Correspondence received by CBL from 1933 through 1971. Arranged alphabetically by correspondent for each year. To maintain the integrity of a series of correspondence by certainindividuals, a given year may include letters from preceding years. In suchcases, correspondence is filed by the most recent date in the series.
Content is primarily social and personal.
Some unclassified officialcorrespondence is included. The majority of correspondents are Foreign Service colleagues from theofficer and counselor levels through the ambassadorial. Included areacquaintances, both official and private, from CBL's various posts. Notethat correspondence from notable individuals are located in the IndividualCorrespondence Series. The Chronological Carbons Series complements theAlphabetical Correspondence Series, and should also be referred to.