Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1879, Apr. 22 | Born, Denmark |
| 1880 | Family immigrated to the United States |
| 1902 | A.B., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. |
| 1904 | LL.B., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. Admitted to Nebraska bar |
| 1907 | LL.M., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1908 | Admitted to bar of the United States Court |
| 1908-1963 | Practiced law, Washington, D. C. |
| 1914 | Delegate to conclude a treaty embracing the government for Spitzbergen |
| 1918 | Commissioned major, United States Army |
| 1919 | United States representative at Paris Peace Conference, Paris, France |
| 1920-1922 | Solicitor, United States Department of State |
| 1923 | Appointed to American commission in American-Mexican arbitration |
| 1924-1953 | Professor of international law, Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C. |
| 1925 | Counsel for United States in arbitration before Permanent International Court of the Hague |
| 1927 | Commissioner between United States and Turkey relating to claims |
| 1929 | LL.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. |
| 1931 | Arbitrator between United States and Egypt under Protocol of Jan. 20, 1931 |
| 1933 | Legal Advisor, Economic and Financial Conference, London, England |
| 1934 | Plenipotentiary adjusting claims against the Turkish government |
| 1946 | International law consultant, International Military Tribunal for the Far East, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1963, Jan. 12 | Died, Washington, D. C. |