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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Herschel Vespasian Johnson Papers, #3755, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Acquired 1966-1991

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• Brazil--Politics and government--1930-1945.
• Charlotte (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
• Diaries.
• Diplomatic and consular service, American--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
• Diplomatic and consular service, American--England--London.
• Diplomatic and consular service, American--Sweden--Stockholm.
• Diplomats--United States.
• Great Britain--Politics and government--20th century.
• Johnson, Herschel Vespasian, 1894-1966.
• London (England)--Description and travel.
• Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Description and travel.
• Scrapbooks.
• Stockholm (Sweden)--Description and travel.
• Sweden--Politics and government--1905-1950.

• Herschel V. Johnson Papers (ms65-115), Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Mo.

United States foreign service officer whose career, 1921-1953, included posts in Europe, Latin America, and with the United Nations.

Family, social, and personal correspondence. About half of the letters are from Johnson to his mother in Charlotte, N.C., describing his activities. Also included are clippings, speeches, photographs, daily journals and calendars of engagements, press releases, and scrapbooks of Johnson's public and private life. Among Johnson's diplomatic posts were London, 1934-1941; Stockholm, 1941-1946; and Rio de Janiero, 1948-1953.