Joseph Abraham Mendenhall Papers, 1927-2011

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Register to the Joseph Abraham 2011C52 1 Mendenhall papers, 1927-2011 Title: Joseph Abraham Mendenhall papers Date (inclusive): 1927-2011 Collection Number: 2011C52 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 18 manuscript boxes(7.5 Linear Feet) Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, printed matter, personal documents, and photographs relating to American foreign relations and to the Vietnam War. Creator: Mendenhall, Joseph Abraham, 1920- Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2011. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Joseph Abraham Mendenhall papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. 1920 Born, Calvert, Maryland 1940 B.A., University of Delaware 1941-1946 U.S. Army service, attained rank of captain 1946-1975 U.S. Foreign Service officer 1946-1949 Vice Consul, Istanbul, Turkey 1949-1951 Assistant Chief, Economic Cooperation Administration Mission to Iceland 1952-1955 Second Secretary of Embassy, Switzerland 1955-1959 Department of State Bureau of Southeast Asian Affairs officer, Washington, D.C. 1959-1962 Counselor of Embassy, South Vietnam 1962-1963 U.S. National War College student 1963-1964 Director, Department of State Vietnam Working Group, Washington, D.C. 1964-1965 Director, Department of State Office of Far Eastern Regional Affairs, Washington, D.C. 1965-1968 Director, U.S. Agency for International Development Mission to Laos 1968-1970 Deputy and acting Assistant Administrator for Vietnam, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C. 1970-1972 U.S. Foreign Service inspector 1972-1975 Ambassador to Madagascar 1975 Retired and took up residence in Italy 1992 Returned to the United States Scope and Content of Collection Joseph A. Mendenhall's career as a U.S. Foreign Service officer was highlighted by specialization in Southeast Asian affairs during the Vietnam War era. Both on the ground in Vietnam (1959-1962) and Laos (1965-1968) and in senior Department of State positions in Washington, D.C., including that of Director of the Department's Office of Far Eastern Regional Affairs, he was intimately involved in the formulation and execution of American foreign policy in the area. The U.S. Foreign Service File in his papers presents only a partial record of his government service, as most of the official documents that passed through his hands remain in possession of the United States government. However, the file does include the texts and outline notes of many speeches at public functions and of presentations at many internal staff meetings and in-house Department of State conferences and briefing sessions. These afford an inside view of foreign policy formation. After his retirement in 1975, Mendenhall devoted much thought to retrospective analysis of the Vietnam War, a war that he continued to believe could and should have been won. He also maintained a lively interest in new issues in American foreign policy. His views on these matters are expressed in letters in the Retirement Formal Correspondence file and in writings, published and unpublished, in the Retirement Speeches and Writings file.

Register to the Joseph Abraham 2011C52 2 Mendenhall papers, 1927-2011 A Personal Correspondence file accounts for a large portion of the collection. This consists of informal correspondence with family and friends over the whole of Mendenhall's life, and also includes the correspondence of his wife Leone. Many letters are from the Mendenhalls to their respective parents. This series is noteworthy for its unusually complete and detailed description of the life of a Foreign Service family frequently stationed abroad. It also reflects subjective reactions to local and world events. Chronological arrangement facilitates correlation with Mendenhall's various career postings. Ambassador Mendenhall donated his papers to the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2011. Subjects and Indexing Terms Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States -- Foreign relations -- Laos Laos -- Foreign relations -- United States United States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam Vietnam -- Foreign relations -- United States Diplomats -- United States United States -- Foreign relations -- Madagascar Madagascar -- Foreign relations -- United States United States. Department of State United States. Agency for International Development

box 1 Early Life and Ancestry 1927-2010 Scope and Contents note Genealogical, school, and military service records.

Genealogy

box 1, folder 1 General 1994-2008 Scope and Contents note Mendenhall family history, with related charts, correspondence, and miscellany.

box 1, folder 2 Mendenhall Family Association newsletters 1996-2010

Education

box 1, folder 3 Elementary and high school report cards and memorabilia 1927-1936 box 1, folder 4 University of Delaware 1937-1940 Scope and Contents note Correspondence, campus newspaper issues, and university history.

box 1, folder 5 Law school and graduate school application correspondence 1940-1946

box 1, folder 6

Military service 1941-1955

Scope and Contents note

U.S. Army personnel file, War Department application correspondence, and Air Force Reserve discharge certificate.

