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Everett Francis Drumright Collection
Biography: Everett Francis Drumright was born in 1906, in Drumright, Oklahoma. His father, Aaron Hatcher Drumright, was one of the founders of Drumright, Oklahoma for whom the town was named. Everett graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1929 with a degree in business and within a year had joined the U.S. Foreign Service. He served his first probationary tour in Juarez, Mexico and was then sent to China to study the Chinese language. After his studies in Peking, he was transiting through Shanghai while enroute to Hankow in February 1932, when he was caught in the crossfire between Chinese troops and Japanese forces which were attempting to overrun China. He later served in Nanking, Chungking, and Shanghai between 1932 and 1941. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese less than a week after he arrived in Shanghai and spent over six months in an internment camp. He and other American officials were released only when the Americans and Japanese agreed to an exchange of diplomats. After a brief stay in Washington D.C., Drumright returned to West China in January 1943 and remained there until 1944. He was then assigned to Washington D.C. once again and was reassigned to Tokyo, Japan as Deputy to the Political Affairs Division of General MacArthur’s headquarters. He stayed in Japan for only a month before he was sent to Korea where he helped establish the U.S. Embassy to the new Korean government. When fighting broke out with North Korea, he was instrumental in evacuating more than 600 American civilians from Seoul, placing them on commercial vessels bound for Japan. Then he helped the American Ambassador load up his car with official documents, and the two of them followed the Korean government to safety in the south. Drumright’s career took him to India for two years, before he finally returned to Washington D.C. where he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs. He served as Consul General to Hong Kong from 1954 to 1958. The highlight and culmination of his 31-year career came in 1958 when he was appointed U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of China on Taiwan. During his four years in Taiwan, Drumright was the official channel between Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek during the crisis over Quemoy and Matsu, two small islands off the coast of China. Everett Drumright retired from the Foreign Service in 1962 and spent the remainder of his life sharing his Asian expertise and knowledge with government officials, including President Nixon, and interested private citizens. He and his wife led several tour groups to Taiwan and Asia to introduce them to Asian culture. He died in 1993 at Poway, California at the age of 86.
Florence Mae (Teets) Drumright [also known by her pen name, Florence Bergen] was born in 1915, in Milledgeville, Illinois. She was the daughter of George Bergen Teets, a harness maker. In 1942, she graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Florence later attended Columbia University in New York City. She lived and worked in New York City as a public relations representative for Boeing Airplane Company until after World War II. She was the first woman to fly in the B-29 during its first press flight. She later worked at the New York Times before becoming a feature and travel writer for the Christian Science Monitor. For years she spent six months in New York and six months on the skyways and highways of the world, specializing in aviation articles. In 1953, she published a book titled, She's Going Abroad; Her Pocket Advisor, a travel guide for women. Her writing also appeared in other newspapers and magazines. In March of 1955, while in the Philippines working on a series on women’s travel for the Christian Science Monitor, she met Everett Drumright, or “Drum” as she called him. After several meetings, she agreed to look him up when she arrived at Hong Kong, the next stop on her agenda. Friends would later joke that she had stopped in Hong Kong to pick up her M-A-I-L and came out with a M-A-L-E. They were married three months later in Tokyo, Japan. For the next eight years, Florence played Foreign Service wife to her diplomat husband, entertaining world-renowned guests in her home. In 1961, she published a novel titled The Men Who Loved Lucinda, under her pen-name Florence Bergen. The “stream of consciousness” novel was never widely popular or well-known. After Drumright’s retirement, the couple often led art and cultural tours to China and other locations in Asia. In 1969, Florence published her third book titled Taiwan, Eden in Asia under the name Florence Drumwright [instead of Drumright]. Everett and Florence Drumright donated art pieces consisting of 70 Chinese paintings and calligraphy, which among them 26 were done mostly by masters of the 1950s and '60s in Taiwan, to the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum. After Drumright’s death, Florence endowed two scholarships, one at the University of Illinois at Chicago and one at the University of Oklahoma, to enable American-born Chinese students to study their cultural heritage. Florence died at Cape Coral, Florida in 2003, at the age of 88.
