Ernst Hoor correspondence, 1939-1948

Series

Identifier: MSS 719 Series 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Drafts of writings and research notes pertaining to modern European and Austrian history. The materials are in English, French, and German. Also included are newspaper clippings which give a record of Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany.

Dates

Creation: 1939-1948

Creator

Hoor, Ernst (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Ernst Hoor collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

From the Collection:

Official in the Austrian government, instructor at Yale University, businessman, and a member of the Free Austria Movement. Hoor, Ernst, LL.D., Gen. Man. BP Benzinund Petroleum AG., Vienna; b. 1911, Vienna; s. of Ludwig H., Eng., dir. gen., and of n. Tichy; Educ.: High Scho., Univs. Vienna, Prague, Stockholm, Paris (studies in law, history and economics); LL.D. Univ. Vienna; Ecole des Sciences Politiques, Paris, 1937-39; CAREER: Secr. Gen., Austro-Swedish Ass., Stockholm, 1933-35; Instructor, Dep. of Internat. Relations, Yale Univ. (USA), 1941-43; research economist, Union Carbide and Carbon Corp., New York, 1943-49; senior administrator, O.E.E.C., Paris, 1949-51; Secr., Pulp-Paper Comm. Internat. Raw Materials Conference Washington, D.C., 1951-53; man. dir. of Austrian Productivity Centre, Vienna, 1953-Sept. 1960; Man. BP Benzinund Petroleum AG. , Vienna, 1960-62; Gen. Man., since August 1962; PUBL.: numerous articles, lectures and major publications on internat. affairs, internat. law, affairs, Austrian history, economics; MEMB>: co-founder of Austr. Academic Assoc. for the League of Nations and for Foreign Policy, 1929; Member of Board of Trustees (Kuratorium) Austr. Assoc. for For. Policy and Int. Relations; A. Vienna XIII, Lainzer Strasse 61,; T. 82 18 264 ( Who's Who in Austria , 5th ed., 1964, page 248.