Register to the Joseph Abraham 2011C52 3 Mendenhall papers, 1927-2011 U.S. Foreign Service File 1945-1976 Official correspondence

U.S. Foreign Service File 1945-1976 Scope and Contents note Personnel file, official correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, reports, and printed matter.

box 1, folder 7 Department of State personnel file 1945-1975 Scope and Contents note Includes application materials and evaluation reports.

Official correspondence

box 1, folder 8 1945-1958 box 1, folder 9 1959-1962 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with Elbridge Durbrow.

box 1, folder 10 1963-1964 Scope and Contents note Includes U.S. National War College correspondence.

box 2, folder 1 1965-1968 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with Chester Bowles and William H. Sullivan and with Edward M. Kennedy and other members of Congress.

box 2, folder 2 1969-1971 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with Edgar Buell, Ellsworth Bunker, William H. Sullivan, and members of Congress.

box 2, folder 3 1972 Scope and Contents note Mainly letters of congratulation upon ambassadorial appointment. Includes correspondence with Ellsworth Bunker, Shelby Cullom Davis and William Rogers, and with J. Caleb Boggs and other members of Congress.

box 2, folder 4 1973-1974 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with William H. Sullivan.

box 2, folder 5 1975 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with Henry A. Kissinger and Eliot Richardson.

Speeches and writings

box 2, folder 6 Orientation talk on political background of Vietnam for newly arrived Americans in Vietnam, mimeograph 1962 March 30

Register to the Joseph Abraham 2011C52 4 Mendenhall papers, 1927-2011 U.S. Foreign Service File 1945-1976 Speeches and writings

box 2, folder 7 "Viet-Nam: Land of Crisis," University News (University of Delaware publication), 1962 Summer Scope and Contents note Typescript, printed copy, and correspondence.

box 2, folder 8 Department of State seminar on collective security in the Far East, presentation outline 1965 February 2 box 2, folder 9 Department of State briefing on foreign policy in the Far East, presentation outline 1965 April 16 box 2, folder 10 Counterintelligence seminar on Southeast Asia, presentation outline 1965 April 21 box 2, folder 11 Debate on Vietnam, Freedom Forum, Albion College, Albion, Michigan 1965 May 13 Scope and Contents note Presentation outline, correspondence, and press coverage.

box 2, folder 12 Talk to Military Government Association on Vietnam, Portland, Oregon, presentation outline 1965 May 29 box 2, folder 13 Lecture on Communist challenge in Asia, Westminister College, Fulton, Missouri, presentation outline 1965 July 12 box 2, folder 14 Counterintelligence seminar on Vietnam, presentation outline 1965 August 13 box 2, folder 15 Statement to press upon appointment as U.S. Agency for International Development director in Laos, typescript 1965 September 8 box 2, folder 16 Talk to AID Laos Mission staff, presentation outline 1965 September 24 box 2, folder 17 Briefing on AID program for Senator Edward M. Kennedy, presentation outline 1965 October 27 box 2, folder 18 Talk on rural development program, presentation outline 1965 October 31 box 2, folder 19 General orientation talk on AID program, presentation outline and background data 1966 January 18 box 2, folder 20 Remarks at laying of cornerstone for medical warehouse, Vientiane, Laos, typescript 1966 May 12 box 2, folder 21 Talk to Laotian teachers participating in training program in Thailand, typescript and Lao translation 1966 June 7 box 2, folder 22 Talk to Rotary Club (Vientiane?) on U.S. aid to Laos, typescript and French translation 1966 July 11 box 2, folder 23 Talk at far cargo vessel ceremony, Laos, typescript 1966 July 12 box 2, folder 24 Talk to AID cluster managers, Laos, presentation outline 1966 July 27 box 2, folder 25 Talk at presentation of certificates to Laotian teachers, typescript 1966 August 18 box 2, folder 26 Talk and briefing to Laotian trainees, typescript and presentation outline 1966 September 22-23 box 2, folder 27 Talk at Vientiane Prefecture ceremony, typescript 1966 October 11 box 2, folder 28 Voice of America interview on AID program in Laos, transcript 1966 November 22 box 2, folder 29 Speech to Laotian trainees, typescript 1966 December 7 box 2, folder 30 Remarks at dedication of medical warehouse, That Luang, Laos, typescript and French translation 1966 December 8 box 2, folder 31 Briefing on AID program for Senator Stuart Symington, presentation outline and background data 1966 December 20 box 3, folder 1 Remarks at Ministry of Finance ceremony, Vientiane, Laos, typescript (in French) and background data 1967 January 17 box 3, folder 2 Refugee relief officers conference, presentation outline 1967 January 18 box 3, folder 3 Speech at dedication of Sedone Valley development projects, Laos, mimeograph and French translation 1967 January 27 box 3, folder 4 Talk to U.S. Information Service personnel, Laos, presentation outline 1967 February 7 box 3, folder 5 Speech at agricultural conference, Vientiane, Laos, mimeograph 1967 March 7 box 3, folder 6 Speech at signing of small industries project agreement, Vientiane, Laos, typescript and French translation 1967 March 10

