Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Agnes Dawson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 05/21/2009.

Processing Information

Accessioned and processed in June 2009 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist. Arranged by Alex Dodd, SCRC Staff, in September 2009.

Biographical Note

Married to United State Diplomat William Dawson, Jr. (1885-1972) in 1926. At the time the letters were written William Dawson was the US Ambassador to Uruguay and the Dawson resided in Montevideo. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Agnes Balloch Bready Dawson">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Agnes Balloch Bready Dawson</a>.

Scope and Contents

Letters written by Agnes Balloch Dawson from the American Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay to her father and 'Omie' (mother?) from 1941-1946.  Agnes Balloch talks in detail about her and her husband William Dawson Jr.'s (1885-1972) life in Uruguay, describing their social and professional interactions, and commenting on politics and events.Some of the people she met and mentions in her letters are Walt Disney, Aaron Copland and Orson Wells.For a more detailed description, provided by the seller, see folder link below.

Index Terms

Genre/Form of Material:

• Letters (correspondence)

Personal Name:

• Dawson, William, Jr., 1885-1972

Topical Term:

• Diplomat's spouses--Uruguay--Correspondence
• Diplomats--1940-1970
• Uruguay--History--20th century--Sources.
• World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history--Sources

Additional Information