The bulk of the papers and memorabilia in the Drumright Collection were donated to the University of Oklahoma by Florence’s nephew, David L. Madeira, in 2003. University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections
Everett F. and Florence M. (Teets) Drumright Collection
Inventory
Box 1: General Subject Files
1. American Women’s Association of Hong Kong, LTD, scholarship correspondence, 1996
2. Bowles, Chester, biographical information
3. Booklet, President Chiang Kai-Shek, by Hollington K. Tong, Kwang Hwa Publishing Co., Taipei : Republic of China, April 1980 Pamphlet, burial of Chiang Kai-Shek, China Post [no date]
4. Chiang, May-Ling Soong, news clippings and biographical information
5. China, articles and news clippings, 1965 - 1997
6. China – art, articles and pamphlets relating to artists, art history, painting, ceramics and calligraphy Prints of works by the artist, Ma Shou-Hua, presented to Florence Drumright by the National Palace Museum
7. China – culture, articles, news clippings, and an orientation lecture
8. China – history, news clippings
9. China – maps, The Mongols, National Geographic Society map, December 1996 Map of China, (color) drawn specially for the Chinese Year book by Tseng Shih-Ying, research fellow, National Geological Survey [no date]
10. China – “Mukden Affair”, Foreign Service Journal, August 1993, p. 33 – 37
11. China – music, articles and pamphlets about opera, musical instruments
12. China – Tian An Men, June 1989, news clippings, articles,
13. China – unknown authors, three anecdotal narratives about life and travel in China
14. China – World War II
15. Chinese calendar, three poems written by Florence Drumright (January, February, March) Narrative on classic Chinese flower arrangements by Florence Drumright Pamphlets, articles on Chinese calendar and zodiac
16. Chinese Historical Society, San Diego, California, correspondence and newsletters, 1992 - 1998
17. DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired, Inc.), miscellaneous papers
18. Diplomacy, Social Usage in the Foreign Service, Foreign Service Institute, June 1957 (pamphlet) American Diplomacy and the Foreign Service, American Foreign Service Association. c1989 (pamphlet) Miscellaneous articles relating to diplomacy
Box 2: General Subject Files
1. Drums, miscellaneous news clippings, articles and pamphlets about drums, and the collection accumulated by the Drumrights, which they donated to the Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, California in 1965
2. Escape From Hong Kong to Free China, January – February, 1942, Duff, J. Arthur, Hong Kong: South China Morning Post, Limited. c1942. 41 p. : ill., 11.25 inches.
3. Fang Lizhi, miscellaneous news clippings about Chinese astrophysicist who became a dissident, 1989-1990
4. Foreign Service Retirees Association, newsletter, 1996
5. Hong Kong, news clippings and articles many of which deal with Hong Kong reverting back to Chinese control in 1997
6. Human maturity, miscellaneous articles
7. Ing Jakob Hsi Chi, funeral eulogy
8. Report on the Riots in Kowloon and Tsuen Wan, October 10 – 12, 1956, Grantham. A., Hong Kong: W.F.C. Jenner, Government Press. December 1956. 56 p. : ill., maps, 9.78 inches.
