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Description
Primarily correspondence between Claude Gernade Bowers and lawyer Theodore Fred Kuper while Bowers was ambassador to Spain and Chile. Subjects covered include the Spanish Civil War, politics and government of the United States, and United States foreign relations. Also included are two typed manuscripts of Bowers's book My Mission to Spain (approximately 1939 and 1945); and a typed manuscript of My Life, published posthumously in 1962 as My Life: the Memoirs of Claude Bowers. There is also a small amount of publishing related correspondence, photographs, and two books by Spanish politician Manuel Azaña (1880-1940): Plumas y Palabras (1930) and Una Política 1930-1932 (1932). The 2024 addendum contains correspondence from Claude Gernade Bowers to Terry Kuper Gray Kirker, the daughter of Theodore Fred Kuper. Also included are newspaper clippings, a photograph of Bowers, and autographed copies of Bowers' books Beveridge and the Progressive Era (1932), Pierre Vergniaud: Voice of the French Revolution (1945) The Young Jefferson (1945), and My Mission to Spain (1954).
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1939-1950s
Call number
mssBowers
Creator
Bowers, Claude G (1879-1958)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Theodore Fred Kuper, February and June 1977.
gift of Janet Kirker, December 2024.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Kuper, Theodore Fred, (1886-1981.)
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