Franklin Lindsay papers, 1943-1998

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Summary

Creators:
Lindsay, Franklin, 1916-
Abstract:
Reports, memoranda, correspondence, and photocopies of Office of Strategic Services and British government documents relating to resistance movements in Yugoslavia during World War II, Allied relations with them, Office of Strategic Services operations in Yugoslavia and Austria, post-World War II economic recontruction in western Europe, the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, and American foreign aid to Europe. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Extent:
17 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (7.2 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Franklin Lindsay papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Reports, memoranda, correspondence, and photocopies of Office of Strategic Services and British government documents relating to resistance movements in Yugoslavia during World War II, Allied relations with them, Office of Strategic Services operations in Yugoslavia and Austria, post-World War II economic recontruction in western Europe, the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, and American foreign aid to Europe.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1916 March 12
Born in Kenton, Ohio
1938
A.B., Stanford University
1938-1939
With Columbia Division, U.S. Steel Corp.
1940-1945
Served in the Army of the United States, to Lieutenant Colonel
1944-1945
With the Office of Strategic Services
1945
Chief, American Military Mission to Yugoslavia
1946
Executive assistant to Bernard Baruch, U.S. Delegation, U.N. Atomic Energy Commission
1947-1948
Consultant, House Select Committee on Foreign Aid (Herter Committee)
1948-1949
Served as an American representative to the Organization for European Economic Co-operation, Paris
1949-1953
With the Central Intelligence Agency
1953-1956
With the Public Affairs Program, Ford Foundation
1954
Consultant, Second Hoover Commission
1956-1961
With McKinsey & Co., Inc.
1961-1962
Executive Vice President, Itek Corp.
1962-1975
President, Itek Corp.
1975-
Chairman of the Board, Itek Corp.
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1946, with increments received in 1982, 1992, 1993 and 2010.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Franklin Lindsay 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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