9. Korean culture, clothing and textiles
10. Korean War, two narratives
11. Poetry / philosophy, miscellaneous poems and bits of philosophy collected by Florence Drumright
12. Rugs – oriental, two descriptive articles
13. Rusk, Dean, “Administering Foggy Bottom”, Foreign Service Journal, June 1990. p. 29 – 35.
14. San Diego [California] Museum of Art, trustee, board and committee member lists, 1982, 1986-87
15. Shanghai, news articles
16. Taiwan, pamphlet, The Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Taipei: China Art Printing Works, [c1958?]. 17 p. color ill. Miscellaneous news clippings and articles
17. U.S. Department of State, miscellaneous news clippings and articles, 1956 - 57
18. U.S. Foreign Relations – Asia, article
19. U.S. Foreign Relations – China, “Which Chinese? Diplomatic Relations and Official Representation”, Hornbeck, Stanley K., Foreign Affairs, October 1955 “American Policy with Respect to China”, Drumright, Everett F., Foreign Relations, 1945, Vol. VII, p. 249 - 253 Miscellaneous news articles
20. U.S. Foreign Service, miscellaneous news clippings and articles, 1956 – 1996
21. Unknown author [T.E.W. with whom Everett F. Drumright shared a house in Chunking], copies of letters, September 1938 – May 1941
22. “Statement on Viet-Nam” Office of Public Services, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State, 1965
23. Wang Chang Ling, biographic chronology
24. Switzerland, 1939 – 40, Yung, Frank, narrative description of a young English engineer in Switzerland on the eve of World War II
Box 3: Social Itineraries, 1957 - 1996
1. Reception, 4th of July Celebration, Drumright residence, [Taipei, Taiwan, July 4, 1958]. Invitation card
2. Cruise Party in honor of Everett and Florence Drumright, Officers’ Club, Naval Air Station, Alameda, Oakland, California, August 10, 1957, hosted by George and Irenne Threlkel [Florence’s sister and brother-in-law]. Guest list, menu, invitation, program, description of decorations and favors
3. Reception, Korea House [hosts, location unknown] in honor of Everett and Florence Drumright, April 20, 1968. Guest list
4. Reception, Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California, February 26, 1983. Program, invitation, admittance cards. Narrative description of the event written by Florence Drumright who attended.
5. Foreign Service Day 31st Celebration, Dean Acheson Auditorium, Department of State, Washington D.C., May 3, 1996. Program, attendee list, invitation
6. Farewell Reception and Art Exhibition, in honor of Florence Drumright, San Diego, California, [hosts, date unknown]. Program
Travel Itineraries, 1952 - 1994
7. Central and South India [official travel], March 11 – April 12, 1952. Memorandum, observations and comments, Everett F. Drumright
8. San Diego [California] Art Group, art study trip to Taipei, Taiwan, November 1976. News clippings which list group members, itinerary, location
9. Crown International Travel tour, art tour of Taiwan, June 1977. Passenger list
10. San Diego [California] Art Group, art study tour to Taipei, Taiwan, June 3 – 17, 1978. News clippings, letters of appreciation from group members, menu cards from various dinner receptions
11. Foreign Affairs Recreation Association, Capitals of Eastern Europe tour, October 5-22, 1979. Travel itinerary, hotel list, travel tips, exchange rates
12. Crown International Travel V.I.P. art tour, Hong Kong, Manila, Taipei, November 15 – December 3, 1979. Travel itinerary, group list, rooming list, news clipping, letters of appreciation from group members
13. Crown International Travel V.I.P. art tour, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, March 3 – 22, 1981. Tour group list, articles describing tour itinerary and events
14. Visit of the Delegation of Former U.S. Ambassadors, Taiwan, October 7 – 15, 1981. Official program [English and Chinese language]
15. V.I.P. art tour, Korea and Taiwan, October 27 – November 14, 1982. Tour group list
16. San Diego [California] Museum of Art, China’s Ancient Silk Route Tour, October 4 – 27, 1983. Tour brochure with itinerary, group list
17. Art / medical tour, Hong Kong, Taiwan, October 28 – November 16, 1984. Tour group list
18. Crown International Travel fall Yangzi [River] tour, September 19 – October 12, 1986. Tour group list, itinerary, maps, brochure, travel tips
19. University of Illinois – Chicago, China, Hong Kong tour, June 6 – July 3, 1994. Itinerary
Visitors’ Itineraries, 1960 - 1961
20. U.S. Presidential Far Eastern Tour, Taipei [Taiwan], Okinawa [Japan], Seoul [S. Korea], Dwight D. Eisenhower, June 18 – 19, 1960. Official itinerary, official party list, embassy staff assignments for visit, list of senior Chinese officials with bios, news clippings and magazine articles about the visit
21. U.S. Presidential Far Eastern Tour, Taipei [Taiwan], Okinawa [Japan], Seoul [S. Korea], Dwight D. Eisenhower, June 18 – 19, 1960. Press booklet
22. U.S. Vice-presidential visit, Taipei, Taiwan, Lyndon B. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson, May 14, 1961. Mrs. Johnson’s schedule
Box 4: Personal Records
1. Certificate, Department of State, 18 years of service, Everett F. Drumright, July 1949 Certificate, Order of the Master Mule Skinners of the Grand Canyon Trails, Everett F. Drumright, June 8, 1966 Certificate, Department of State, Reserve Consultants Roster, Everett F. Drumright, November 4, 1966 Certificate, San Diego, California – Taichung Sister City, in appreciation to Mrs. Florence Drumright, November 12, 1995 Certificate, University of Illinois President’s Council, in appreciation to Florence T. Drumright, [no date]
2. Commentary on the Drumright Report, Dai-Ming Lee, San Francisco, California: Chinese World, Ltd. [circa 1956]. 36 p. [Rebuttal of a December 9, 1955 Foreign Service Dispatch No. 931 from Everett F. Drumright, Consul General at Hong Kong to the Department of State, Washington D.C. relating to passport fraud.
3. Drumright, Everett F., manuscript outline and notes for an uncompleted autobiography
4. Drumright, Everett F., interview transcripts, Association for Diplomatic Studies, Foreign Affairs Oral History Program, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., July 27, 1989
5. Drumright, Everett F., biographical information, various sources
6. Drumright, Everett F., news clippings, various newspapers and journals, 1942 – 1994
7. Drumright, Everett F., news clippings [Chinese language]
8. Drumright, Everett F., death certificate, obituaries, April 1993
9. Drumright, Florence M. (Teets), birth certificate, news clippings, articles, 1949 - 1995
10. Drumright, Florence M. (Teets), narrative writing on various subjects, especially thoughts on being a diplomat’s wife
11. Drumright, Everett F., University of Oklahoma scholarship fund correspondence, 1996
12. Genealogy, Drumright family
13. Genealogy, Teets family, marriage certificate for Everett F. and Florence M. (Teets) Drumright, June 15, 1955, petition for probate of the will of George Bergen Teets [Florence Drumright’s father] which lists all of his heirs and their locations, February 1970
14. Identification card, U.S. Department of State, Everett F. Drumright, Ambassador, Retired on May 31, 1962 after 31 years of service. Card #1519. Membership cards, Kappa Sigma fraternity, Everett F. Drumright, 1934, 1935 Membership card, 32º Freemason, Everett F. Drumright, Oklahoma Consistory
15. Chinese driver’s license with photograph, 1923-1925, Everett F. Drumright [Chinese language] Chinese identification papers with photograph, 1923, Everett F. Drumright [Chinese language]
16. Passports, Official Diplomatic, Everett F. Drumright, 1951 - 1997 Passports, Official Diplomatic, Florence M. Drumright (Florence M. Teets), 1949 - 1997
Box 5: Personal Records
1. Small diary, Florence M. Teets, 1953
2. Medium sized calendar / appointment book, 1955
3. Guest book, July 7, 1955 to February 18, 1957
4. Guest book, February 21, 1957 to August 6, 1960
5. Guest book, June 18, 1960 to December 6, 1961
6. Guest book, December 6, 1961 to February 19, 1994
7. Account Book, Entertainment menus / budgets, January 25, 1960 to April 2, 1961
Box 6: Speeches, Everett F. Drumright
1. Problems in the Far East, before the Board of Directors, National Chamber of Commerce, Mayflower Hotel, Washington D.C., September 17, 1854
2. Effectiveness of the U.S. Information Agency in the Far East, Chiefs of Mission Conference, Tokyo [Japan], March 19-21, 1956
3. Statement on departure from Hong Kong, 1958 Presentation of Credentials, Republic of China, 1958 Remarks, Dedication ceremony at Tsing-Hua University Research Center for Nuclear Science at Hsinchu, Taiwan, May 25, 1958 Chinese Students in the United States, American University Club, July 3, 1958 Foreign policy, August 1958 Statement, Free China Relief Association reception center cornerstone laying, 1958 Statement, Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction (JCRR) 10th Anniversary Ceremony, September 30, 1958 Double Tenth Statement, Recorded Message for Department of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China, October 9, 1958 Double Tenth Message, China News, Taiwan, October 10, 1958 Address, Opening ceremony for new U.S. Information Services (USIS) Center, Taipei, Taiwan, December 1, 1958 Statement, Christmas greetings, Taipei, Taiwan, December 1958 Speech, National Defense College 6th Anniversary, Taipei, Taiwan, December 15, 1958
4. America’s Policy Toward China, Chinese Association for the United Nations, January 20, 1959 Remarks, Completion ceremony of Additional Facilities at National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, February 5, 1959 Remarks, Launching of oil tanker at Ingalls-Taiwan Shipbuilding yard, Keelung, Taiwan, March 6, 1959 American Policy and Collective Security, Chinese naval Command and Staff College, Tsoying [Taiwan] April 11, 1959 Address, presentation of three pieces of crystal art at the National Museum, April 24, 1959 Remarks, Memorial Service for John Foster Dulles, Broadcasting Corporation of China, May 25, 1959 Remarks, Presentation of 30-year service award to Raymond H. Davis, Commissioner of JCRR, Taipei, Taiwan, May 29, 1959 4th of July Statement, Recording in Chinese for “Voice of America” [recorded June 19, 1959, recorded in English for AFRT June 29, 1959] Fourth of July Challenge, July 4, 1959 American Policy and Collective Security (with changes), Reserve Officers Association of Taiwan, July 7, 1959 Double Tenth Message, [Hsin Sheng Pao] October 10, 1959 Double Tenth Message, [China Post] October 10, 1959
5. Remarks, Opening Ceremony 2nd class of the National War College and 9th Class of Armed Forces Staff College, Yang Ming Shan, February 29, 1960 Statement, Development Loan Fund to China Development Corporation in Taipei, Taiwan, March 24, 1960 Personal Message, Occasion of the Inauguration of President Chiang Kai-Shek, May 20, 1960 Comments, New Cabinet, May 31, 1960 Statement, President Eisenhower’s Visit to the Republic of China, June 18-19, 1960 United States Educational Exchange Program, American University Club Dinner, July 3, 1960 The Winning of Freedom, July 4, 1960 Statement, Broadcasting Corporation of China, recorded in English and Mandarin, July 4, 1960 Disarmament, Taipei Lions Club, August 26, 1960 Address, 5th Anniversary of the founding of the Sino-American Cultural and Economic Association, 1960 Remarks, First Army General Hospital, [Taipei, Taiwan], October 8, 1960 Double 10th Message [China Post], October 10, 1960 Remarks, Inauguration of tidal reclamation project near Hsinchu, November 5, 1960 American Presidential Election System and Procedure, Taipei Rotary North, November 8, 1960 Statements on various American holidays and occasions, 1960 Rule of Law in International Relations, Soochow University Law School, November 29, 1960 Some Thoughts on Economic Development, Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Taipei [Taiwan], December 12, 1960
6. Speech, Freedom Day Rally, Taipei City Hall, January 23, 1961 America’s Policy Toward China, Reconstruction Magazine group at Legislative Yuan Meeting Room, February 23, 1961 Welcome Speech, Thailand United States Educational Foundation (USEF), Golden Dragon Parlor, Grand Hotel [Taipei, Taiwan], February 28, 1961 Remarks, Rotary International Luncheon, Taipei City Hall, May 25, 1961 Statement, upon return to Taipei, August 10, 1961 Double Tenth Message, October 10, 1961 Statements on various American holidays and occasions, 1961 Remarks, Dedication of the Tsing Hua University Nuclear Research Reactor, December 2, 1961
7. Role of the American Chamber as a Representative of American Business Interests, Taipei American Chamber of Commerce, January 31, 1962 Sino-U.S. Alliance to Continue Everlastingly, written statement issued prior to leaving, March 8, 1962 Departure Statement, [upon leaving Taipei], March 8, 1962 Why Are We Here? Orientation [U.S. Department of State, Washington D.C.?] 1962
8. “US and Communist China: What should our Policy Be? on program In Search of a Solution, RKO General Broadcasting, March 1965
9. Commencement Talk, Graduating class of the Orme School, Mayer, Arizona, June 11, 1966
10. Speech, Poway High School, Poway, California, April 13, 1967 American Policy Toward China, Methodist-sponsored group, San Diego, California, May 6, 1967 Whither Red China? China Mfg. [indecipherable word] Los Angeles, California, December 16, 1967
11. U.S. Policy Towards China, Institute on Man and Science, Conkling Hall, Rensselaerville, New York, July 7, 1968
12. Chinese-American Relations: Past and Present, World Affairs Council, San Diego, California, April 30, 1972
13. Some Observations on Our China Recognition Policy, Southwest Conference on Asian Studies, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 15, 1976
