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Consular Dispatches

About

Collects correspondence from various consuls or ministers back to the Department of State. These series are derived from Record Group 59 (General Records of the Department of State). The documents describe the local economic and political situation, social conditions, and similar topics.
The University Libraries have the following series:

• Despatches from United States Ministers in China, 1843-1906 (Library Annex LISA ; Film 604; 131 rolls)
• Despatches from the United States Consuls in Amoy (China), 1844-1906 (Library Annex Cabinets E183.8.C6 U526 1947; 15 rolls)
• Despatches from the United States Consuls in Canton, 1790-1906 (Library Annex Cabinets E 183.8 .C6 U48 1947; 20 rolls)
• Despatches from the United States Consuls in Foochow, 1849-1906 (Library Annex LISA Film 609; 10 rolls)
• Despatches from the United States Consuls in Hankow, 1861-1906 (Library Annex LISA Film 606; 8 rolls)
• Despatches from the United States Consuls in Hong Kong, 1844-1906 ((Library Annex LISA Film 607; 21 rolls)
• Despatches from the United States Ministers to Central America, 1824-1906 Library Annex LISA Microfilm F975 .U55 1956; 93 rolls - Library has reels 8, 27-64 ONLY)
• Despatches from the United States Ministers to Mexico, 1823-1906 (Library Annex Cabinets E183.8.M6 U5; 179 rolls - Library has reels 124 - 179 ONLY)
• Despatches from the United States Consuls in Guyamas, Mexico, 1832-1896 (Library Annex Cabinets E 183.8 M6 U54; 5 rolls)
• Despatches from the United States Consuls in Tamatave (Madagascar), 1853-1906 (Library Annex Cabinets E183.8.M27 U5; 11 rolls)

Also called

Despatches from United States Consuls...

Diplomatic Correspondence

Location

varies

Format

Microfilm

Items

Approximately 400 rolls of film

Arrangement

Most series are arranged by date.

Publication

National Archives

 

Each series has a printed guide currently housed in Library Annex LISA. 

Additional series can be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan from the Center for Research Libraries. Try searching despatches and [place name] as keywords.