and Activities

box 13

Entertainment, Invitations

box 13

Replies to Correspondence

INCREMENT

box 14

Aims, activities, organization, etc. 1945-46

box 14

American Association of University Women (Burlingame), roundtable conference on postwar treatment of Japan January 8, 1945

box 14

American Council (of the I.P.R.) Conference, Princeton May 1946

box 14

Analysis of income and expenditures 1944-46

box 14

Atom, general information 1945-46

box 14

Atomic Bomb Conference December 29, 1945

box 14

Auditor's report 1945

Bank deposit statements

box 14

1940

box 14

1942

box 15

1941

box 15

1943-44

box 15

1946

Bank statements and cancelled checks

box 15

1941-43

box 16

1944-47

box 17

Cancelled checks 1943-44

box 17

Carson, Colonel, meeting November 16, 1945

box 17

Cash receipts 1943-45

box 17

Check book

box 17

Check register 1941-47

Check requisitions

box 18

1940-42

box 19

1943-44

box 20

1944-45

box 21

1946

box 21

Check stub book. 1944-47

box 21

Chen, Y. G., luncheon-lecture January 23, 1945

box 21

Chiang Mon-Lin tea April 19, 1945

box 22

Chronicle Forum 1946-47

box 22

Conferences and roundtables 1945-46

Correspondence

box 22

League of Nations 1945

box 22

Student I.P.R. 1946-47

box 22

Miscellaneous 1937-38 1946-47 1957

box 22

Council on Foreign Relations May 10-11, 1946

box 22

Dependencies Conference February 9, 1946

box 22

Dunn tea November 5, 1946

box 22

Education project 1944-45

box 22

Eggleston, Sir Francis, tea March 27, 1946

box 22

"Emerging Political and Economic Issues in the Far East", teacher's seminar Autumn 1945

box 22

Evatt luncheon December 6, 1945

Executive Committee

box 23

General 1945

box 23

Minutes of meetings 1945-47

box 23

Films and moving pictures

box 23

Financial estimate 1945

box 23

Financial reports 1945-47

box 23

Financial statements 1944-45

box 23

Foster, Jane, tea, "Revolt in Indonesia," January 11, 1946

box 23

Freeman luncheon May 10, 1946

box 23

"The Future of Foreign Trade and Investment Across the Pacific," roundtable conference March 1946

box 23

Grant, John B., luncheon-lecture January 29, 1946

box 23

Greenbie tea September 13, 1945

box 23

Greenslade reception May 13, 1946

box 23

Howe, C. H., cocktail party February 23, 1945

box 23

Hutchinson, Dr. Paul, luncheon-lecture March 7, 1946

box 23

Jacoby, Professor H., tea July 6, 1945

box 23

Johnson, Eric, tea April 12, 1946

box 23

Keesing, Professor, "I.P.R. Conference Report," luncheon-lecture February 13, 1945

box 23

Kiskaddon tea January 8, 1946

box 23

Kunzru, Dr. N. N., tea March 19, 1945

box 23

Lectures, correspondence, etc.

box 23

Lectures requested, but not accepted 1946-47

box 23

Leebrick tea July 30, 1946

box 23

Liang, Hubert, tea March 12, 1945

box 23

Lindsay, Michael March 7, 1946

box 24

Marquette, Dr. Jacques, luncheon-lecture March 15, 1945

box 24

Membership receipt-stubs 1947

box 24

Mikheev, Vladimir, tea February 16, 1945

box 24

Pacific Council Atlantic City meeting January 26 - February 1, 1946

box 24

Pacific News Letter (San Francisco) 1946

box 24

Petty cash disbursements, pledges, contributions, etc. 1938-1945

Petty cash slips

box 24

1942-43

box 25

1944-46

Programs

box 25

Borton, Hugh May 2, 1947

box 25

De Bivort, Hervey G. April 22, 1947

box 25

Dustmoor, P. E., luncheon June 4, 1947

box 25

Eloesser, Dr. Leo, luncheon March 4, 1947

box 25

Fairbank, Wilma March 24, 1947

box 25

First National Conference April 1947

box 25

Maddox, William P. May 1947

box 25

Programs and events 1945

box 25

Qurban tea July 16, 1946

box 25

Radio programs August 1946

box 25

"Reconstruction in Asia," teacher's seminar Spring 1945

box 25

Research Advisory Committee 1937 1939

box 25

Robinson tea September 30, 1946

box 25

Siamese Engineers tea May 28, 1947

box 26

Smyth, H. D., "A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the U.S. Government 1940-45 " August 1945

box 26

Speakers 1946-47

box 26

Staley, Eugene, "Some Problems of Economic Development in the Orient," December 1946

box 26

Staley lecture-luncheon September 26, 1945

box 26

Stein, Gunther, luncheon October 15, 1946

box 26

Stevens tea September 4, 1946

box 26

Student conference on the colonial issue January 11, 1946

box 26

Teacher's course 1946-47

box 26

Telesco tea March 26, 1946

box 26

Tsiang, T. F., tea April 17, 1946

box 26

United Nations 1946-47

box 26

Witholding tax 1945 1947

box 26

Yen, James, luncheon-lecture

box 27

Membership index

box 28

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