14. Correspondence related to various speaking engagements for Everett F. Drumright
Speeches – Other People
15. Dillon, C. Douglas. Strengthening the Foundations of Freedom in the Far East, 12th Annual Far East Conference, New York, October 7, 1959
16. Dulles, John Foster. Our Policies Toward Communism in China, International Convention of Lions International, San Francisco, California, June 28, 1857
17. Johnson, U. Alexis. China’s Role in the Communist Movement in Asia, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins Univ., August 14, 1953
18. Lord, Winston. Testimony before Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, February 7, 1996
19. Spiers, Ronald I. Diplomacy, the Foreign Service and the Department of State, Boston Committee on Foreign Relations, Boston, Massachusetts, February 26, 1986
20. Swisher, Earl. Chinese History and Chinese Life, Orientation Program, Asia Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, [no date]
Box 7: General Correspondence
1. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1944 – 1950
2. General correspondence: A miscellaneous, 1951 – 1953
3. General correspondence: B miscellaneous, 1951 - 1953 Correspondence relating to R.K. Karanjia forgery case with Chester Bowles
4. General correspondence: C miscellaneous, 1951 - 1953 Correspondence with Prescott Childs who was implicated in the Karanjia forgery incident. Drumright was his replacement.
5. General correspondence: D miscellaneous, 1951 - 1953
6. General correspondence: E – F miscellaneous, 1951 - 1953
7. General correspondence: G miscellaneous, 1951 - 1953
8. General correspondence: H – J miscellaneous, 1951 - 1953
9. General correspondence: K miscellaneous, 1951 - 1953
10. General correspondence: L miscellaneous, 1951 - 1953
11. General correspondence: M miscellaneous, 1951 - 1953
12. General correspondence: S – T miscellaneous, 1951 - 1953
13. General correspondence: W miscellaneous, 1951 - 1953
14. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1954 - 1955
15. General correspondence: Everett F. Drumright to Florence M. Teets, March – June 1955
16. General correspondence: Florence M. Teets to Everett F. Drumright, March – June 1955
17. General correspondence: Teets family, 1955 - 1975
18. General correspondence: Wedding congratulations cards and letters, 1955
Box 8: General Correspondence
1. General correspondence: Wedding congratulations cards, letters and telegrams, 1955
2. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1956
3. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1957
4. General correspondence: Florence M. (Teets) Drumright to Everett F. Drumright, 1956 – 1961
5. General correspondence: Everett F. Drumright to Florence M. (Teets) Drumright, 1957 – 1985
6. General correspondence: Drumbeats [annual holiday letter from the Drumrights], 1957 - 1995
7. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1958
8. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1959
9. General correspondence: Chiang Ching-Kuo, Premier, Republic of China, 1959 - 1981
10. General correspondence: Chiang May-Ling Soong, 1959 - 1989
11. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1960 - 1962
12. General correspondence: Chang Chun, [whom the Drumrights addressed as “Elder Brother”] Secretary General and President of the Republic of China, 1962 - 1990
13. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, Letter of thanks from Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson, Letter from Dean Rusk regarding “Foreign Service Day”, 1963 - 1965
14. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1966 - 1968
15. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1969 - 1970
16. General correspondence: J. Larry Durrence regarding his doctoral dissertation on Clarence E. Gauss, 1970 - 1972
17. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1971 - 1975
18. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1976 - 1980
Box 9: General Correspondence
1. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1981 - 1986
2. General correspondence: Frederic W. Terrien in regards to Everett F. Drumright writing his memoirs, 1986 - 1987
3. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1987 - 1993
4. General correspondence: Condolence letters and cards on Everett F. Drumright’s death, 1993
5. General correspondence: Condolence letters and cards on Everett F. Drumright’s death, 1993
6. General correspondence: Condolence letters and cards on Everett F. Drumright’s death, 1993
7. General correspondence: Condolence letters and cards on Everett F. Drumright’s death, 1993
8. General correspondence: Condolence letters and cards on Everett F. Drumright’s death, 1993
9. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1994 - 2002
10. General correspondence: Miscellaneous, date unknown
Box 10: Objects and Memorabilia
1. Plaque, shield-shaped (10 x 8), wood with enameled brass overlay with Chinese inscription; yellow dove with navy blue sun above between the wings
2. Plaque, oblong (12 x 9), wood with brass and black enamel plate inscribed, “Coe College [Cedar Rapids, Iowa] President’s Associates, (president’s medallion), Florence Teets Drumright, 1993-94”
3. Plaque, oblong (12 x 9), wood with brass plate inscribed, “Chinese Historical Society of Greater San Diego & Baja California, presented to Mrs. Florence Drumright in Honor of her Contributions to the Chinese-American Communities and her Generosity and Commitment in Preservation of Chinese Culture, Arts and Historical Heritage, San Diego, California, September 15, 1996.”
4. Book plate, (7 x 5), black on white, matted and framed with no glass inscribed, “ UCSD Libraries Ambassador Everett Drumright Endowment”; Chinese inscription at bottom of plate
5. Boxed medal set, (11x 5 x 2), burgundy presentation box with miniature medal and ribbon, large medal and ribbon, large buckle medallion, and small lapel ribbon, Grand Cordon of the Order of Brilliant Star, Republic of China, presented to Everett F. Drumright “in recognition of the outstanding services rendered”, June 12, 1964. Translation of certificate included.
6. Medal with ribbon (2” diam), bronze with red, white, blue ribbon inscribed, “ National Museum of History, Republic of China” on one side, Chinese inscription on reverse
7. Medal (3” diam) encased in clear acrylic (4.5” square), bronze, portrait of Generalissimo Chiang Kai- Shek on front, flag and Chinese inscription on back
8. Coin, (2.5” diam), brass with square hole in center, Chinese inscriptions on both sides
9. Coin, (2” diam), green/crystal acrylic display box (2.75” square), gold-tone with Russian inscriptions on both sides
10. Coin, (3” diam), bronze commemorative coin inscribed, “San Diego [California] 200th Anniversary, 1769-1969”
11. Medal (1.25” diam), sterling silver on burgundy and white ribbon in clear acrylic display box (7 x 3.5) inscribed, “United States of America, Department of State, Superior Service [miniature lapel pin is missing]
12. Lapel / souvenir pins (fifty-three pins, some duplicates)
13. Award, etched glass (3 x 12), inscribed (English and Chinese), “In appreciation of Mrs. Florence Drumright’s Contribution in Chinese Art, Asian Art Committee of San Diego Museum of Art”
14. Business / calling cards, Drumright, Madame Chiang, others
Scrapbooks / Albums
15. Photograph album, (12 x 11.5) inscribed, “To Mrs. F. Drumright presented by Dr. T. S. Lin speaker Taipai City Council, March 1981” (Eighteen 5 x 7 color photographs)
16. Photograph album, (9.5 x 11.5) with red leatherette cover inscribed, “To Ambassador and Mrs. E. F. Drumright presented by Dr. T. S. Lin chairman Tatung Company, November 1984” (Fifteen 5 x 7 color photographs)
