Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- La Varre, William, 1898-1991
- Abstract:
- Memoirs, letters, memoranda, clippings, periodical issues, lists, notes, and financial records, relating to political development in Latin America, especially in the 1930's; United States relations with Latin America, 1933- 1945; the American Mercury; international communist subversion; and international affairs.
- Extent:
- 16 manuscript boxes (5.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], William La Varre Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1898, August 4 Born, Richmond, Virginia.1914-1920 Educated, Townsend Harris Hall, New York, Columbia University Extension, Harvard College (special student).1919 Author, Up the Mazaruni.1920-1927 Explorer, South America.1928-1930 President, Piedmont Press Association.1933-1938 Foreign correspondent, South America.1934 Author, Johnny Round the World.1935 Author, Gold, Diamonds, and Orchids.1939 Author, Southward, Ho!1941 Author, "The 114 Markets of South America."1941-1943 Chief, American Republics Units, U.S. State Department.1944 Director, Foreign Service Council.1950 Consultant, Economic Cooperation Administration.1957-1958 Editor-in-Chief, American Mercury Magazine. - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1977.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], William La Varre Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563