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Title: Frances E. Willis papers
Date (inclusive): 1906-1983
Collection Number: 84031
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
39 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 3 album boxes, 35 envelopes, memorabilia
(18.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, speeches, memoranda, reports, bulletins, printed matter, and photographs, relating to post-World War II American
foreign policy, especially in Switzerland, Norway, and Ceylon.
Creator:
Willis, Frances E.
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1984.
[Identification of item], Frances E. Willis Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1899, May 20 | Born, Metropolis, Illinois |
| 1916-1917 | University of Redlands |
| 1917-1920 | B.A., History, Stanford University |
| 1920-1921 | Graduate work, Universite Libre de Bruxelles |
| 1923 | Ph.D., Political Science, Stanford University |
| 1923-1924 | Instructor, History, Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 1924-1927 | Assistant Professor, Political Science, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York |
| 1927 | Foreign Service Exam Vice-Consul, Valparaiso, Chile |
| 1931, January | Vice-Consul, Santiago, Chile |
| 1931, December | Third Secretary, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1934-1940 | Third Secretary, Brussels, Belgium Second Secretary, Luxembourg |
| 1940-1944 | Second Secretary, Madrid, Spain First Secretary, Madrid, Spain Consul, Madrid, Spain |
| 1944-1947 | Assistant to the Undersecretary of State, Washington, D.C. |
| 1947-1951 | First Secretary and Consul, London, England |
| 1951-1953 | Counselor of Legation, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1953-1957 | Ambassador to Switzerland |
| 1955 | Appointed Career Minister |
| 1957-1961 | Ambassador to Norway |
| 1962 | Appointed Career Ambassador |
| 1961-1964 | Ambassador to Sri Lanka |
| 1964, November 5 | Retirement |
| 1983, July 20 | Died, Redlands, California |
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Diplomats -- United States
Switzerland -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Switzerland
Norway -- Foreign relations -- United States
Sri Lanka -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Norway
United States -- Foreign relations -- Sri Lanka
United States. Department of State