04181cpcaa2200685 a 4500 mm 81011874 DLC 20260227111706.0 cr ||||||||||| 811020|||||||||||| eng mm 81011874 ms 82001137 DLC DLC dacs DLC R lcmd Barrett, John, 1866-1938. John Barrett papers, 1861-1943 (bulk 1907-1933). 50,000 items. 171 containers plus 2 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. Open to research. 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. Maps transferred to Library of Congress Geography and Maps Division. Photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Journalist and diplomat. Collection material in English. 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 Dewey, George, 1837-1917. Pan American Union American newspapers California. American newspapers Oregon. American newspapers Washington (State) Diplomatic and consular service, American Argentina. Diplomatic and consular service, American Colombia. Diplomatic and consular service, American Panama. Diplomatic and consular service, American Thailand. Argentina Foreign relations United States. Colombia Foreign relations United States. East Asia Description and travel. Latin America Commerce United States. Latin America Foreign relations United States. Panama Foreign relations United States. Panama Canal (Panama) Philippines History Philippine American War, 1899-1902. Thailand Foreign relations United States. United States Commerce History 20th century. United States Commerce Latin America. United States Foreign relations Argentina. United States Foreign relations Colombia. United States Foreign relations Latin America. United States Foreign relations Panama. United States Foreign relations Thailand. Venezuela Boundaries. Diplomats. itoamc Journalists. itoamc Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011111 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011111.3 43035 43035