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John Cooper Wiley Papers, 1898-1967 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Collection Overview

Title: John Cooper Wiley Papers, 1898-1967Add to your cart.

Primary Creator: Wiley, John Cooper

Extent: 6.28 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: The Wiley Papers are arranged into seven different series: Diplomatic Files, General Correspondence, Personal Files, Writings, Clippings, Miscellaneous Publications, and Commissions.

Abstract

The John Cooper Wiley Papers consist of official and personal material relating to Wiley's work as foreign officer for the United States. The majority of the material is from the years 1915-1967.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The John Cooper Wiley papers contain a large amount of material related to Ambassador Wiley's various diplomatic posts. The majority of the material in this collection is official in nature and includes correspondence, memoranda, and pamphlets related to the Soviet Union, Great Britain, France, Latin America and other countires of interest to Wiley's career. This collection also contains a substantial amount of printed materials related to American foreign policy, the Soviet Union and foreign service reorganization. The amount of personal material in within Wiley's papers is limited.

Collection Historical Note

John Cooper Wiley was born in 1893 in Bordeaux, France where his father was the American Consul. He was educated by private tutors until he enrolled in Union College for one year. He also attended the Georgetown University Law School. In 1915 Wiley was appointed clerk at the American Embassy in Paris. Thereafter he held a number of diplomatic posts in Europe and Latin America. After serving as a technical advisor to the American delegation to the World Economic Conference in 1933, he was appointed Counselor of Embassy in Moscow when the United States recognized the Soviet Union. He was Counselor of Embassy in Vienna when Germany took over Austria in 1938 and Minister to Estonia and Latvia when the Baltic countries were absorbed by the Soviet Union in 1940. Wiley also served as Ambassador to Columbia, Portugal, Iran, and Panama and American representative in lend lease negotiations with the Soviet Union before retiring from the foreign service in 1954. Ambassador Wiley died in 1967.

Diplomatic posts held by John C. Wiley: July 30, 1915 Appointed clerk, American Embassy, Paris; May 1916 Appointed Secretary of Embassy, Paris; January 30, 1918 Assigned to the Hague; December 12, 1919 Assigned to Santiago; April 10, 1920 Assigned to Buenos Aires; July 24, 1920 Assigned to Caracas; February 17, 1921 Assigned to Department of State; October 20, 1921 Assigned to Copenhagen; September 7, 1922 Assigned to Madrid; September 1, 1923 Assigned to Lima; July 1, 1926 Appointed First Secretary, Lima; January 7, 1926 Assigned to Berlin; May 1, 1926 Assigned to Copenhagen (Temporary); July 22, 1926 Returned to Berlin; April 10, 1930 Assigned to Warsaw; May 26, 1930 Appointed Counselor of Embassy, Warsaw; December 22, 1931 Assigned to Berlin (Temporary); May 26, 1932 Returned to Warsaw; June 1, 1932 Assigned to Madrid; February 16, 1933 Assigned to Department of State, served as technical advisor to the American delegation to the World Economic Conference; February 10, 1934 Appointed Counselor of Embassy, Moscow; March 9, 1934 Appointed Consul General, Moscow; August 26, 1936 Appointed Consul General, Antwerp; July 13, 1937 Appointed Consul General and Counselor of Embassy, Vienna; July 18, 1938 Appointed Minister to Estonia and Latvia; April 4, 1921 Assigned to Department of State; September 21, 1944 Appointed Ambassador to Columbia; April 10, 1947 Appointed Ambassador to Portugal; February 26, 1948 Appointed Ambassador to Iran; October 1, 1950 Assigned to Department of State; January 1951 Appointed to conduct lend lease negotiations with the Soviet Union; June 20, 1951 Appointed Ambassador to Panama; January 1954 Retired from the foreign service.

Administrative Information

Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Access Restrictions: None

Use Restrictions: The collection contains material restricted in accordance with Executive Order 12065, and material which might be used to harass, embarrass or injure living persons has been closed.

Acquisition Method: These papers were donated to the Library by Irena M. Wiley (Mrs. John C.).

Related Materials: President's Official File, President's Personal File, President's Secretary's File.

Box and Folder Listing


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[Series 1: Diplomatic Files],
[Series 2: General Correspondence],
[Series 3: Personal Files],
[Series 4: Writings],
[Series 5: Clippings],
[Series 6: Miscellaneous],
[Series 7: Commissions],
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Series 2: General CorrespondenceAdd to your cart.
The general correspondence is essentially personal in nature. However, much of it is with other foreign service officers and frequently discusses official matters. The series is arranged alphabetically. At the end is a small file of letters from unidentified individuals.

Box 6Add to your cart.

A GeneralAdd to your cart.

Armour, NormanAdd to your cart.

B GeneralAdd to your cart.

Boal, Pierre delAdd to your cart.

Bullitt, William C.Add to your cart.

C GeneralAdd to your cart.

D GeneralAdd to your cart.

Duranty, WalterAdd to your cart.

Box 7Add to your cart.

E GeneralAdd to your cart.

Edwards, Paul L.Add to your cart.

F GeneralAdd to your cart.

Feis, HerbertAdd to your cart.

Flack, JosephAdd to your cart.

G GeneralAdd to your cart.

H GeneralAdd to your cart.

Henderson, Loy W.Add to your cart.

Hopper, BruceAdd to your cart.

I-K GeneralAdd to your cart.

Kennan, George F.Add to your cart.

Box 8Add to your cart.

L GeneralAdd to your cart.

M GeneralAdd to your cart.

Messersmith, George S.Add to your cart.

Moffat, J. PierrepontAdd to your cart.

N-P GeneralAdd to your cart.

Packer, Earl L.Add to your cart.

People to People ProgramAdd to your cart.

Pinchoit, Cornelia B.Add to your cart.

R GeneralAdd to your cart.

Box 9Add to your cart.

S GeneralAdd to your cart.

Scott Radio LaboratoriesAdd to your cart.

Sucherstein, Carl M.Add to your cart.

T-V GeneralAdd to your cart.

Tabouis, E. C.Add to your cart.

Teodorescu, E.C.Add to your cart.

University of the AmericasAdd to your cart.

W-Z GeneralAdd to your cart.

UnidentifiedAdd to your cart.

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Diplomatic Files],
[Series 2: General Correspondence],
[Series 3: Personal Files],
[Series 4: Writings],
[Series 5: Clippings],
[Series 6: Miscellaneous],
[Series 7: Commissions],
[All]