Register to the Joseph Abraham 2011C52 5 Mendenhall papers, 1927-2011 U.S. Foreign Service File 1945-1976 Speeches and writings

box 3, folder 7 Speech at orthopedic center, Vientiane, Laos, mimeograph and French translation 1967 March 17 box 3, folder 8 Remarks at school dedication, Kengkok, Laos, mimeograph 1967 April 10 box 3, folder 9 Staff meeting, presentation outline 1967 April 27 box 3, folder 10 Remarks at groupes scolaires dedication, Pakse, Laos, mimeograph and French translation 1967 May 18 box 3, folder 11 Remarks at groupes scolaires dedications, Xieng Ngeun and Luang Prabang, Laos 1967 May 19 Scope and Contents note Typescript, mimeograph, and French and Lao translations.

box 3, folder 12 Speech at groupes scolaires dedication, Vientiane, Laos, mimeograph and French and Lao translations 1967 May 22 box 3, folder 13 Talk to Chao Muong personnel, presentation outline 1967 May 29 box 3, folder 14 Speech at dedication of Hia Nakok Dam, Laos, mimeograph and French and Lao translations 1967 June 29 box 3, folder 15 Speech to graduating nurses, Vientiane, Laos, mimeograph 1967 July 15 box 3, folder 16 Speech at dedication of Hong Sa-Tha Souang Road, Laos, typescript 1967 December 3 box 3, folder 17 "The United States National Interest in Viet-Nam," 1967 December 20 Scope and Contents note Typescript statement prepared for Senator Abraham Ribicoff and correspondence with Ribicoff.

box 3, folder 18 Talk on AID program in Laos, presentation outline 1968 January 25 box 3, folder 19 Conference on changing the people of Laos, presentation outline 1968 February 10 box 3, folder 20 Conference on community development in Laos, presentation outline and agenda 1968 February 15 box 3, folder 21 Remarks at dedication of groupe scolaire and warehouse, Sayaboury, Laos, typescript 1968 May 14 box 3, folder 22 Remarks at dedication of groupe scolaire and warehouse, Ban Houei Sai, Laos, typescript 1968 May 15 box 3, folder 23 "Is Laos a Viable State?," typescript 1968 September 10 box 3, folder 24 "The Aims and Methods of U.S. Aid Programs in Southeast Asia," speech, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, typescript 1968 November 14 box 3, folder 25 Notes on book by David Schoenbrun, Vietnam: How We Got In, How to Get Out 1968 November 30 box 3, folder 26 "TV Notes" (reference unclear; re Vietnam) 1968 December 10 box 3, folder 27 "Progress in Vietnam's 'Other War,'" typescript 1968 December box 3, folder 28 Talk on Vietnam economic-civil front, presentation outline 1969 January 24 box 3, folder 29 "Miracle Rice in Vietnam," letter to the editor, Baltimore Sun, printed copy 1969 February 14 box 3, folder 30 Statement to U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Vietnam AID program for FY 1970, typescript 1969 June 16 box 3, folder 31 Statement to U.S. House Appropriations Committee Foreign Operations Subcommittee on Vietnam AID program for FY 1970, typescript 1969 July 14 box 3, folder 32 Talk on Vietnam to President's Science Advisory Council, presentation outline 1969 November 22 box 3, folder 33 Statement to U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Foreign Operations Subcommittee on Vietnam AID program for FY 1970, typescript 1969 November 26 box 3, folder 34 Talk on Vietnam (occasion unclear), presentation outline 1969 December

box 3, folder 35

Assignment to Turkey 1948-1952

Scope and Contents note

Register to the Joseph Abraham 2011C52 6 Mendenhall papers, 1927-2011 U.S. Foreign Service File 1945-1976 Speeches and writings

