World politics -- 1955-1965
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John J. McCloy (AC 1916) Papers
Collection
Identifier: MA.00035
Abstract
The John J. McCloy Papers span the years 1897-1989, with the bulk of the material falling into the period 1940-1979. The roughly 60 linear feet of material cover the breadth of McCloy's activities, from lawyer to banker to government official to negotiator to behind-the-scenes adviser. The papers include working papers, correspondence, memoranda, speeches, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, printed material, and memorabilia. The collection includes very little personal or...
Dates:
1897-1989 ; Majority of material found within 1940-1979
Series 17: Suez Canal Clearance Operations, 1956-1960, bulk: 1956 - 1957
Series
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, reports, maps, contracts, financial information, and other material on the Suez Canal clearance operations. JJM was a member of the three-member United Nations advisory team appointed by General Dag Hammerskjold in November 1956 to oversee efforts to clear the Suez Canal of ships sunk there during the Suez Canal Crisis of 1956. The other members were Lieutenant General Raymond Wheeler, former chief of U.S. Army Engineer Corps and the engineer in charge of clearance...
Dates:
1956-1960; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1957