Box 1

Scope and Contents The private and official papers, 1804-1961, of Coert du Bois mainly consist of letters, notes, and diaries reflecting du Bois’ career in the United States Army as a lieutenant and Chief of Engineers with the 10th Engineers in France, 1917-1918; in the State Department as Consul to Naples, 1920, and to Port Said, 1922; as administrator of the Visa Office in Washington, D.C., 1924-1927; as Consul general at Batavia, Java, 1927-1930; as foreign service inspector at Naples, Italy, 1931-1937; as...