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Philip F. Dur Papers

Collection 288

Dur, Philip F. (1914–2005). Papers, 1913–2002, n.d.

10 feet, 8 inches

Philip Francis Dur (1914-2005) was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 30, 1914 to Alphonse Nicolas and Sarah Ralston Dur. He attended Harvard from 1931-1941, ultimately obtaining his PhD in History/Government while gaining experience teaching at the university level. In 1942, he married Elena Delgado, with whom he had six children.

From 1942 to 1946, Dr. Dur served in the United States Naval Reserve, reaching the level of Lieutenant Commander. In 1947, he embarked on a career as a Foreign Service Officer. He traveled to France (1948-51), Germany (1951-1954), Panama (1954-1955), and Japan (1955-1958; 1961). In 1965, Dr. Dur joined the faculty at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) as the Jefferson Caffery Professor of Political Science. He died 5 October 2005, and was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC.

While at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, Dr. Dur extensively researched and wrote about the life of Ambassador Jefferson Caffery (1886-1975). Much of this collection stems from the research conducted by Dr. Dur in preparation for his publications, including originals and copies of correspondence and photographs created throughout Ambassador Caffery’s career. For more information about Ambassador Jefferson Caffery, view the Jefferson Caffery Papers (Collection 45) and the Jefferson Caffery Photograph Albums (Collection 45A).

In addition to material related to Ambassador Caffery, this collection contains research materials related to journal articles and other publications written throughout Dr. Dur’s career. Topics include American education, Louisiana history, and French history.

Philip Dur Jr. and his siblings donated the collection along with Christopher Gilcrease.

Note: Folder 1-15 is RESTRICTED.

Series:

A. Personal 1-01 through 1-16
B. Writings 1-17 through 2-17
C. Research 2-18 through 6-32
D. Class Notebooks Box 7
E. Jefferson Caffery Photographs 8-01 through 9-08
F. Oversize 10-01 through 11-06

Inventory:

Box 1
  A. Personal
    1-01 Philip Dur, 1914-2005
    1-02 Elena Dur, 1977-1996
    1-03 Family, 1965-1994
    1-04 Navy, 1941-1962
    1-05 Political Career - General, 1951-1960
    1-06 Political Career - Training, 1949-1961
    1-07 Political Career - Yokohama, 1930-1960
    1-08 Political Career - Nagoya/Tokyo, 1961-1965
    1-09 Political Career - Nagoya, 1965
    1-10 Political Career - Retirement, 1965
    1-11 Teaching Career, 1965-1984
    1-12 Teaching Career - Lafayette News, 1966-1998
    1-13 Teaching Career - News and Correspondence, 1965-1966
    1-14 Teaching Career - Caffery Speakers, 1975-1978
    1-15 Class Records, 1976-1984 RESTRICTED
    1-16 General Records, 1947-1997
  B. Writings
    1-17 Correspondence: Publishing, 1958-1999
    1-18 Correspondence: Articles, 1966-1977
    1-19 Articles: Cuba/Medicare/ Education, n.d.
    1-20 Article: The Etat General Des Finances for 1585, 1939-1953
    1-21 Article: The Right of Taxation in the Political Theory of the French Religious Wars, 1941-1942
    1-22 Articles: El Salvador/Suez/Rome, n.d.
       
Box 2
    2-01 Articles: Suez/Panama Canal, n.d.
    2-02 Articles: Jefferson Caffery and Egypt, n.d.
    2-03 Articles: Jefferson Caffery, n.d.
    2-04 Booklet: Jefferson Caffery Ambassador of Revolution, n.d.
    2-05 Caffery - Sweden and Iran, 1913-1916, n.d.
    2-06 Caffery - Russian Mission, 1917-1919, n.d.
    2-07 Caffery - Cuba, 1933-1937 - Outline: Section I-Section III, n.d.
    2-08 Caffery - Cuba 1933-1937 - Outline: Section III - Section IV, n.d.
    2-09 Caffery - Cuba, n.d.
    2-10 Caffery - Paris: Forward and Chapter 1, n.d.
    2-11 Caffery - Paris: Chapter 2-3, n.d.
    2-12 Caffery - Paris: Chapter 4-5, n.d.
    2-13 Caffery - Paris: Chapter 6-8, n.d.
    2-14 Caffery Biography: Chapter 1-2, n.d.
    2-15 Caffery Biography: Chapter 4-6, n.d.
    2-16 Caffery Biography: Publishing Reviews and Announcements, n.d.
    2-17 Caffery Miscellaneous, n.d.
  C. Research
    2-18 Books, n.d.
    2-19 General, n.d.
    2-20 Theses, n.d.
    2-21 French in Louisiana, n.d.
       
