World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history--Sources
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Agnes Dawson Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 00795
Scope and Contents
Letters written by Agnes Balloch Dawson from the American Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay to her father and 'Omie' (mother?) from 1941-1946. Agnes Balloch talks in detail about her and her husband William Dawson Jr.'s (1885-1972) life in Uruguay, describing their social and professional interactions, and commenting on politics and events. Some of the people she met and mentions in her letters are Walt Disney, Aaron Copland and Orson Wells. For a more detailed...
Muriel McCormick Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2010.779
Scope and Contents
Diaries and photographs, 1937-1949, of Muriel McCormick. McCormick was a staff member at the United States embassy in Paris, France, from 1945-1946, and much of the collection chronicles her travels through Europe.