Women Ambassadors Oral History Project oral histories
Scope and Contents
The collection consists mostly of oral histories conducted and collected by Morin of women ambassadors and state department employees, conducted in 1984, for her book, Her Excellency (1995). Included are interviews with Anne Armstrong, Jane Coon, Ruth Farkas, Millicent Fenwick, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Betty Dillon, Clare Booth Luce, Madeleine Albright, Jean Kennedy Smith, Mabel Smythe, Carol Laise, Margaret Tibbetts, Rozanne Ridgway, Anne Martindell, Constance Harvey, Nancy Ostrander, Mary Olmsted, Frances Willis, and Mari-Luci Jaramillo. The subject content of the interviews dates from circa 1933 to 1983. The collection also contains research files and typescripts of her book, Her Majesty, and a proposal and outline for a book, Madam Ambassador.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1916 - 2002
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1980 - 1990
Creator
- Morin, Ann Miller (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Some of the oral histories in this collection have restrictions on access. Please see the notes attached to an individual interview for information about restrictions that apply to it.
Conditions Governing Use
Ann Miller Morin retains copyright to her unpublished works within this collection. Copyright to materials authored by others may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. Permission must be obtained to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
Biographical / Historical
Ann Miller Morin, born 24 July 1924, was the wife of a Foreign Service Officer. She gathered information, including oral histories, from 36 "female chiefs of mission, from the first one appointed in 1933 to the 44th appointed in 1983." The Women Ambassadors Project resulted in a book entitled Her Excellency, published in 1995.
Extent
28.917 linear feet (31 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists mostly of oral histories conducted and collected by Morin of women ambassadors and state department employees, conducted in 1984, for her book, Her Excellency (1995). The collection also contains research files and typescripts of her book, Her Majesty, and a proposal and outline for a book, Madam Ambassador.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Ann Miller Morin donated this collection to the Sophia Smith Collection from 1998 to 2016.
Subject
- Albright, Madeleine Korbel, 1937- (Person)
- Armstrong, Anne, 1924- (Person)
- Black, Shirley Temple, 1928-2014 (Person)
- Davis, Ruth A., 1943- (Person)
- Donovan, Eileen Roberta, 1915-1996 (Person)
- Fenwick, Millicent Hammond, 1910-1992 (Person)
- Kirkpatrick, Jeane J., 1926-2006 (Person)
- Luce, Clare Boothe, 1903-1987 (Person)
- Ridgway, Rozanne Lejeanne, 1935- (Person)
- Smythe, Mabel Murphy, 1918-2006 (Person)
- Tibbetts, Margaret Joy, 1919-2010 (Person)
- Watson, Barbara Mae, 1918-1983 (Person)
- Wells, Melissa Foelsch, 1932- (Person)
- Whittlesey, Faith Ryan, 1939-2018 (Person)
- Willis, Frances Elizabeth, 1899-1983 (Person)
- Newberry, Suzanne Davis (Person)
- Morin, Ann Miller. Her Excellency (Person)
- Morin, Ann Miller (Person)
- Harvey, Constance Ray (Person)
Source
- Morin, Ann Miller (Person)
Genre / Form
- Books
- Grant proposals
- Notes
- Oral histories
- Oral histories
- Transcripts
- Videotapes
- clippings
- correspondence
- memorabilia
- photographs
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid to the Women Ambassadors Oral History Project oral histories
- Status
- Legacy Finding Aid (Updated)
- Date
- 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 07/26/2017: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)
- 2017-07-26T17:48:22-04:00: This record was migrated from InMagic DB Textworks to ArchivesSpace.
- 2018-10-25: Updated to conform to DACS
- 2020-12-03: Box 29 added to description and extent updated
- 2021-07-09: 7 oral histories and dozens of other interviews added
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository
