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Foster, Andrew Brisbin, 1903-1963

 

Biography

Andrew B. Foster was born on Jan. 3, 1903, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1925, and received an MS degree from Cambridge University in 1932. The following years, Foster traveled to Germany to complete research for his thesis "The Free City of Danzig." While in Germany, Foster was named deputy district inspector for the Saar Plebiscite Commission. In 1935, he was appointed to the Foreign Service, where he remained until his retirement in 1957. In 1958, Foster became chairman of the Trustees Planning Committee, Subcommittee on Student Health at Dartmouth College. He died on October 8, 1963

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Andrew Foster papers

 Collection
Identifier: ML-40
ML-40
Date(s): 1926 to 1968
Abstract

Andrew B. Foster (1903-1963), diplomat. Dartmouth College Class of 1925. The collection contains manuscripts, articles, clippings, reports, directories, pamphlets, press releases, correspondence and photographs related to his education at Cambridge, his service with the Saar Plebiscite Commission and the Foreign Service, as well as his work as Chairman of the Trustees' Planning Committee, Subcommittee on Student Health at Dartmouth College.

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