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Biography of Carlton Savage

Born in Salem, Oregon, Carlton Savage graduated from the University of Oregon in 1921. In 1927 he joined the U.S. Department of State, beginning a distinguished career in diplomacy and international affairs. In 1945, Savage was in the U.S. delegation to the San Francisco Conference that established the United Nations. After retiring from the State Department, Savage taught international relations at the University of Utah and American University.

Several of Carleton Savage's papers were sent to us by family members which we have included here as downloadable PDF documents.

  • Carlton Savage letter to Senator McNary requestion job in State
  • etter to Wm Howard Taft regarding Henry Clay Ide
  • FDR Thanksgiving Proclamation draft by Carlton
  • Carlton Savage memo on German hostilities towards Spain
  • White House meeting on neutrality legislation
  • Carlton Savage notes on Nazi attack on Poland
  • Carlton Savage notes on neutrality discussions with Secretary
  • Carlton Savage conversation with Senator McNary about setting up international peace organization
  • FDR thanking Sec. Hull for Carlton's book
  • Sec. Hull with Congress
  • Sec. Hull & Congress Meeting
  • Sec. Hull with Methodist Clergy
  • Sec. Hull with McGraw-Hill Editors
  • Sec. Hull wit Am Soc. of Newspaper Editors
  • Cordell Hull to Carlton Savage
  • John Foster Dulles to Carlton Savage
  • Carlton's Plea for Brevity
  • Carlton Savage speech on the founding of the UN
  • Carlton Savage interviewed by C. Ben Wright
  • Letters from Loy Henderson & Harry S. Truman
  • Interview of Carlton Savage by Charles Savage
  • Wilberta Ripley Savage obituary
  • Savage Endowment at UO
  • Wilberta and Carlton Savage gift to UO
  • Carlton Savage - Biographic Info
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