Memorandum and speech by Esther W. Boyer on 500th anniversary of conquest of Constantinople.

box 3, folder 36

Assignment to Iceland 1951-1953

Scope and Contents note

Background data, and printed article on Marshall Plan (in Icelandic).

box 3, folder 37

Assignment to Switzerland 1954-1955

Scope and Contents note

Diplomatic corps directory, printed article, and ocean liner passenger list.

Assignments re Vietnam

South Vietnamese government directories box 3, folder 38 1960 box 4, folder 1 1961 box 4, folder 2 1962 box 4, folder 3 Diplomatic corps directory and U.S. Embassy personnel directory 1960 and 1962 box 4, folder 4 U.S. Operations Mission to Vietnam annual reports 1958 and 1960 box 4, folder 5 U.S. Agency for International Development Mission to Vietnam annual reports 1968 and 1969 box 4, folder 6 Expense vouchers 1959-1962 box 4, folder 7 Miscellany 1951-1968 Scope and Contents note Memoranda, speeches by others, and lists.

box 4, folder 8 Printed matter 1963-1975 Scope and Contents note Background printed articles and serial issues.

box 4, folder 9

Assignment to U.S. National War College 1962-1963

Scope and Contents note

Faculty and student rosters and annual report.

Assignments re Laos

box 4, folder 10 Schedules and guest lists 1965-1968 box 5, folder 1 Background and briefing materials on Laos and on U.S. aid to Laos 1959-1968

Register to the Joseph Abraham 2011C52 7 Mendenhall papers, 1927-2011 U.S. Foreign Service File 1945-1976 Assignments re Laos

box 5, folder 2 Miscellany 1961-1974 Scope and Contents note Speeches by others, printed articles, and memorabilia.

box 5, folder 3

Assignment to Madagascar 1972-1975

Scope and Contents note

Memoranda, list of Madagascar government officials, Madagascar newspaper issues, and memorabilia.

box 5, folder 4

Miscellany 1946-1975

Scope and Contents note

Schedules, lists, biographical data, Department of State publications, Nigerian and South Korean newspaper issues, and memorabilia.

Press coverage Scope and Contents note Official publications and news stories re Mendenhall's diplomatic career.

box 5, folder 5 1960-1969 box 5, folder 6 1972 (ambassadorial appointment) box 5, folder 7 1975-1976 (retirement) Personal Correspondence 1938-2011 Scope and Contents note Informal correspondence with family and friends, arranged chronologically. Includes correspondence of Leone Mendenhall, wife of Joseph Mendenhall.

box 6, folder 1 1938-1940 box 6, folder 2 1941 box 6, folder 3 1942 box 6, folder 4 1943 box 7, folder 1 1944 box 7, folder 2-3 1945 box 7, folder 4-7 1946 box 8, folder 1-2 1947 box 8, folder 3-4 1948 box 8, folder 5-8 1949 box 8, folder 9-11 1950 box 9, folder 1 1951 box 9, folder 2 1952 box 9, folder 3 1953 box 9, folder 4 1954 box 9, folder 5 1955 box 9, folder 6 1956 box 9, folder 7 1957 box 9, folder 8 1958 box 9, folder 9-10 1959 box 9, folder 1-12 1960

