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Title: Raymond Albert Wheeler papers
Date (inclusive): 1898-1977
Collection Number: 78062
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
46 manuscript boxes, 6 oversize boxes, 2 oversize folders, 5 motion picture film reels, 6 sound tape reels, 26 envelopes,
2 album boxes
(29.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, diaries, memoranda, maps, motion picture film, sound recordings, and photographs
relating to military engineering; the Panama Canal; World War I; American military operations in the China-Burma-India Theater
during World War II; construction of the Stilwell Road; the surrender of Japanese forces in Singapore, 1945; clearance and
widening of the Suez Canal, 1956-1957; development of the Lower Mekong River Basin; and engineering projects involving the
World Bank.
Creator:
Wheeler, Raymond Albert, 1885-1974
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1978.
[Identification of item], Raymond Albert Wheeler papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1885 July 31 | Born, near Peoria, Illinois |
| 1911 | B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point, New York |
| 1911-1912 | Construction engineer, Isthmian Canal Commission, Canal Zone, Panama |
| 1912 | Married Olive May Keithley, Peoria, Illinois |
| 1913 | Graduated from Army School of Engineering, Washington, D.C. |
| 1917-1919 | Commanded the Regiment in the Aisne-Marne, the St. Mihiel, and the Meuse Argonne offensives, and the March into Germany with the Army of Occupation |
| 1919 | Served with the American Peace Commission in Italy |
| 1920-1921 | Engineer Instructor, the Infantry School, Camp Benning, Georgia |
| 1922-1926 | Assistant Engineer Commissioner, Washington, D.C. |
| 1926 | Elected honorary member, American Institute of Architects |
| 1927 | Graduated from Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas |
| 1927-1930 | Assistant Engineer of Maintenance, Panama Canal, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone |
| 1935-1936 | Chief Regional Engineer, Work Projects Administration, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1936 | United States Representative, International Navigation Congress, Brussels |
| 1937 | Graduated from Army War College, Washington, D.C. |
| 1937-1940 | Resident Member, Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, Washington, D.C. |
| 1940-1941 | Engineer of Maintenance, the Panama Canal, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone |
| 1941 | Assistant Chief of Staff, War Department, Washington, D.C. |
| 1941-1942 | Member, United States military mission to Iran |
| 1942-1943 | Commanding General, Services of Supply, United States Army Forces, China-Burma-India Theater |
| 1944 | Principal Administrative Officer, Southeast Asia Command |
| 1944-1945 | Deputy Supreme Allied Commander and Chief Administrative Officer, Southeast Asia Command |
| 1945 | Commanding General, United States forces in India-Burma Theater |
| 1945-1949 | Chief of Engineers, United States Army, Washington, D.C. |
| 1949 | Retired from active service as Lieutenant General, Chief of Engineers, United States Army |
| 1949-1964 | Engineering Adviser, World Bank |
| 1952-1960 | Represented the World Bank in negotiations between India and Pakistan over the use of waters of the Indus River |
| 1956-1957 | Head, United Nations Suez Canal Clearance Operations |
| 1957-1958 | Chief, Mekong River Survey Mission, Asia |
| 1958-? | Represented the World Bank in discussions with the Suez Canal Authority to study the prospects for the growth of, and to advise on the plans for improving, traffic in the Suez Canal |
| 1960-1963 | Worked on behalf of the United Nations on the public works construction program and transport system in Congo |
| 1960-1969 | Chairman, International Advisory Board for the Mekong Coordination Committee, representing, among others, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam |
| 1964-1971 | Member, Columbia Board of Revenue, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, Vancouver |
| 1974 February 8 | Died, Washington, D.C. |
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, diaries, memoranda, maps, motion picture film, sound recordings, and photographs
relating to military engineering; the Panama Canal; World War I; American military operations in the China-Burma-India Theater
during World War II; construction of the Stilwell Road; the surrender of Japanese forces in Singapore, 1945; clearance and
widening of the Suez Canal, 1956-1957; development of the Lower Mekong River Basin; and engineering projects involving the
World Bank.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiotapes
Motion pictures
Engineers
Officers
World War, 1939-1945 -- China
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945 -- Engineering and construction
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma
Panama Canal (Panama)
Military engineering
Mekong River Valley
Stilwell Road
Suez Canal (Egypt)
United States. Army
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
World Bank