John Tuthill papers, 1933/1998

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

John Tuthill Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Summary

Extent:
11.50 Linear Feet
Creator:
Tuthill, John W., d. 1996
Language:
English French German Spanish;Castilian Portuguese
Preferred citation:

John Tuthill Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of John Wills Tuthill, a United States 20th century diplomat. The collection includes papers from Tuthill's years as a student and professor, his State Department career, his private career with international organizations and his retirement years. He held many positions within the State Department, mostly in Germany and Europe, with his final posting as Ambassador to Brazil. As a private citizen, he was Director of the Atlantic Institute, President of the Salzburg Seminar, and Director of the American Austrian Foundation. Papers include personal and professional correspondence, reports, photographs, newspaper and magazine articles, and publications by Tuthill and others with associated research.

Biographical / historical:

Class of 1932 College of William and Mary, Ambassador to Brazil and one of the leaders in the 1969 Salzburg Global Seminar.

Excerpts from New York Times obituary:

John W. Tuthill, who served as United States Ambassador to the European Economic Community and to Brazil, died on Sept. 9 in a Washington hospital. He was 85 and lived in Washington.

Mr. Tuthill, a highly regarded career diplomat, was Ambassador to the European Economic Community from 1962 to 1966. In 1964 he issued a warning in a speech to American businessmen visiting Brussels.

Europeans, Mr. Tuthill told them, feared that American business was so powerful that it would eventually change Europe's way of life.

Born in Montclair, N.J., he graduated from the College of William and Mary and received graduate degrees from Harvard and New York University. His diplomatic career extended from 1940 to 1969.

His memoir, ''Some Things to Some Men: Serving in the Foreign Service,'' was published by Minerva Press in 1996. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Knowledgebas: https://scrcwiki.libraries.wm.edu/john-w-tuthill

Administrative History:John W. Tuthill worked for the Department of State from 1940 to 1969 in various positions, beginning as Vice Consul, Windsor, Canada. Most of his later positions were in Germany and Europe where he was involved with the repair of the European economy after World War II. He also served in positions that dealt with ongoing American concerns in Europe. His final posting was as Ambassador to Brazil. As a private citizen, he was Director of the Atlantic Institute, President of the Salzburg Seminar, and Director of the American Austrian Foundation. He also taught at North Eastern University and John Hopkins.

John W. Tuthill worked for the Department of State from 1940 to 1969 in various positions, beginning as Vice Consul, Windsor, Canada. Most of his later positions were in Germany and Europe where he was involved with the repair of the European economy after World War II. He also served in positions that dealt with ongoing American concerns in Europe. His final posting was as Ambassador to Brazil. As a private citizen, he was Director of the Atlantic Institute, President of the Salzburg Seminar, and Director of the American Austrian Foundation. He also taught at North Eastern University and John Hopkins.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the estate of John Tuthill.
Processing information:

Arranged and rehoused by Michael Lusby, SCRC Staff, in Fall 2009.

Arrangement:

Series 1-4 are organized by record type. Series 5, Chronologial Files, contains professional papers from Tuthill's work for the State Department (Series 5.1), his subsequent time in the Private Sector (Series 5.2), followed by papers originating from his retirement years (Series 5.3).

Note: The majority of materials in Series 1-4 are directly connected to the materials filed chronologically in Series 5.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard