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Finding Aid to the Allen Carrier Blaisdell papers, 1916-1966
BANC MSS 67/167 c
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Collection Title: Allen Carrier Blaisdell papers,
Date: 1916-1966
Collection Number: BANC MSS 67/167 c
Creator:
Blaisdell, Allen Carrier, b. 1897.
Extent:
Number of containers: 3 boxes and 1 oversize folder.
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please
consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: Correspondence, clippings, photographs and related material, particularly
concerning his directorship of International House, Berkeley, from its beginning.
Languages Represented:
English
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not
intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
reader.
[Identification of item], Allen Carrier Blaisdell papers, BANC MSS 67/167 c, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Materials Cataloged Separately
- Photographs were transferred to Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library.
These papers were given to the Library by Mr. Blaisdell, May 19, 1967.
These papers relate mainly to Blaisdell's directorship of the International House,
and include correspondence, clippings, some pertaining to trips made under the auspices of
the House. To a lesser degree some materials relate to his earlier career as minister. A key to
arrangement follows, and a partial list of correspondents is appended to end of report.
Allen Carrier Blaisdell, founder and first director of Berkeley's
International House, received his primary education in Beloit, Wisconsin,
and in Claremont, California. After obtaining his degree from
Pomona, he went on to the Union Theological Seminary,
graduating in 1923. He then accepted posts in churches in Utica, New York,
and South Hadly Falls, Massachusetts, until 1927 when he became
assistant director of the International House in New York City. In 1928 he arrived
in Berkeley to establish an International House for foreign students on the
West Coast.