Register of the Victor Hoo papers
Finding aid prepared by Linda Bernard
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Victor Hoo papers
Date (inclusive): 1931-1972
Collection Number: 77046
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and French
Physical Description:
9 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box, 1 envelope, 1 sound tape reel
(3.7 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Diaries, correspondence, speeches and writings, clippings, reports, memoranda, and photographs relating to Chinese political
events and foreign relations, international diplomatic conferences, Sino-Soviet relations, and the United Nations.
Creator:
Hoo, Victor, 1894-1972
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1977.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Victor Hoo papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
| 1894 November 16 |
Born, Washington, D.C. |
| 1905 |
Graduated from Kaiser Primary School, St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 1912 |
Graduated from Annen Schule, St. Petersburg |
| 1916 |
Licencie en Droit, University of Paris Law School |
| 1918 |
Docteur en Droit, University of Paris Law School |
| 1919 |
Assistant Secretary, Chinese Delegation to the Paris Peace Conference |
| 1920 |
Technical Member, Chinese Delegation to the International Finance Conference, Brussels |
| |
Member, Chinese Delegation to the Conference of Associations for the League of Nations, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1921 |
Technical Delegate, Chinese Delegation to the Conference for the Suppression of Traffic in Women and Children, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1921-1924 |
Second Secretary, First Secretary, and Charge d'Affaires, Chinese Legation, Berlin, Germany |
| 1925-1927 |
Technical Expert to the Sino-Soviet Conference and Assistant Counsellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| |
Served in the Tariff Conference in Beijing as assistant director of the Treaty Department |
| |
Returned to China |
| 1926 |
Secretary of Cabinet |
| |
Sectional Chief, Treaty Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1927 |
Assistant Director of the Treaty Department |
| 1928 |
Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Government |
| |
Secretary, Reorganization Commission |
| |
Counsellor, Shanghai City Government |
| 1930-1931 |
Director, Department of Asiatic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1931 |
Secretary General, Chinese Delegation to the Assembly of the League of Nations |
| |
Technical Advisor, Chinese Delegation to the Sino-Soviet negotiations on the Chinese Eastern Railway |
| 1932 |
Representative, League of Nations Advisory Committee on Opium and Other Dangerous Drugs |
| |
Charge d'Affaires in Switzerland |
| |
Director, Permanent Office of the Chinese Delegation to the League of Nations |
| 1933-1942 |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Bern, Switzerland |
| 1937-1942 |
Representative, League of Nations Advisory Committee on Social Questions |
| 1942-1945 |
Returned to China and served as vice-minister of foreign affairs |
| 1944 |
Delegate, Bretton Woods and Dumbarton Oaks Conferences |
| 1945 |
Technical Expert, Sino-Soviet Conference for the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Alliance |
| |
Secretary-General, Chinese Delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco |
| 1945-1946 |
Substitute Delegate, Executive Committee, Preparatory Commission and General Assembly, United Nations, London |
| 1946 |
Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations, in charge of Trusteeship and Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories |
| 1947 |
Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations, Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) |
| 1948 |
Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations, Temporary Commission on Korea (UNTCOK) |
| 1955-1962 |
Under-Secretary for Conference Services, United Nations |
| 1962-1972 |
Commissioner for Technical Co-Operation, United Nations |
| 1972 |
Died |
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers of Victor Chi-tsai Hoo consist of diaries, correspondence, speeches and writings, clippings, reports, memoranda,
and photographs relating to Chinese political events and foreign relations, international diplomatic conferences, Sino-Soviet
relations, and the United Nations.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiotapes
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
China -- Politics and government -- 1912-1949
China -- Foreign relations
Diplomats -- China
China -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- China
China -- Foreign relations -- Switzerland
Switzerland -- Foreign relations -- China
United Nations
BIOGRAPHICAL FILE
1947-1972
Scope and Contents note
Clippings, photographs, and tribute, arranged alphabetically by physical form.
Scrapbook
Scope and Contents note
Loose scrapbook sheets, mainly of clippings and photographs.
CORRESPONDENCE
1931-1971
Scope and Contents note
Mainly letters and telegrams, arranged chronologically. Includes correspondence with Ralph Bunche, C. L. Hsia, V. K. Wellington
Koo, Trygve Lie, T. Y. Lo, William E. Rappard, Syngman Rhee, David Rockefeller, Nelson A. Rockefeller, T. V. Soong, Edward
R. Stettinius, Jr., Adlai E. Stevenson, Sao-Ke Alfred Sze, U. Thant, and Tsune-chi Yu. Also includes some documents, particularly
on the League of Nations.
DIARIES
1937-1971
Scope and Contents note
Arranged chronologically.
box 3, folder 1
1937 July 20 - 1945 September 21
box 3, folder 2
1946 April 24 - 1949 December 30
box 3, folder 3
1950 January 12 - 1951 July 12
box 3, folder 4
1951 July 18 - 1953 March 22
box 3, folder 5
1953 March 29 - 1954 March 3
box 3, folder 6
1954 April 9 - 1958 May 24
box 4, folder 1
1958 July 11 - 1962 December 16
box 4, folder 2
1966 October 22 - 1972 March 1
box 4, folder 3
1967 February 23 - 1971 March
SPEECHES AND WRITINGS
1932-1972
Scope and Contents note
Broadcast transcripts, interviews, notes, speeches, and writings, arranged chronologically.
box 4, folder 15-16
1945
Scope and Contents note
Includes Chunking lectures.
box 5, folder 1
1945
Scope and Contents note
Includes Chunking lectures.
SUBJECT FILE
1931-1960
Scope and Contents note
Mainly correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, reports, and speeches, including by Victor Hoo, arranged alphabetically
by subject.
box 7, folder 3
Trusteeships and non-self-governing territories
1942-1960
box 7, folder 4-8
United Nations
1944-1946
Scope and Contents note
Includes documents relating to the Bretton Woods and Dumbarton Oaks conferences, as well as to the United Nations Conference
on International Organization. See also: DECLASSIFIED U.S. GOVERNMENT RECORDS.
TRIP REPORTS
1963-1971
Scope and Contents note
Arranged chronologically.
box 9
CARD FILE
1954-1972
Scope and Contents note
Mainly speeches, arranged chronologically.
onsite digital
"People at the United Nations," interview of Victor Hoo
1963 September 14
Access
Use copy reference number: 77046_a_0012380
box 10
36 prints depicting Victor Hoo, alone and with others, especially at United Nations functions and meetings
1940s-1960s
General note
See also: BIOGRAPHICAL FILE.
DECLASSIFIED U.S. GOVERNMENT RECORDS
1933-1946
Scope and Contents note
Formerly security-classified records of the U.S. government, released in full or in part. Includes some interfiled, unclassified
government records. Arranged chronologically by date of release by Hoover, thereunder chronologically by date of creation.
box 10, folder 1-4
2016 February release of records
1933-1946
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, memoranda, proposals, summaries, and meeting minutes largely relating to the United Nations, especially the
Dumbarton Oaks Conference.
