Kingsley W. Hamilton papers

Kingsley W. Hamilton papers, 1937-1945

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Hamilton, Kingsley W.
Title: Kingsley W. Hamilton papers
Dates: 1937-1945 (inclusive)
19371945
Quantity: 0.45 cubic feet (1 box)
Collection Number: 09316
Summary
Repository: American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Kingsley W. Hamilton was a Vice Consul for the U.S. Foreign Service in the 1930s and 1940s in Europe and the Far East. He was posted to Budapest, Hungary, 1937-1938; Zurich, Switzerland, 1938-1940; Saigon, Vietnam - Consular Officer, 1940-1942; Washington, D.C. assignments, 1942-1949; State Department - Assistant Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; and French Indochina, 1942.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Kingsley W. Hamilton collection contains Hamilton's original diary entitled, "A Vice Consul's Journal, Europe and the Far East, 1937-1942". This includes a supplement on the United Nations Conference, San Francisco, 1945. The second item in the collection is a printed Foreign Service report, "Hong Kong Under Japanese Control: A Case Study in the Enemy's Technique of Control" (1943) by Robert S. Ward.

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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