box 10, folder 1-2 1961 box 10, folder 3-4 1962 box 10, folder 5 1963 box 10, folder 6 1964 box 10, folder 7-8 1965 box 10, 1966 folder 9-10 box 11, folder 1-2 1967 box 11, folder 3-4 1968 box 11, folder 5 1969 box 11, folder 6 1970 box 12, folder 1 1971 box 12, folder 2 1972 box 12, folder 3 1973 box 12, folder 4 1974 box 12, folder 5 1975 box 13, folder 1 1976 box 13, folder 2 1977 box 13, folder 3 1978 box 13, folder 4 1979 box 13, folder 5 1980 box 13, folder 6 1981 box 13, folder 7 1982 box 13, folder 8 1983-1984 box 13, folder 9 1985-1986 box 14, folder 1 1987-1989 box 14, folder 2 1990-1993 box 14, folder 3 1994-1996 box 14, folder 4 1997-1999 box 14, folder 5 2000-2002 box 14, folder 6 2003-2005 box 14, folder 7 2006-2008 box 14, folder 8 2009-2011 box 14, folder 9 Undated Retirement Formal Correspondence 1975-2010 Scope and Contents note Correspondence on political, foreign policy, and other subjects, arranged chronologically. Letters to members of Congress expressing Mendenhall's views and correspondence with University of Delaware officials re alumni affairs occur throughout.

box 14, folder 10 1975-1979 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with William H. Sullivan.

box 14, folder 11 1980-1982 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with Fernando E. Rondon and William H. Sullivan, and with U.S. News and World Report Books re projected book on Vietnam War.

box 14, folder 12 1983-1985 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with Fernando E. Rondon and William H. Sullivan.

box 15, folder 1 1986-1989 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with Bui Diem, and with Brian VanDeMark re his dissertation on Vietnam War policy.

box 15, folder 2 1990-1993 box 15, folder 3 1994-1996 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with Marshall Green and letters to William E. Colby and Henry A. Kissinger.

box 15, folder 4 1997-1999 box 15, folder 5 2000-2002 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with Elbridge Colby.

box 15, folder 6 2003-2006 Scope and Contents note Includes letter to Paul Wolfowitz.

box 15, folder 7 2007-2010 Retirement Speeches and Writings 1976-2011 Scope and Contents note Holographs, typescripts, printed copies, and related correspondence, arranged chronologically.

box 15, folder 8 "Missing Madonna of Carda Mourned by Italian Villagers," typescript and correspondence 1976 box 15, folder 9 "Communist Vietnam and the Border War: Victim or Aggressor?," Strategic Review 1978 Summer Scope and Contents note Typescript, printed copy, and correspondence.

box 15, folder 10 "Essentials for Economic Development," typescript and correspondence 1978 box 15, folder 11 Review of William Colby and Peter Forbath, Honorable Men: My Life in the CIA, Strategic Review 1979 Spring Scope and Contents note Typescript, printed copy, and correspondence. Includes correspondence with Colby.

box 15, folder 12 "Could the Vietnam War Have Been Won?," typescript and correspondence 1979 box 15, folder 13 "Next Vietnamese Communist Target: Northeast Thailand?," typescript and letter 1979 box 16, folder 1 "Laos: Vietnam's Stepping-Stone to Thailand," Conflict 1980 Scope and Contents note Typescript, printed copy, and correspondence.

box 16, folder 2 Review of Amphay Doré, Le partage du Mékong, typescript circa 1980 box 16, folder 3 "Southeast Asia: Challenge and Opportunity for the Reagan Administration," typescript and correspondence 1980 box 16, folder 4 Review of Ronald Steel, Walter Lippmann and the American Century, Strategic Review, 1981 Spring Scope and Contents note Typescript, printed copy, and correspondence.

box 16, folder 5 "The Portents of the New Neutralism and Neo-Isolationism," typescript and correspondence 1982 box 16, folder 6 Review of Norman Podhoretz, Why We Were in Vietnam, Strategic Review 1983 Spring Scope and Contents note Typescript, printed copy, and correspondence.

box 16, folder 7 Interview with U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian re involvement with Vietnam War policy 1983 December 27 Scope and Contents note Memorandum of interview prepared by the Office of the Historian, photocopies of supporting documentation, and correspondence.

box 16, folder 8 "The Meaning of Vietnam for El Salvador," typescript and correspondence 1983 box 16, folder 9 Review of Zbigniew Brzezinski, Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser, 1977-1981, Strategic Review, 1984 Spring Scope and Contents note Typescript, printed copy, and correspondence.

