Roy Tasco Davis
A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by James P. Cole
Revised by Margaret
McAleer
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2007
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2007
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007066
Title: Roy Tasco Davis Papers
Span Dates: 1886-1960
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1928-1933)
ID No.: MSS51805
Creator:
Davis, Roy Tasco,
1889-1975
Extent: 450 items;
2 containers plus 1 classified;
1 linear foot
Language: Collection material in
English and
Spanish
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Diplomat and educator.
Correspondence, memoranda, cablegrams, reports, minutes, legal briefs, a
broadside, press releases, maps, newspaper clippings, and printed matter
relating to Davis's mediation of a commission to establish a provisional
boundary between Honduras and Guatemala in 1928.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Personal Names
Coello,
Augusto C., 1882-1941--Correspondence.
Dávila,
Fausto--Correspondence.
Davis, Roy
Tasco, 1889-1975.
Fox,
Ray--Correspondence.
Geissler,
Arthur H.--Correspondence.
Hughes,
Charles Evans, 1862-1948--Correspondence.
Kellogg,
Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937--Correspondence.
Munro,
Dana Gardner, 1892-1990--Correspondence.
Salazar,
Carlos, 1859-1954--Correspondence.
Skinner
Klée, Alfredo--Correspondence.
Summerlin,
George Thomas, 1872-1947--Correspondence.
Organizations
United
States. Dept. of State.
Locations
Guatemala--Boundaries.
Honduras--Boundaries
Occupations
Diplomats.
Educators.
Provenance:The papers of Roy Tasco Davis, diplomat and educator, were given to
the Library of Congress by Davis in 1974.
Processing History:The papers of Roy Tasco Davis were arranged and described in 1976. The
finding aid was revised in 1998. In 2007 the collection was reorganized and the
finding aid was revised.
Transfers:Some maps have been transferred to the Geography and Map Division
where they are identified as part of the Roy Tasco Davis Papers.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Roy Tasco Davis
is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Security Classified DocumentsGovernment regulations control the use of security classified material
in this collection. Manuscript Division staff can furnish information
concerning access to and use of classified materials.
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Roy Tasco Davis Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
| Date |
Event |
| 1889, June 24 |
Born, Ewing, Mo. |
| 1908 |
A.B., Hannibal-LaGrange College, LaGrange, Mo. |
| 1910 |
Ph.B., Brown University, Providence, R.I. |
| 1911-1912 |
Statistician, Missouri Bureau of Census and Labor |
| 1912-1913 |
Assistant secretary, Missouri State Capitol Building
Commission
|
| 1913 |
Married Loyce Enloe |
| 1914-1921 |
Business manager, Stephens College, Columbia, Mo. |
| 1921-1922 |
United States minister to Guatemala |
| 1922-1929 |
United States minister to Costa Rica |
| 1928 |
Mediator, Mixed Commission for the Purpose of Establishing a
Provisional Boundary Between the Republics of Honduras and Guatemala
|
| 1930-1933 |
United States minister to Panama |
| 1933 |
United States delegate, North American Radio Conference,
Mexico City, Mexico
|
| 1933-1937 |
Assistant to the president and director of public relations,
Stephens College, Columbia, Mo.
|
| 1937-1942 |
President, National Park College, Forest Glen, Md. |
| 1946 |
Elected to the Maryland state senate |
| 1953-1957 |
United States ambassador to Haiti |
| 1975 |
Died, Silver Spring, Md. |
The papers of Roy Tasco Davis (1889-1975) span the years 1886-1960
with the bulk of material dating from 1928 to 1933. The collection documents
Davis's mediation of a commission to establish a provisional boundary between
Honduras and Guetmala in 1928. The papers are in English and Spanish and
include correspondence with members of the commission; minutes of commission
meetings; legal briefs and exhibits submitted by Guatemala and Honduras;
annotated maps; Department of State cables, memorada, press releases, and
Davis's reports to the secretary of state; newspaper clippings; and printed
matter documenting the history of the boundary dispute. Correspondents include
the Honduran commissioner Augusto C. Coella and the Guatemalan commissioner
Carlos Salazar as well as Fausto Dávila, Ray Fox, Arthur H. Geissler, Charles
Evans Hughes, Frank B. Kellogg, A. Skinner Klee, Dana G. Munro, and George
Thomas Summerlin.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
| Container |
Contents |
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| BOX 1
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Background and reference
material
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| BOX 1
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General,
1915-1928
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| BOX 1
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Land ownership and leases,
1914-1928
For additional material see same container, Legal
briefs |
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| BOX 1
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Broadside, "Protesta," Cabricán,
Guatemala,
1928
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| BOX 1
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Correspondence |
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| BOX 1
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General,
1928, 1960
See also Classified |
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| BOX 1
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Guatemala,
1928-1929
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| BOX 1
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Honduras,
1927-1928
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| BOX 1
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Hughes, Charles Evans, excerpt of
a letter,
n.d.
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| BOX 1
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State Department cables and
memoranda,
1928-1929, n.d.
See also Classified |
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(3
folders)
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| BOX 1
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Legal briefs, exhibits,
and evidentiary submissions
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| BOX 1
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Guatemala,
1928
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| BOX 1
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Honduras,
1920, 1928
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| BOX 1
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Maps,
1886, 1921-1928
For additional material see same
container, Background,
and Container 2, Reports |
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| BOX 1
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Minutes of meetings,
1928
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| BOX 1
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Miscellany,
1928, n.d.
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| BOX 2
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Newspaper clippings,
1928
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 2
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Press releases issued by the State
Department,
1928
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| BOX 2
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Printed matter,
1918-1933
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(3
folders)
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| BOX 2
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Reports to the State
Department,
1928
See also Classified |
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| BOX CL 1
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Classified |
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| BOX CL 1
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Correspondence |
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| BOX CL 1
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General,
1928 (Container 1)
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| BOX CL 1
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State Department
cables and memoranda,
1928-1929 (Container 1)
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| BOX CL 1
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Reports to the
State Department,
1928 (Container 2)
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