United States. Department of State. Committee to Aid the National Library of Peru and the Geographical Society of Lima, 1943

Part of Collection — Box: 211, Folder: 5-6

Call Number: LWL MSS 20, Series II

Dates

1943

Creator

From the Collection: Lewis, W. S. (Wilmarth Sheldon), 1895-1979
From the Collection: Kilby, Clyde S., 1902-1986
From the Collection: Roach, Marilynne K., 1946-

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

In English.

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

This material is open for research.

Boxes 183-185: Restricted. For further information consult the director.

Boxes 343-355: Restricted fragile material. Reference surrogates have been substituted in the main files. For further information consult the director.

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Following a disastrous fire in May 1943 that destroyed the National Library of Peru, the American Secretary of State appointed a national Committee to Aid the National Library of Peru and the Geographical Society of Lima, with Archibald MacLeish as chair. Lewis was not a member of the committee, but was one of several emissaries sent to Lima to advise on a new library building, the rebuilding of the collections, and the training of professional staff. While he was in Peru for ten days in August 1943, he visited university libraries, held meetings with government ministers, and attended social events.