Moffat, Jay Pierrepont, 1896-1943. Diplomatic papers: Guide.

Houghton Library, Harvard College Library

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Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location:
Call No.: MS Am 1407
Creator: Moffat, Jay Pierrepont, 1896-1943.
Title: Diplomatic papers,
Date(s): 1917-1943.
Quantity: 42v. and 7 boxes (10.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Papers of American diplomat and State Department official Jay Pierrepont Moffat.

Acquisition Information:

*55M-181.

Gift of his father-in-law, Joseph C. Grew; received: 1956.

Use Restrictions:

Any proposed publication based on the papers must be submitted to the Curator of Manuscripts and may be submitted for clearance to Historical Division, State Department.

Historical Note

Moffat was a U.S. diplomat and State Department official. He was private secretary to the U.S. minister to the Netherlands (1917-1919); secretary of the American legation in Poland (1919-1921), Japan (1921-1923), and Turkey (1923-1925); protocol officer at the White House (1925-1927); secretary of the American legation to Switzerland (1927-1931) where he became an expert on disarmament; chief of the Western European Division of the State Dept. (1932-1935); consul general in Sydney, Australia (1935-1937); chief of the new Division of European Affairs at the State Dept. (1937-1940); and U.S. minister to Canada (1940-1943).

Arrangement

Organized into the following series:

I. Correspondence and memoranda

II. Diplomatic journals and other papers

Scope and Content

The bulk of the collection is Moffat's diplomatic journals and volumes of correspondence, 1922-1942, and memoranda, 1931-1942, documenting his career. The journals give a detailed picture of his work in the Hague, Warsaw, Berne, Washington D.C., Sydney, and Ottawa. One volume is on Turkish history. Also contains speeches, condolences, clippings, and other papers.

Container List

Series: I. Correspondence and memoranda
- (vol. 1-21) Personal correspondence, 1922 - 1942.
  - vol. 1: 1922 - 1932.
  - vol. 2: A - F, 1933.
  - vol. 3: G - M, 1933.
  - vol. 4: O - Z, 1933.
  - vol. 5: A - I, 1934.
  - vol. 6: J - M, 1934.
  - vol. 7: N - Z, 1934.
  - vol. 8: A - L, 1935.
  - vol. 9: M - Z, 1935.
  - vol. 10:A - H, 1936.
  - vol. 11:J - Z, 1936.
  - vol. 12: 1937.
  - vol. 13:A - L, 1938.
  - vol. 14:M - Z, 1938.
  - vol. 15:A - J, 1939.
  - vol. 16:K - Z, 1939.
  - vol. 17:A - J, 1940.
  - vol. 18:K - Z, 1940.
  - vol. 19: 1941.
  - vol. 20:A - M, 1942.
  - vol. 21:N - Z, 1942.
- (vol. 22-24) Memoranda.
  - vol. 22: 1931 - 1933.
  - vol. 23: 1934 - 1935.
  - vol. 24: 1942.

Series: II. Diplomatic journals and other papers
- (vol. 25-27) Various journals
  - vol. 25: The Hague, 1917 - 1919.
  - vol. 26: Warsaw, 1919 - 1921.
  - vol. 27: Turkish history, 1918 - 1923.
- (vol. 28-29) Berne.
  - vol. 28: 1927 - 1929.
  - vol. 29: 1930 - 1931.
- (vol. 30-36) Washington.
  - vol. 30: 1931.
  - vol. 31: January - July 14, 1932.
  - vol. 32: July 15 - December, 1932.
  - vol. 33: January - June 30, 1933.
  - vol. 34: July 1 - December, 1933.
  - vol. 35: January - July 1, 1934.
  - vol. 36: July 2 - December, 1934.
- (vol. 37-38) Sydney.
  - vol. 37: August 15, 1935 - May 20, 1936.
  - vol. 38: May 22, 1936 - March 31, 1937.
- (vol. 39-45) Washington.
  - vol. 39: July 20, 1937 - December, 1937.
  - vol. 40: January - June 22, 1938.
  - vol. 41: July 28 - December, 1938.
  - vol. 42: January - June 15, 1939.
  - vol. 43: July 24 - December, 1939.
  - vol. 44: 1940.
  - vol. 45: Appointment to Ottawa, 1940.
- (vol. 46-47) Ottawa.
  - vol. 46: June 10, 1940 - June 11, 1941.
  - vol. 47: June 13, 1941 - June 11, 1942.
- (vol. 48-49) Miscellaneous
  - vol. 48: Speeches and papers.
  - vol. 49: Condolences and clippings.

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