William A. McRae Papers
Scope and Content
The collection contains letters to and from several military figures, including U. S. Admiral A. J. Hepburn and Brigadier General A. J. McFarland, daily progress reports of the meetings of the Security Council to determine rules and procedures, journals and pamphlets passed out during the conference, and drafts of the charter itself with editorial commentary.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
Creator
- McRae, William A. (Person)
Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical/Historical Note
Colonel William A. McRae Jr. of the United States Army Air Corps served as one of several U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff military advisers to the San Francisco Conference held in June of 1945 to coordinate an international organization, which later took the title United Nations, and draft a charter. McRae's primary responsibility was to ensure that the U.N. charter was consistent with the Inter-American defensive structure, an arrangement made among the American Republics during the Second World War for the purposes of discouraging non-American nations from intervening in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
Extent
0.01 Linear feet (2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence of military officers regarding the United Nations Security Council.
Physical Location
University of Florida Smathers Library Building
Alternate Form of Material
Digital reproductions of items in this collection are available online via the University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC). Please read the Permissions for Use statement for information on copyright, fair use, and use of UFDC digital objects.
Subject
- United Nations Conference on International Organization (1945 : San Francisco, Calif.). (Organization)
- Hepburn, A.J. (Person)
- McFarland, A. J. (Person)
Genre / Form
- Title
- A Guide to the William A. McRae Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff
- Date
- March 2005
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
George A. Smathers Libraries
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