17. Photograph album, (9 x 11.5) with red satin cover inscribed, “In Commemoration of the Seventieth anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China, with the compliments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China [October 7-15, 1981]” (Thirty-four 6.5 x 9 color photographs, news clippings, memorabilia)
Oversized Room Location 08464 and 08465:
Box 1: Scrapbooks / Albums
1. Photograph album, (10.5 x 14.5) black leatherette cover, black and white photographs all identified, India, [circa 1952]
2. Scrapbook, (12 x 16) inscribed, “Hong Kong Assignment” (photographs, news clippings, memorabilia) [adhesive and tape used to fix object in scrapbook have yellowed and deteriorated to the point where items are discolored, stuck together, or falling out]
Box 2: Scrapbooks / Albums
1. Photograph album, (9.9 x 14.4 x 6), red cover titled, “Snapshots”, over two hundred 3 x 3 black and white, some color photographs documenting Florence Teets world travels before and shortly after her marriage to Everett F. Drumright, 1950 – 1956 (binding has come undone and pages are loose in the box]
Box 3: Scrapbooks / Albums
1. Scrapbook, (12 x 16 x 9) inscribed, “Taiwan Assignment” (photographs, news clippings, memorabilia) [adhesive and tape used to fix object in scrapbook have yellowed and deteriorated to the point where items are discolored, stuck together, or falling out]
Box 4: Objects and Memorabilia
1. Name Plate (16.5 x 2.5), black lacquer [chipped] with mother of pearl [abalone?] inlayed letters and embellishments inscribed, “E. F. Drumright”
2. Plaque, oblong 9 (15.75 x 12.75), wood with brass plate inscribed in Chinese language. American and Republic of China flags on face.
3. Tray, sterling silver hallmarked “Camusso, made in Peru” (20” diam), engraved to Mr. and Mrs. Everett F. Drumright with signatures of diplomatic corps engraved around the rim, Taipei, Taiwan, dated March 8, 1962
Certificates & Diplomas Collection Box 2, Location 08370:
1. Certificate, (11.75 x 15.5), commission of Everett F. Drumright as “Consul General of the United States of America”, dated November 24, 1952 and signed by President Truman. [creased from folding]
2. Certificate, (11.75 x 15.5), commission of Everett F. Drumright as “Consul General of the United States of America for Portuguese India”, dated December 16, 1952 and signed by President Truman. [creased from folding]
3. Certificate, (11.75 x 15.5), commission of Everett F. Drumright as “Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to China”, dated February 7, 1958 and signed by President Eisenhower [brittle, cut down and dog-eared to fit a frame]
4. Certificate, (11.75 x 15.5), commission of Everett F. Drumright as “Career Minister in the Foreign Service”, dated August 27, 1960, and signed by President Eisenhower
5. Certificate, (17 x 14), Governor of the State of Oklahoma, Honorary Colonel on Governor’s staff, dated April 25, 1958
6. Certificate, (16 x 12), untranslated Chinese language document
7. Certificate, (16 x 20), Citation for the Grand Order of the Brilliant Star [Chinese language w/ English translation], dated June 12, 1962
Wall, Room 456 Monnet Hall:
1. Portrait of Everett F. Drumright in ornate gilt frame (24 x 30), color enlargement from a smaller photograph; no photographer identified [circa 1990]
Books [in Western History Collections Library Division]:
1. Photographic biography of Chang Chun [Chinese language], illustrated, [c 1981?] 268 p.
2. Drumright!: The Glory Days of a Boom Town, Newsom, D. Earl. Perkins, Okla. : Evans Publications, c1985. 231 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm. Includes index. [Inscribed by author to Everett and Florence Drumright]
3. Drumright II (and Shamrock, Pemeta, Oilton, and Olive): A Thousand Memories, Newsom, D. Earl. Perkins, Okla. : Evans Publications, c1987. 275 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm. Includes index. [Inscribed by author to Everett and Florence Drumright]