William Smith Culbertson papers, 1897-1965

Collection Summary

Title	William Smith Culbertson papers, 1897-1965
Inclusive Dates	1897-1965
ID No.	MSS17392
Creator	Culbertson, William Smith
Extent	55,000 items
Extent	194 containers plus 2 classified
Extent	78 linear feet
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79017392
Summary	Diplomat, lawyer and professor of law. Correspondence, diaries, lecture notes, government documents, writings, memoranda, and scrapbooks relating to Culbertson's career as vice chairman of the U.S. Tariff Commission, minister to Romania, ambassador to Chile, chief of the military intelligence service in the War Department, member of the Planning Group of the Office of Strategic Services, and other duties during World War II. Includes papers relating to his law career, lecturer as professor at Georgetown University, and church activities as a Presbyterian.