Barrett, John,  1866-1938. <br/><br/>
John Barrett papers, 1861-1943  (bulk 1907-1933). 

 - 50,000  items. 171  2  containers plus  oversize. 68.4  linear feet. 
 -  Arranged in 8 series.  Series 1: Diaries, Journals, and Other Record Books, 1880-1907; Series 2: Correspondence, 1861-1938; Series 3: Subject File, 1899-1935; Series 4: Speeches and Writings File, 1882-1938; Series 5: Financial Papers, 1871-1938; Series 6: Biographical File, 1866-1943; Series 7: Miscellany, 1880-1939; and Series 8: Oversize, 1916-1923. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Family and general correspondence, diaries, journals, speeches, writings, reports, notebooks, subject files, biographical material, financial records, scrapbooks, clippings, and other papers relating principally to Barrett's career as a journalist in California, Washington, and Oregon; his appointments as U.S. minister to Argentina, Colombia, Panama, and Thailand; his duties as director general of the Pan American Union; and his work as a counselor and arbiter in the area of Pan American commercial relations.  Other topics include Barrett's travels in East Asia, his duties as special adviser to Admiral George Dewey during the Philippine Insurrection, the Venezuelan boundary dispute, the Panama Canal, and the general area of relations between the U.S. and Latin America. 
<br/><br/><br/>Maps <br/>Library of Congress Geography and Maps Division. <br/>transferred to <br/>Photographs <br/>Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>Journalist and diplomat. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011111  Card index to correspondents available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 81011874  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Dewey, George, 1837-1917. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Pan American Union
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American newspapers--California.<br/>American newspapers--Oregon.<br/>American newspapers--Washington (State)<br/>Diplomatic and consular service, American--Argentina.<br/>Diplomatic and consular service, American--Colombia.<br/>Diplomatic and consular service, American--Panama.<br/>Diplomatic and consular service, American--Thailand.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Argentina--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Colombia--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>East Asia--Description and travel.<br/>Latin America--Commerce--United States.<br/>Latin America--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Panama--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Panama Canal (Panama)<br/>Philippines--History--Philippine American War, 1899-1902.<br/>Thailand--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>United States--Commerce--History--20th century.<br/>United States--Commerce--Latin America.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Argentina.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Colombia.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Latin America.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Panama.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Thailand.<br/>Venezuela--Boundaries.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Diplomats.<br/>Journalists.