Carr, Wilbur J. (Wilbur John), 1870-1942 (original) (raw)
U.S. Dept. of State official and diplomat. Organized the consular service.
From the description of Wilbur J. Carr papers, 1892-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81163428
Biographical Note
Wilbur J. Carr was born in Ohio in 1870 and entered the State Department as a clerk in 1892. He became chief of the Consular Bureau in 1902, chief clerk in 1907, and served as director of the Consular Service from 1909 to 1924. Carr served as assistant secretary of state from 1924 to 1937. His last assignment was as ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1937 until the German occupation in 1939 when he retired from the State Department. Carr died in 1942.
From the guide to the Wilbur J. Carr Papers, 1892-1942, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | Papers, 1879-1926 (inclusive), 1916-1922 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Poole, DeWitt Clinton, 1885-1952. Papers, 1918-1952. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | George S. Messersmith papers | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | George S. Messersmith papers | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | E.G. Squier papers, 1809-1888 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Jesse Siddall Reeves Papers, 1853-1942, 1901-1942 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Breckinridge Long Papers, 1486-1948, (bulk 1910-1948) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | George S. Messersmith papers | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Francis Bowler Keene Papers, 1856-1975, (bulk 1877-1924) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Wilbur J. Carr Papers, 1892-1942 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Letters from various correspondents, 1871-1940. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | George S. Messersmith papers | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Wilbur J. Carr Papers, 1892-1942 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Carr, Wilbur J. (Wilbur John), 1870-1942. Letter to Edward B. Adams, 30 June 1916. | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | George S. Messersmith papers | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Breckinridge Long Papers, 1486-1948, (bulk 1910-1948) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Adams, Edward Brinley, 1880-1922, | person |
| associatedWith | Beal, Boylston Adams, 1865-1944 | person |
| correspondedWith | Dresel, Ellis Loring, 1865-1925 | person |
| associatedWith | Keene, Francis Bowler, 1856-1945. | person |
| correspondedWith | Long, Breckinridge, 1881-1958. | person |
| associatedWith | Messersmith, George S., (George Strausser), 1883-1960 | person |
| associatedWith | Poole, DeWitt Clinton, 1885-1952. | person |
| associatedWith | Reeves, Jesse Siddall, 1872- | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Consular Service. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Dept. of State. | corporateBody |