Trent, Mary Vance 1914-1998 creator mixed material monographic eng 3,500 10 1 4 Correspondence, memoranda, family papers, reports, speeches, writings, photographs, clippings, travel notes, and printed matter relating primarily to Trent's career as a foreign service officer for the U.S. State Department, in particular her assignments in Indonesia (1957-1958 and 1964-1967), Wellington, N.Z. (1969-1972), and Saipan, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Micronesia) (1972-1974), and as a lecturer for the Smithsonian Institution's travel program. Of particular interest are letters from Trent to her sister, Madeline Trent, religious writings and short stories by Trent's father, Ray S. Trent, and a letter by Trent's Confederate ancestor, C. W. Deane, from the Civil War battlefield at Wilson Creek, Missouri. Subjects include Trent's activities as U.S. liaison for East Asian affairs to the United Nations and as advisor and director of the U.S. Office for Micronesian Status Negotiations, self-government in Micronesia, the 1965 anti-Communist uprising in Indonesia which replaced President Soekarno with General Soeharto, Marshall Green, the former ambassador to Indonesia, the status of women in Indonesia and other countries, a training course for diplomats' wives taught by Trent from 1962 to 1964, the women's pages of the Christian Science Monitor covering topics such as women's liberation and equal rights, Trent's childhood, family, and religious faith (Christian Science), and the Girl Scouts, including Trent's 1932 trip to the inauguration of Our Chalet, the Girl Guide and Girl Scout headquarters, in Adelboden, Switzerland. Open to research. Classified, in part. Foreign service officer and lecturer. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010254 Deane, C. W Correspondence Green, Marshall Soeharto 1921-2008 Soekarno 1901-1970 Trent, Madeline Correspondence Trent, Ray S. (Ray Shearer) Trent family United States. Department of State. Officials and employees United States. Office for Micronesian Status Negotiations Officials and employees Our Chalet (Adelboden, Bern, Switzerland) Smithsonian Institution. United Nations. Anti-communist movements Indonesia Christian Science Democracy Micronesia (Federated States) Diplomatic and consular service, American Diplomats' spouses Education United States Equality before the law United States Feminism United States Girl Scouts Representative government and representation Micronesia (Federated States) Women Legal status, laws, etc Women Legal status, laws, etc Indonesia Indonesia Foreign relations United States Indonesia Politics and government 1950-1966 Indonesia Politics and government 1966-1998 Micronesia (Federated States) Foreign relations United States Micronesia (Federated States) Politics and government Missouri History Civil War, 1861-1865 New Zealand Foreign relations United States United States Foreign relations Indonesia United States Foreign relations Micronesia (Federated States) United States Foreign relations New Zealand Foreign service officers mm 00084722 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010254 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010254.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010254 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010254.3 Open to research. Classified, in part. DLC 000628 20260227111612.0 mm 00084722