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Additional authors

1. Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
2. Coues, Jane Augusta McKinney, 1845-1925
3. Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
4. Harriman, Mary W.
5. Huerta, Victoriano, 1845-1916
6. Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948
7. O'Shaughnessy, Edith, 1870-1939
8. O'Shaughnessy, Elim
9. O'Shaughnessy, Nelson J. W., 1876-1932
10. Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943
11. Root, Elihu, 1845-1937
12. Szechenyi, Gladys Vanderbilt
13. Vanderbilt, Alice
14. White, Emily V.
15. White, Henry, 1850-1927
16. Wilson, Henry Lane, 1857-1932

Description

1. 7 linear feet (15 boxes).

Summary

1. Collection contains materials relating to Edith, Nelson and Elim O'Shaughnessy.

Subject

1. Diplomats
2. Authors
3. Scrapbooks
4. Photographs
5. Diaries
6. Vienna (Austria) > Social life and customs
7. United States > Social life and customs > 20th century
8. United States > Foreign relations > 20th century
9. Mexico > Social life and customs
10. Mexico > History > Revolution, 1910-1920
11. World War, 1914-1918 > War work > France
12. Diplomacy
13. American literature > 20th century
14. Catholic Church
15. O'Shaughnessy family

Genre/Form

1. Diaries.
2. Photographs.
3. Scrapbooks.

Call number

1. MssCol 2280

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Source (note)

1. O'Shaughnessy, Elim

Biography (note)

1. Edith O'Shaughnessy (d. 1939) was an American author of fiction and autobiographical narratives concerning her life abroad. She was active in causes related to the Roman Catholic Church. Her husband, Nelson O'Shaughnessy (1876-1932), was a U.S. career diplomat who was stationed in Denmark, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Mexico. After leaving the diplomatic service, he had a career in private industry. Elim O'Shaughnessy (1907-1966), Edith and Nelson O'Shaughnessy's son, joined the diplomatic service and served in France, the Soviet Union, Britain, and Hungary.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. O'Shaughnessy family.

Title

1. O'Shaughnessy family papers, 1899-1937, bulk (1910-1930).

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

1. Edith O'Shaughnessy (d. 1939) was an American author of fiction and autobiographical narratives concerning her life abroad. She was active in causes related to the Roman Catholic Church. Her husband, Nelson O'Shaughnessy (1876-1932), was a U.S. career diplomat who was stationed in Denmark, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Mexico. After leaving the diplomatic service, he had a career in private industry. Elim O'Shaughnessy (1907-1966), Edith and Nelson O'Shaughnessy's son, joined the diplomatic service and served in France, the Soviet Union, Britain, and Hungary.

Finding aids

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Authors.
2. Diplomats.

Added author

1. Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925.
2. Coues, Jane Augusta McKinney, 1845-1925.
3. Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986.
4. Harriman, Mary W.
5. Huerta, Victoriano, 1845-1916.
6. Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948.
7. O'Shaughnessy, Edith, 1870-1939.
8. O'Shaughnessy, Elim.
9. O'Shaughnessy, Nelson J. W., 1876-1932.
10. Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943.
11. Root, Elihu, 1845-1937.
12. Szechenyi, Gladys Vanderbilt.
13. Vanderbilt, Alice.
14. White, Emily V.
15. White, Henry, 1850-1927.
16. Wilson, Henry Lane, 1857-1932.

Research call number

1. MssCol 2280