box 16, folder 10 Review of Gary Sick, All Fall Down: America's Tragic Encounter with Iran, holograph 1986 box 16, folder 11 Review of Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam, holograph and correspondence 1988 box 16, folder 12 Review of William E. Colby with James McCargar, Lost Victory: A Firsthand Account of America's Sixteen-Year Involvement in Vietnam, Strategic Review 1990 Winter Scope and Contents note Typescript, printed copy, and letter.

box 16, folder 13 "America in Crisis," typescript and correspondence 1990 box 16, folder 14 "The United States and China: A 21st Century Superpower Confrontation?," typescript and correspondence 1993 box 16, folder 15 "No to U.S. Troops in Bosnia," typescript and letter 1995 box 17, folder 1 "America at the Threshold of the 21st Century," holograph 1997 box 17, folder 2 "What Is a Viable U.S. Politico-Military Strategy vis-à-vis China?," typescript 1998 box 17, folder 3 "Syria: Little-Known Treasure Trove for Tourists," typescript 1990s box 17, folder 4 "America's Geopolitical Context: Past and Future, or the Geopolitical Destiny of the United States," holograph 2000 box 17, folder 5 "A Long-Enduring Friendship with Marge," (re Marjorie Tilghman), typescript and correspondence 2000 box 17, folder 6 "Beware of the Big Lie," typescript and letter 2001 box 17, folder 7 "The Struggle with Militant Islam," typescript and correspondence 2001 box 17, folder 8 "The United States and Europe," typescript and correspondence 2002 box 17, folder 9 "The Foreign Policy Scorecard of America's Presidents since World War II," holograph 2003 box 17, folder 10 "The Korean Conundrum," typescript and correspondence 2003 box 17, folder 11 "Assessment of U.S. Iraq Policy," typescript and letter 2004 box 17, folder 12 Message to funeral of Icelandic diplomat Thorhallur Argivisson, holograph and letter 2005 November 18 box 17, folder 13 "Can America Long Endure?," typescript and letter 2005 box 17, folder 14 "Lessons from the Vietnam War for Iraq," typescript and correspondence 2005 box 17, folder 15 "The Past Can Help Counterinsurgency in Iraq," typescript and correspondence 2006 box 17, folder 16 "America's Loss of Memory in Both the Vietnam and Iraq Wars," typescript and letter 2008 box 17, folder 17 "Why the Japan-India Security Pact Is of Prime Importance to the U.S.," typescript and letter 2008 box 17, folder 18 Letters to the editor, typescripts and some printed copies 1979-2011

box 17, folder 19 Miscellaneous draft holographs box 18 Biographical and Personal File 1942-1989 Scope and Contents note Biographical, family, and personal miscellanea.

box 18, folder 1 Personal and financial records 1942-1989 Scope and Contents note Includes Who's Who biographical entries and University of Delaware Alumni Wall of Fame citation.

box 18, folder 2 Family miscellanea, mainly re children 1951-1979 box 18, folder 3 Miscellany Scope and Contents note Includes appointment book and notebook.

box 18 Subject File 1954-2009 Scope and Contents note Printed matter and notes, arranged by subject.

box 18, folder 4 Iraq 2003-2008 Scope and Contents note Printed articles and writings by others.

Vietnam and Laos

box 18, folder 5 General 1980-2008 Scope and Contents note Printed articles.

box 18, folder 6 Texas Tech University Vietnam Center 2003-2006 Scope and Contents note Correspondence, conference agenda and printed matter. Includes conference papers from 2003 Conference on the Rise and Fall of Ngo Dinh Diem.

box 18, folder 7

Miscellany 1954-2009

Scope and Contents note

Notes, printed articles, and other printed matter, mainly re American domestic and foreign policy.

box 18, folder 8 Photographs 1949 Scope and Contents note Three group photographs of Joseph Mendenhall and other Foreign Service officers.

box 18 Declassified U.S. Government Records Scope and Contents note Formerly security-classified records of the U.S. government, released in full or in part. Arranged chronologically by date of release by Hoover.

box 18, folder 9 2015 November release of records 1947-1948, 1951,1968 Scope and Contents note Career-related records, including a family budget while Mendenhall was Vice Consul in Turkey, a letter of recommendation, memoranda written by Mendenhall regarding his career, a report, and a letter from William H. Sullivan regarding a job opportunity.