Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- United States. Office of War Information, Voice of America (Organization), and Guérard, Albert Léon, 1880-1959
- Abstract:
- Radio transcripts, memoranda, reports, correspondence, and pamphlets, relating to broadcasts of the French section of the Office of War Information during World War II, and to the activities of the Committee to Frame a World Constitution.
- Extent:
- 5 manuscript boxes (2.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In French and English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Albert Léon Guérard Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Radio transcripts, memoranda, reports, correspondence, and pamphlets, relating to broadcasts of the French section of the Office of War Information during World War II, and to the activities of the Committee to Frame a World Constitution.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1880, November 3 Born, Paris, France1899 B.A., University of Paris1901-1903 Traveling Scholarship in England1904-1906 Junior Professor of Literature and Examiner in History, Paris Normal School1906-1907 Instructor, Williams College1907-1913 Assistant and Associate Professor of French, Stanford University1913 Author, French Prophets of Yesterday1913-1924 Professor of French, Rice Institute1914 Author, French Civilization in the Nineteenth Century1916 Author, Five Masters of French Romance1917-1919 Staff, U.S. Army Intelligence and Liaison Services1920 Author, French Civilization from Its Origins to the Close of the Middle Ages1923 Author, Reflections on the Napoleonic Legend1925-1946 Professor of General Literature, Stanford University1925 Author, Beyond Hatred1928 Author, Life and Death of an Ideal. France in the Classical Age1929 Author, L'avenir de Paris1935 Author, Literature and Society1936 Author, Art for Art's Sake1941-1942 Author, The France of Tomorrow1942-1945 Broadcaster, U.S. Office of War Information1945 Author, Europe, Free and United1946 Author, France: A Short History1948 Author, Personal Equation1949 Author, Education of A Humanist1950-1953 Professor of Comparative Literature, Brandies University1955 Author, Napoleon III1956 Author, Napoleon I1957 Author, Fossils and Presences1959 Author, France, A Modern History1959, November 13 Died, Stanford, California - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1956.
- 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], Albert Léon Guérard 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