Philip W. Bonsal papers

LC control no.	mm 93081989
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Personal name	Bonsal, Philip W. (Philip Wilson), 1903-1995. » More like this
Main title	Philip W. Bonsal papers, 1914-1992 (bulk 1943-1963).
Related names	Ollivier, Emile, 1825-1913. Expédition du Mexique. English. » More like this
Description	1,100 items. 4 containers plus 1 classified. 1.6 linear feet.
Access advisory	Open to research. Classified, in part.
Biography/History note	Diplomat.
Summary	Correspondence, diaries, memoranda, speeches, and statesments documenting Bonsal's foreign service career, especially as U.S. ambassador to Cuba during and after the 1959 revolution there. Includes material on the differences between Cordell Hull and Sumner Welles regarding Argentina and ideological battles at international meetings over the independence of colonial Africa. Also includes Bonsal's English translation from the French of Emile Ollivier's book L'Expedition du Mexique (1914) concerning Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico.
Notes	Collection material in English, with French. MSS81989
Finding aids	Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009156>
Acquisition source	Gift, Philip W. Bonsal, 1993.
Subjects	Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955. » More like this Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867. » More like this Welles, Sumner, 1892-1961. » More like this International agencies. » More like this Colonies--Africa. » More like this Africa--Politics and government--20th century. » More like this Argentina--Foreign relations--United States. » More like this Cuba--Foreign relations--United States. » More like this Cuba--History--Revolution, 1959. » More like this Mexico--History--European intervention, 1861-1867. » More like this Diplomatic and consular service, American--Cuba. » More like this United States--Foreign relations--Argentina. » More like this United States--Foreign relations--Cuba. » More like this Diplomats.
Local shelving no.	MMC-3600 Vault 0202A
Language code	eng fre
Repository	Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home>
Links	Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009156> Finding aid (PDF): <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009156.3>