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008 781106b1950 eng
040 _aOSt
_bEnglish
_eOSt
_cOSt
082 _a597.9 / M133s
100 _aMcClung, Robert M.
_9262791
245 _aSpotted salamander /
_cRobert M McClung.
260 _aToronto :
_bGeorge J. McLeod
_cc 1964.
300 _a48 p. :
_bill. ;
_c21 cm.
508 _a345
520 8 _aCorrespondence, diaries, writings, notes, scrapbooks, photographs, and other papers relating to Leahy's naval and diplomatic career. Documents his career as chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, commander of the Destroyer Scouting Force, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, admiral commanding the Battle Force, governor of Puerto Rico, ambassador to France (1940-1942), and Chief of Staff during and after World War II. Includes correspondence and production materials relating to the publication of Leahy's book, I was there; the personal story of the Chief of Staff to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, based on his notes and diaries made at the time (1950); and copies of two letters (1945 June 12) from President Truman to Joseph Edward Davies relating to Davies' talks with Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden prior to the Potsdam Conference. Correspondents include Bernard M. Baruch, François Darlan, Joseph C. Grew, Cordell Hull, George C. Marshall, H. Freeman Matthews, Philippe Pétain, Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Sumner Welles.
524 _aResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, William D. Leahy Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
530 _aMicrofilm edition of diaries, containers 1-9, available,
_dno. 19,272.
533 _aMicrofilm of originals in the Manuscript Division.
_bWashington, D.C. :
_cLibrary of Congress Photoduplication Service,
_d1985.
544 _3Some photographs
_etransferred to
_aLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
545 0 _aNaval officer, diplomat, and governor of Puerto Rico. Full name: William Daniel Leahy. Born 1875; died 1959.
546 _aCollection material in English.
555 8 _aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010228
650 _aSalamanders.
_9262792
942 _2ddc
_cBK