Charles Albert Converse Papers, 1939-1940

ID: MS/158
UUID: F6E83244-0D10-4B8B-4BD4-632B739AE2DF
BagName: ms158er1_converse-papers-collection_bag

Description

Charles Albert Converse (1904-1940) was a Foreign Service Officer in the United States Department of State, posted at the United States Embassy in London. Charles and his family were evacuated during the London Blitz of 1940. Charles Converse was soon after hospitalized with influenza at the Naval Hospital in Washington D.C., where he died of complications, at the age of 35.

The Charles Albert Converse Papers include personal letters Charles wrote to his family while in Great Britain, reports on the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy during the London Blitz, Western Union telegraphs, miscellaneous correspondence, a memorial book from Charles’s funeral, and newspaper and magazine clippings.

Subject Headings

Converse, Charles Albert (1904-1940)
Diplomatic and consular service
United States. Embassy (Great Britain)
World War (1939-1945)
Letters.
Telegraph.
Evacuation of civilians (1939-1945 : World War)
Converse, Laura Trice (1928-2016)

Additional Subjects:

Funeral service
Air raid shelters
Civil defense
Athenia (Steamship)
Great Britain. Air Raid Precautions Department.
Wasp (Aircraft carrier : CV-7)

Persons

Wife: Laura Trice “Dottie” Converse
Daughter: Laura Clarke Converse (Blain) (1928-2016), Georgia State Womans College Alumni.
Son: Charles Albert Converse, Jr.
Daughter: Constance Monroe Converse (Shelton)
Kennedy, Joseph Patrick (1888-1969);
McDonald, George Clement (1892-1969);

Contents

Folder: Albert Converse, U.S. Embassy, London 1940.

Copyright

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Manifest

Acquisition Information: Acquired: 03/08/2017. Acquisition Note: Source: Peter E. Schinkel. The folder was discovered while Peter Schinkel was going through paperwork that his father had saved. Original documents scanned and returned to donor on February 23, 2018. Donor is intending to return them at some point in the future.

Processing Notes: Original documents returned to donor (20180223), scanned for access and preservation at donor’s request. Scanned on Epson GT-20000 at 600 DPI, 24-Bit Color to TIFF. Letters converted to PDF/A files (PUID: fmt/477).

Historical Context Notes:

• Embassy of the United States, London: No. 1 Grosvonor Square, Mayfair district, London, England, Great Britain. 51.511389, -0.151389
• Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II
• Charles Albert Converse, Find A Grave. BIRTH 31 Jul 1904 DEATH 14 Apr 1940 BURIAL Sunset Hill Cemetery Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA MEMORIAL ID 45215384 WayBack Machine
• Major General George C. McDonald. http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/106278/major-general-george-c-mcdonald/ “MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE C. MCDONALD > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display “. Af.Mil. Accessed March 4 2018. http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/106278/major-general-george-c-mcdonald/.
• The Bystander: The Bystander was a British weekly tabloid magazine that featured reviews, topical drawings, cartoons and short stories. Published from Fleet Street, it was established in 1903 by George Holt Thomas.[1] Its first editor, William Comyns Beaumont, later edited the magazine again from 1928-1932.

Processed by Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 2/23/2018. Dallas Suttles, dasuttles@valdosta.edu. & Stacey Wright, slwright@valdosta.edu