Ravi D. Goel collection on Philip Dodson Sprouse
Content Description
The collection consists of correspondence related to United States Ambassador Philip Dodson Sprouse, including letters from former Secretary of State Dean Acheson and General George C. Marshall. Also includes letters from diplomatic colleagues and family, reactions to Sprouse's death, photographs of Sprouse, and research and biographical material relating to Sprouse compiled by Ravi D. Goel.
Dates
- 1939 - 2019
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by Ravi D. Goel was transferred to Yale University in 2019. These materials may be used for non-commercial purposes without seeking permission from Yale University as the copyright holder. For other uses of these materials, please contact mssa.assist@yale.edu. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ravi D. Goel (Yale College, 1993), 2019.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged in five groupings: Incoming correspondence; Outgoing correspondence; Third party correspondence; Photographs; and Research material. Materials within these groups are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor by Manuscripts and Archives.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
French
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection consists of correspondence related to United States Ambassador to Cambodia Philip Dodson Sprouse, including letters from former secretary of state Dean Acheson and general George C. Marshall.
Biographical / Historical
Philip Dodson Sprouse was born in 1906 in Tennessee. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1928. Sprouse became a Foreign Service officer in 1938 and served in China. In the 1940s he served as an advisor on China to the Harry Truman presidential administration, traveling to China on diplomatic missions with General George C. Marshall and General Albert C. Wedemeyer. In 1959 he was appointed a Foreign Service Inspector and later served as the United States Ambassador to Cambodia from 1962 to 1964. Sprouse retired in 1964 and died in San Francisco, California in 1977.
- Title
- Guide to the Ravi D. Goel Collection on Philip Dodson Sprouse
- Author
- compiled by Robert Bartels
- Date
- February 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
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Location
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