John Cooper Wiley Papers, 1898-1967

Collection Overview

Title: John Cooper Wiley Papers, 1898-1967

ID: 30/32/

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.

Administrative Information

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

Series 1: Diplomatic Files

test The diplomatic files contain copies of correspondence with the head of the Division of Eastern European Affairs in the State Department, telegrams and dispatches sent to the Department, memoranda and correspondence exchanged with embassy personnel, subject files, and miscellaneous materials such as background information, post reports, diplomatic lists, invitations, clippings, and pamphlets relating to the country in which Wiley was stationed. The files are arranged by country in the order of Wiley's assignment to each post.

Box 1

Correspondence with the Division of Eastern European Affairs, 1928-1931
Correspondence with the Division of Eastern European Affairs, 1932-1933
Correspondence with the Division of Eastern European Affairs, 1934-1936
The Netherlands, 1918-1919
Venezuela, 1920-1921
Poland, 1930-1931
Germany, 1931-1932
Spain, 1932-1933
Department of State, 1933-1934
Department of State: World Economic Conference, 1933-1934

Box 2

Russia: Telegrams and Memoranda, 1934-1935
Russia: Ambassador Bullitt, 1934-1935
Russia: official Miscellaneous, 1934-1935
Belgium, 1935-1937
Austria: Telegrams and Memoranda, 1937-1938
Austria: Trade Agreements, 1937-1938

Box 3

Austria: Immigration Matters, 1937-1938
Austria: Official Miscellaneous, 1937-1938
Austria: Pamphlets, Clippings, 1937-1938
Estonia and Latvia: Dispatches from Riga, 1938-1941

Box 4

Estonia and Latvia: Telegrams from Riga, 1938-1941
Estonia and Latvia: Background Information on Latvia, 1938-1941
Estonia and Latvia: Dispatches from Tallinn, 1938-1941
Estonia and Latvia: Telegrams from Tallinn, 1938-1941
Estonia and Latvia: Report on the Czechoslovak Crisis, 1938-1941
Estonia and Latvia: Official Miscellaneous, 1938-1941
State Department, 1941-1944

Box 5

Columbia, 1944-1947
Columbia: Naval Attache, 1944-1947
Portugal, 1947-1948
Iran, 1948-1951
Lend Lease Negotiations, 1950-1951
Lend Lease Negotiations: Chronological File, 1950-1951
Lend Lease Negotiations: Russia, Miscellaneous, 1950-1951
Panama, 1951-1954
Panama: Chronological File, 1953, 1951-1954
Panama: Communism File, 1951-1954
Panama: Economic Program, 1951-1954
Panama: Treaty Revision, 1951-1954
Panama: Press Releases and Clippings, 1951-1954

Series 2: General Correspondence

test 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 6

A General
Armour, Norman
B General
Boal, Pierre del
Bullitt, William C.
C General
D General
Duranty, Walter

Box 7

E General
Edwards, Paul L.
F General
Feis, Herbert
Flack, Joseph
G General
H General
Henderson, Loy W.
Hopper, Bruce
I-K General
Kennan, George F.

Box 8

L General
M General
Messersmith, George S.
Moffat, J. Pierrepont
N-P General
Packer, Earl L.
People to People Program
Pinchoit, Cornelia B.
R General

Box 9

S General
Scott Radio Laboratories
Sucherstein, Carl M.
T-V General
Tabouis, E. C.
Teodorescu, E.C.
University of the Americas
W-Z General
Unidentified

Series 3: Personal Files

test This series consists of files relating to bills, insurance, moving and storage, servants, and other personal affairs and is arranged by subject.

Box 10

Wiley, Irena
Wiley, John C.
Bills
Insurance
Servants
Storage and Moving
Wines and Liquor

Series 4: Writings

test The writings include articles, memoranda, and notes on possible projects. Among the topics are State Department and foreign service organization, American foreign policy, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, France and Latin America. The series is arranged roughly by topic.

Box 10

"A Permanent Civil Service or the Merit System" on the foreign service
"The Foreign Service"
Writings on the foreign service, 1928
"The Foreign Service", 1937
"1955 - The Foreign Service", 1955
"Foreign Service Reorganization - Morale and Public Confidence"
"Department of State"
"Reorganization of the Department of State"
"Reorganization of the Department of State", 1961
"Reorganization of the Department of State and the Foreign Service"
"Department of State: Accretion of Function; Loss of Efficiency"

Box 11

"The Quest for Peace"
"Diplomacy"
"Diplomacy Gap"
"Diplomacy: Neglected Weapon of the Cold War", 1952
"The Next War Discussed; With Malice Towards All"
"Foreign Policy"
"The Pattern of the Future or How to Bring the War Successfully to an Unsatisfactory Conclusion", 1943
Writings On Foreign Affairs, 1943
Writings On Foreign Policy, 1957
Writings On Foreign Policy, January 1958
"Foreign Policy", 1958
"American Foreign Policy: A Little Finger Nail Sketch by Upsilon", 1958
Writings On Foreign Policy, 1962
Writings On Foreign Policy, 1964
Writings On Foreign Policy (letter to Washington Post), 1965
"League of Nations"
Writings on United Nations and Collective Security
Writings on Berlin and United Nations, 1958
Writings on China
"Castro"
"The Soviet Military Presence in Cuba - Why?", 1963
Writings on France
"France", 1960
Writings on France, "Rift and Schism", 1962

Box 12

Writings on Nazism
"Germany"
Statement on fall of Germany
"Berlin, Prestige Point of No Return"
Writings on Great Britain, 1954
Writings on Great Britain, 1958
Writings on British Prime Ministers "Will Great Britain Learn?"
"A History of the British-American Debt Negotiations of 1933"
"Latin American and the Middle East"
"Questions for Espectador"
"Latin America 1945"
"Economic Problem of Latin America", 1950
Writings on Latin America, 1952
Writings on Latin America, 1962
Writings on Latin America, 1963
"Latin America and We"
Writings on the Middle East
"Petroleum, Focal Point of Policy"
"Panama", 1951
"Soviet Designs", 1951
"A Meeting in the Valley", 1957
"The Big Threat", 1958
"Missile Gap"
"Foreign Mishmash", 1965
"Ignorance of the Obvious(Rise of Communism)"
"Civil Defense"
"I Knew Sinclair Lewis Suddenly"
"Premillennial Scholia"
"Propaganda"
"Why People Travel"

Box 13

Notes (book), 1962
Notes on Communism
Notes on European Governments
Notes on Foreign Affairs
Notes on History of Mexico (and other Latin American Countries)
Notes on Major Lincoln
Notes on "Unfamiliar Communist Quotations"
Notes on World Conferences

Series 5: Clippings

test This series is a small file of newspaper and magazine clippings about Wiley of on topics of interest to him. The clippings are unarranged.

Box 13

Clippings

Series 6: Miscellaneous

test This small file is not arranged

Box 13

Miscellaneous Publications

Series 7: Commissions

test Certificates of appointment to foreign service posts. These are filed in the audiovisual department.

Box 14

Commissions