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Title: Malbone W. Graham papers
Date (inclusive): 1912-1956
Collection Number: 67003
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
12 manuscript boxes, 2 card file boxes, 1 oversize folder
(6.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Malbone Graham papers largely consist of diplomatic correspondence, reports, and summaries of conversations that Graham
had with leading personalities in Eastern Europe and academic specialists in the West. The materials reflect Graham's interest
in the political order that emerged in post-World War I Europe and especially that which developed in Eastern Europe. Graham
studied the successful efforts of Finland, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia to secure their independence in the wake
of the collapse of the Russian empire. His research also included the failed attempt of the Ukrainian independence movement
to achieve statehood.
Creator:
Graham, Malbone W. (Malbone Watson), 1898-1965
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1967.
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[Identification of item], Malbone Graham papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
1898 March 26 |
Born, Bogota, Colombia |
1918 |
Awarded bachelor's degree, University of California at Berkeley |
1921 |
Awarded doctorate, University of California at Berkeley |
1923 |
Author,
The Controversy between the United States and the Allied Governments Respecting Neutral Rights and Commerce during the Period
of American Neutrality, 1914-1917
|
1924 |
Joined faculty of University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) |
1934 |
Promoted to full professorship at UCLA |
1936-1941 |
Author,
Diplomatic Recognition of the Border States: I. Finland, II. Estonia, III. Latvia
|
1948 |
Author,
American Diplomacy in the International Community
|
1965 October 16 |
Died, Santa Monica, California |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Malbone Graham papers reflect Graham's interest in the political order that emerged in post-World War I Europe, and especially
that which developed in Eastern Europe. Graham studied the successful efforts of Finland, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia
to secure their independence in the wake of the collapse of the Russian empire. His research also included the failed attempt
of the Ukrainian independence movement to achieve statehood.
The papers largely consist of diplomatic correspondence, reports, and summaries of conversations that Graham had with leading
personalities in Eastern Europe and academic specialists in the West. These summaries describe some of the obstacles on the
road to independence for the Baltic States, Poland, and Finland. The diplomatic correspondence includes letters from various
governments recognizing the independence of these new states.
The papers also contain several of Graham's writings on Estonia, Finland, Czechoslovakia, and Ukraine. The card files in the
collection provide an extensive bibliography of works on Lithuania, Estonia, and Finland. Additionally, there are some materials
in the papers relating to the League of Nations, China, and the Soviet Union, as well as a small amount of documents relating
to Yugoslavia, Greece, and a number of other European countries.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Europe, Eastern -- History
Finland -- History
Baltic States -- History
League of Nations