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Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library 2007 Special Collections Department Staff Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, #12804 Descriptive Summary University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
Alderman LibraryUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22903USA
 Frederick (Fritz) Earnest Nolting, Jr. Papers 1890-1989 12804 ca. 12,000 items English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Frederick (Fritz) Earnest Nolting, Jr. Papers, Accession #12804, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

The collection wasa gift from Mrs. Frederick Nolting.

Processing Information

The contents of Box 29 (personal financial and medical records) were returned to Grace Lindsay Nolting, April 4, 2007. There is a gap in numbering since boxes were not re-numbered.

Biographical Sketch

Educator, diplomat and banker, Frederick Earnest Nolting, Jr. was born August 24, 1911 in Richmond, Virginia to Frederick Earnest Nolting, Sr. and Mary Buford Nolting. Known as "Fritz," he spent his early childhood and student years in Richmond attending the St. Christopher's School. Later as an undergraduate he attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville where he earned a B.A. degree in history and went on to work as an investment banker in the family business in Richmond for the next five years.

In 1939, Nolting returned to graduate studies at the University of Virginia, earning an M. A. (1940) and a Ph.D.(1942) in philosophy and serving as a lecturing fellow in that field. He also earned a second M.A. in philosophy at Harvard in 1941. During World War II, Nolting served overseas in the Navy, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander. In 1946, he left the Navy and began a career that would span 18 years with the Department of State. His service included assignments as a member of the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations (1951); as Special Assistant to Secretaries of State Dean Acheson and John Foster Dulles for Mutual Security Affairs (1953-1955) and as Alternate U.S. Representative to the North Atlantic Council (NATO) in Paris (1955-1961). In 1961, President Kennedy named Nolting as Ambassador to the Republic of South Vietnam where he served until 1963 in what was to be a period of shifting U.S.Vietnamese policy developments that precipitated the overthrow and assassination of President Ngo Dinh Diem.

In 1964, Nolting retired from the U.S. Government to become Vice-President in charge of the European offices of the Morgan Guaranty Trust Company in Paris (1964-1969), then Assistant to the Chairman in New York City (1969-1973) and, finally, as consultant to the company (1973-1976).

During this time, Nolting had returned to the University of Virginia to serve as Diplomat-in-Residence (1971-1973) before going on to hold teaching and administrative posts as Olsson Professor of Business Administration in the Darden School of Business (1973-1976), Professor in the Woodrow Wilson Department of Government and Foreign Affairs and Director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation and as a member of the Center for Advanced Studies and the International Management and Development Institute.

In 1982, Nolting retired from the University of Virginia and devoted a good deal of his time to the writing of his book, From trust to tragedy : the political memoirs of Frederick Nolting, Kennedy's ambassador to Diem's Vietnam, which he published in 1988. The book serves as Nolting's personal testament to his role as U.S. Ambassador in Saigon and as a critical analysis of the conflicting political strategies that existed among the many policy making players during that volatile period of the U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

On December 14, 1989, at age 78, Nolting died and was survived by his wife, Olivia Lindsay Crumpler whom he had married in 1940 and who is presently residing in Charlottesville and by their four daughters: Mary Nolting Bruner and Jane Nolting Meniktos both of Charlottesville; Grace Lindsay Nolting of Columbia, Virginia and Frances Temple of Geneva, New York.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains ca. 12,000 items (17 shelf feet) and consists of a large quantity of generally routine personal and official correspondence; a smaller portion of "Selected Correspondence" listed by correspondent name; professional papers associated with Nolting's governmental, business and academic career activities; personal papers containing military and property records; manuscript notes, drafts and correspondence relating to Nolting's publications and an assortment of photographs (ca. 500 items), many of which were take during his service in Vietnam.

Interesting documents within the collection groupings include: (a) Correspondence: The exchange of letters with Dean Rusk, W. Averell Harriman and the editors of the New York Times in which Nolting challenges some of the U.S. policy strategies of the 1961-1963 Vietnam experience. (b) Professional Papers: Copies of State Department declassified documents that reveal the unfolding day-to-day actions that led to a major shift in U.S. relations with the South Vietnamese Government and that resulted in the overthrow and death of President Diem. (c) Personal Papers: Records of the Nolting familyinvolvement in the restoration and preservation of the historic Sully and Chantilly properties in Virginia. (d) Photographs: Dramatic photographs of some of the major players involved in the U.S.-Vietnam policy drama of 1961-1964, including: President Diem, Henry Cabot Lodge, W. Averell Harriman, Maxwell Taylor, Vice-President Johnson and Ambassador Nolting.

