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Willard Dickerman Straight (January 31, 1880 – December 1, 1918) was an American investment banker, publisher, reporter, diplomat and by marriage, a member of the Whitney family. He was a promoter of Chinese arts and investments, and a major supporter of liberal causes.
Abstract: Microfilmed papers of Willard D. Straight consist of personal and official correspondence, both original and typescript copies, and reports chiefly concerning his association with the Chinese Imperial Customs Service (1902-04).
Jun 3, 2019 · Willard Dickerman Straight (1880 –1918) was an American investment banker, publisher, reporter and diplomat. The papers relate to the world of international trade and finance reflecting in particular the development of U.S. foreign policy in the Far East.
Timeline of Early US-Korea Diplomatic Relations. Biography: Willard D. Straight and His Stay in Korea. Letters from Troubled Seoul: Straight's report from late 1905 on events in Korea. Database Highlight: Alice Roosevelt on her Tour Throughout Asia.
Willard Straight's exact days of entry and exit to and from Korea 1st stay: Working in the northern part of the peninsula, but also out of Seoul, representing Associated Press (or Reuters) as a reporter. He arrived there on Korean soil March 16, 1904.
Abstract: Willard Dickerman Straight (1888-1918) was an American diplomat and financier. The collection contains digital scans of microfiche rolls of original materials in the Willard Dickerman Straight Papers held at Corenll University.
Willard D. Straight – architect, diplomat, photographer, publisher, sketcher, and writer – arrived in Korea in 1904 as a correspondent during the Russo-Japanese War, and became the US vice consul in Seoul in 1905.