 Container List Series I: Correspondence Correspondence 1936-1959 1 (6 folders) Correspondence 1960-1962 2 (5 folders) Correspondence 1963-1964 3 (4 folders) Correspondence 1965-1966 4 (4 folders) Correspondence 1967-1969 5 (6 folders) Correspondence 1970 6 (4 folders) Correspondence 1971-1972 7 (6 folders) Correspondence 1973-1975 8 (5 folders) Correspondence 1976-1978 9 (5 folders) Correspondence 1979-1981 10 (4 folders) Correspondence 1982-1989, n.d. 11 (6 folders) Selected Correspondence--Abramson, Rudy 1984 12 Selected Correspondence-- Acheson, Dean 1959-1962 12 Selected Correspondence-- Baldwin, Charles F. 1962 12 Selected Correspondence-- Bice, Raymond C. 1975-1978 12 Selected Correspondence-- Bradley, Omar N. 1953 12 Selected Correspondence-- Byrd, Harry F., Jr. 1962-1978 12 Selected Correspondence-- Carter, Hodding, III 1978-1979 12 Selected Correspondence-- Casteen, John T., III 1975 12 Selected Correspondence-- Coffman, Suzanne E. 1985, n.d. 12 Selected Correspondence-- Colby, William E. 1973-1988 12 Selected Correspondence-- Dabney, Virginius 1945-1975 12 Selected Correspondence-- Darden, Colgate W., Jr. 1977-1978 12 Selected Correspondence-- Durbrow, Elbridge 1961-1962 12 Selected Correspondence-- Dulles, John Foster 1953-1958 12 Selected Correspondence--Editor, New York Times 1961-1973, n.d. 12 Selected Correspondence-- Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1955-1958 12 Selected Correspondence-- Felt, Harry D. 1964-1967 12 Selected Correspondence-- Galbraith, John Kenneth 1961-1972 12 Selected Correspondence-- Gilpatric, Roswell L. 1979 12 Selected Correspondence-- Hagan, Joseph Addison 1965-1977 12 Selected Correspondence-- Harkins, Paul D. 1964-1971 12 Selected Correspondence-- Harriman, W. Averell 1961-1963 12 Selected Correspondence-- Hereford, Frank L, Jr. 1975-1977 12 Selected Correspondence-- Higgins, Marguerite 1965 12 Selected Correspondence-- Hill, Ivan 1974-1978 12 Selected Correspondence-- Johnson, Lyndon B. 1963-1964 12 Selected Correspondence--Johnson, Mrs. Lyndon B. 1974 12 Selected Correspondence-- Johnson, U. Alexis 1961-1965 12 Selected Correspondence-- Kennedy, John F. 1963 12 Selected Correspondence-- Kennedy, Robert F. 1967 12 Selected Correspondence-- Kissinger, Henry A. 1975 12 Selected Correspondence-- Lansdale, Edward G. 1965 12 Selected Correspondence-- Lippmann, Walter 1958 12 Selected Correspondence-- Lemnitzer, L. L. 1960-1962 12 Selected Correspondence-- Loving, Boyce 1952-1953 12 Selected Correspondence-- Malone, Dumas 1973 13 Selected Correspondence-- McBride, Robert H. 1976 13 Selected Correspondence-- McCarthy, Frank 1974-1977 13 Selected Correspondence-- McNamara, Robert S. 1962-1964 13 Selected Correspondence-- Murrow, Edward R. 1964 13 Selected Correspondence-- Ngo Dinh Diem 1961 13 Selected Correspondence-- Ngo Dinh Nhu (Madame Nhu) 1964-1966 13 Selected Correspondence-- Nguyen Dinh Thuan 1963-1978, n.d. 13 Selected Correspondence-- Nixon, Richard M. 1968-1973 13 Selected Correspondence--Nolting (Family Correspondence) 1944-1963 13 Selected Correspondence-- Ramazani, Ronhollah K. 1977 13 Selected Correspondence-- Riddle, Sturgis L. 1969 13 Selected Correspondence-- Rockefeller, John D., III 1962-1963 13 Selected Correspondence-- Rusk, Dean 1960-1975 13 Selected Correspondence-- Russell, Bertrand 1941 13 Selected Correspondence-- Sands, Oliver Jackson, Jr. 1965-1966 13 Selected Correspondence-- Schiff, E. L. C. 1976-1978 13 Selected Correspondence-- Shannon, David A. 1971-1977 13 Selected Correspondence-- Shannon, Edgar F., Jr. 1971-1977 13 Selected Correspondence-- Spellman, Francis Cardinal 1964-1966 13 Selected Correspondence-- Stassen, Harold E. 1955 13 Selected Correspondence-- Steiner, George A. 1975-1976 13 Selected Correspondence-- Stettinius, Edward R., Jr. 1945 13 Selected Correspondence-- Taylor, Maxwell D. 1962-1978 13 Selected Correspondence-- Trueheart, William C. 1960-1963 13 Selected Correspondence-- Williams, Murat W. 1961-1978 13 Series II: Professional Papers Morgan Guaranty Trust Company --Aerospace Industries Association 1970-1973 14 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--Agency for International Development 1971-1972 14 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--Barque Du Congo 1969-1971 14 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--Board of Trustees of Foreign Parishes 1969-1973 14 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--British North American Committee 1969-1972 14 (1-3 of 5 folders) Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--British North American Committee 1969-1972 15 (4-5 of 5 folders) Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--Club Memberships 1967-1971 15 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--European and Political Development Conference, London 1972 15 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--European Enterprises Development Company 1969-1970 15 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--France-America Society 1969-1971 15 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--German-American Industrialists Meeting (Dec 7- 8) 1970 15 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--IMF/IBRD Meetings (World Bank and Fund) 1971-1972 15 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--International Banking Division 1970-1972 16 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--International Council 1969-1971 16 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--International Finance Corporation and World Bank 1970-1972 16 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--Miscellaneous Office Records 1964-1977, n.d. 16 (3 folders) Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--National Strategy Information Center 1971-1973 17 (2 folders) Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--Overseas Development Council 1969-1972 17 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--Overseas Private Investment Corporation 1969-1971 17 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--Smith Barney Seminar 1971 17 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--Special Reports and Press Releases 1969-1972 17 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--Trade Bill 1969-1972 17 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--Trade with China 1971 17 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--Tunisia (American Committee for Assistance) 1969-1970 18 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--United Nations 1968-1970 18 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--U.S. Government Accounts 1969-1971 18 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--U.S. Postal Service 1971 18 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--U.S. Treasury Department 1969-1972 18 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--Washington Contacts 1970 18 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--Washington Office 1969-1971 18 Morgan Guaranty Trust Company--World Trade Institute 1971-1972 18 University of Virginia --Center for Advanced Studies 1973-1978 19 University of Virginia--Central Atlantic Environment Center 1972-1973 19 University of Virginia--Ethics Seminar 1977-1981 19 (6 folders) University of Virginia--Honor Committee 1975-1977 20 University of Virginia--International Management and Development Institute 1972-1976 20 (2 folders) University of Virginia--Legislative Veto Conference (Feb 10-11) 1978 20 University of Virginia--Miscellaneous 1973-1980, n.d. 20 University of Virginia--Queen Elizabeth Visit to Monticello 1976 20 University of Virginia--Randolph-Macon College 1973-1980 20 University of Virginia--Society of Fellows 1976-1983, n.d. 20 University of Virginia--Taft Institute 1975-1976 20 University of Virginia--Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation 1975-1981 20 University of Virginia--University Press of Virginia 1985-1987 20 University of Virginia--University Communications and Notices 1973-1982, n.d. 21 (3 folders) University of Virginia--U.S.-China Trade Symposium (Sep 24-25) 1976 21 University of Virginia--Virginia Foundation for the Humanities 1974-1977 21 University of Virginia--Who's Who in America 1976 21 U.S. Department of State--Atlantic Council 1968-1981 22 (4 Folders) U.S. Department of State--Issue Background Releases 1949-1955 22 U.S. Department of State--Foreign Service Personnel Records, Frederick Earnest Nolting, Jr. 1945-1964 23 (4 folders) U.S. Department of State--Newspaper Clippings 1960-1980, n.d. 23 (2 folders) U.S. Department of State--Oral History Drafts and Related Correspondence, Frederick Earnest Nolting, Jr. 1966-1988, n.d. 24 (4 folders) U.S. Department of State--Speech Material, Frederick Earnest Nolting, Jr. 1951-1982, n.d. 25 (3 folders) U.S. Department of State--State Department Documents and Communications, Vietnam 1963-1982, n.d. 26 (3 folders) U.S. Department of State--Historical Background Records, Vietnam 1956-1988, n.d. 26 (1-2 of 10 folders) U.S. Department of State--Historical Background Records, Vietnam 1956-1988, n.d. 27 (3-6 of 10 folders) U.S. Department of State--Historical Background Records, Vietnam 1956-1988, n.d. 28 (7-10 of 10 folders) Series III: Personal Papers Military Service Records and World War II Journals 1943-1960 30 (2 folders) Miscellaneous 1942-1978 30 Real Property Records 1946-1983, n.d. 30 (1-2 of 12 folders) Real Property Records 1946-1983, n.d. 31 (3-12 of 12 folders) Scholastic Class Notes, Frederick Earnest Nolting, Jr. 1939-1942 32 (1-5 of 10 folders) Scholastic Class Notes, Frederick Earnest Nolting, Jr. 1939-1942 33 (6-10 of 10 folders) Wills, Certificates and Passports, Nolting Family 1940-1987, n.d. 34 (2 folders) Series IV: Publications Magazine Articles, Frederick Earnest Nolting, Jr. 1971-1974 35 Manuscript Drafts and Notes, Frederick Earnest Nolting, Jr. 1978-1987 35 (1-3 of 17 folders) Manuscript Drafts and Notes, Frederick Earnest Nolting, Jr. 1978-1987 36 (4-7 of 17 folders) Manuscript Drafts and Notes, Frederick Earnest Nolting, Jr. 1978-1987 37 (8-13 of 17 folders) Manuscript Drafts and Notes, Frederick Earnest Nolting, Jr. 1978-1987 38 (14-17 of 17 folders) Reviews and Monograph: From trust to tragedy : the political memoirs of Frederick Nolting, Kennedy's ambassador to Diem's Vietnam, 1988-1989 38 Series V: Photographs Ambassadorial Period, Vietnam 1960's 39 (7 folders) Miscellaneous (Family) 1890-1975, n.d. 39