Box 3
    3-01 Caffery Biography, 1902-1968
    3-02 Gertrude McCarthy Caffery, n.d.
    3-03 Caffery Friends, 1941-1973
    3-04 Caffery Family, 1954-1986
    3-05 Caffery “Boys”, 1947-1975
    3-06 Caffery Lafayette Friends, 1937-1972
    3-07 Caffery Life and Style, 1946-1969
    3-08 Caffery Honors, 1938-1974
    3-09 Caffery Foreign Honors, 1956-1962
    3-10 Caffery Notes and Writing, 1954-1972
    3-11 Caffery “Anecdotes of Foreign Service”, 1974
    3-12 Caffery Foreign Service Organization, 1949-1955
    3-13 Venezuela, 1911-1914
    3-14 Sweden, 1913-1916
    3-15 Tehran, 1917
    3-16 Paris, 1917-1919
    3-17 Russian Mission, 1917-1918
    3-18 Prince of Wales Visit, 1919
    3-19 Madrid, 1920-1923
    3-20 Greece, 1922-1923
    3-21 Tokyo, 1923-1924
    3-22 Berlin, 1924-1925
    3-23 Colombia, 1929-1931
    3-24 Colombia, 1932-1933
    3-25 El Salvador, 1926-1931
    3-26 Washington, 1933
    3-27 Cuba, 1933-1935
    3-28 Cuba Correspondence, 1933
    3-29 Cuba Correspondence, 1933
    3-30 Cuba Correspondence, 1933
    3-31 Cuba Correspondence, 1934
    3-32 Cuba Correspondence, 1935
       
Box 4
    4-01 Cuba, 1936-1937
    4-02 Cuba - Gomez’s Impeachment, 1934-1969
    4-03 Cuba Article, Notes, and Correspondence, n.d.
    4-04 Brazil, n.d.
    4-05 Brazil, 1939-1951
    4-06 Brazil, 1937-1944
    4-07 Brazil, 1944
    4-08 Brazil Correspondence, n.d.
    4-09 Brazil - Aranha, n.d.
    4-10 Brazil - Axis Activities, 1942-1948
    4-11 Brazil - Travel, n.d.
    4-12 Brazil - Economics, n.d.
    4-13 Brazil - Relations, n.d.
    4-14 Brazil - People and Groups, 1943
    4-15 Brazil - Politics, 1942-1944
    4-16 Brazil - Trade, 1941
    4-17 Brazil - Embassy, 1939-1957
    4-18 Brazil - Estado Novo, n.d.
    4-19 Brazil - Joint Planning, 1941-1975
    4-20 Brazil - Krupp Armo, 1938-1941
    4-21 Brazil - Corridor of Air, 1941-1942
    4-22 Brazil - U.S. Military, 1938-1941
    4-23 Brazil - Franklin Roosevelt, 1941-1942
    4-24 Brazil - U.S. Navy, 1941
    4-25 Brazil - Military, 1941-1942
    4-26 Brazil - Natal, 1942-1943
    4-27 Brazil - Used in Article, 1937-1944
    4-28 Brazil - Article Outline and Notes, n.d.
    4-29 France - Appointment, 1944-1949
    4-30 France - Embassy and Ambassador, 1933-1947
    4-31 France - Paris People, 1944-1970
    4-32 France - Nuclear Power, n.d.
    4-33 France - European Economic Community, 1979
    4-34 France, 1944-1945
    4-35 France - French Zone, 1945
    4-36 France - Indochina, 1945
    4-37 France - DeGaulle, 1945-1974
    4-38 Paris Peace Conference, 1946
    4-39 France - Elections, 1946
    4-40 France - French Communist Party, 1947-1948, 1975
    4-41 France - CGT, 1945-1946
       
Box 5
    5-01 France - CGT-FO, 1947-1948
    5-02 France - CGT-FO, 1943-1952
    5-03 France - Western European Union, 1948
    5-04 France - The Ruhr, 1948-1977
    5-05 France - Marshall Plan, 1947-1949
    5-06 France - Correspondence in Bulgaria, 1936-1967
    5-07 France - Departure, 1948-1978
    5-08 Egypt - Embassy, 1949-1976
    5-09 Egypt - People, 1951-1976
    5-10 Egypt - King, 1951-1964
    5-11 Egypt - Visits, 1952-1954
    5-12 Egypt - Treaties, n.d.
    5-13 Egypt - Revolutions, 1952-1953, 1970
    5-14 Egypt - Appointment and Travel, 1946-1955
    5-15 Egypt - U.S. Aid, n.d.
    5-16 American Federal Labor, Egypt, 1949
    5-17 Egypt, 1949-1950
    5-18 Egypt, 1951-1952
    5-19 Egypt - Middle East Command (MEC), 1949
    5-20 Egypt - Middle East Defense Organization, 1953
    5-21 Egypt, 1953
    5-22 Egypt, 1954
    5-23 Egypt - Text Article on Suez Canal, n.d.
    5-24 Egypt - Thesis, et al., n.d.
    5-25 Egypt - Articles Used, n.d.
    5-26 Egypt - Dulles Trip to Middle East, n.d.
    5-27 Egypt - Article Notes, n.d.
       
Box 6
    6-01 Rome, 1955-1973
    6-02 Rome, 1956-1957
    6-03 Caffery Collection, 1981
    6-04 Caffery Parkway, 1977-1978
    6-05 Career Ambassadors, 1926-1942
    6-06 State Department Information, 1944-1961
    6-07 Foreign Service Lists, 1915-1955
    6-08 Caffery Biography: NEH Grant, 1971-1974
    6-09 Caffery Senate, 1952-1971
    6-10 Correspondence: Incoming, n.d.
    6-11 Correspondence: Incoming, 1940s
    6-12 Correspondence: Incoming, 1950s
    6-13 Correspondence: Incoming, 1960s
    6-14 Correspondence: Incoming, 1970s
    6-15 Caffery Genealogy, 1961-1967
    6-16 Caffery Birthday, 1974-1976
    6-17 Caffery Birthday, 1977
    6-18 Caffery Retirement, 1937-1955
    6-19 Caffery Parkway, 1977-1978
    6-20 Caffery - USL and Lafayette, 1964-1973
    6-21 Caffery Death and Will, 1974-1975
    6-22 Obituary and Funeral, 1973-1977
    6-23 Caffery - Frank Freyre Contact, n.d.
    6-24 Middle East, n.d.
    6-25 Archives Used, 1973-2000
    6-26 Notes, n.d.
    6-27 Interview Notebooks (Interviews Performed by Philip F. Dur), 1973-1975
    6-28 Correspondence: Caffery Booklet, 1982-1988
    6-29 Correspondence: About Caffery, 1967-1974
    6-30 Correspondence: About Caffery, 1973-1997
    6-31 Correspondence: About Caffery, 1973-1998
    6-32 Correspondence: About Caffery, 1975-2002
       
Box 7
  D. Class Notebooks
    7-01 20 of Philip Dur’s class notebooks with handwritten notes, n.d.
       
Box 8
  E. Jefferson Caffery Photographs
    8-01 Art/Christmas Cards/Letters
    8-02 Rome Calling Cards
    8-03 Family and Friends
    8-04 Rome
    8-05 Brazil
    8-06 Brazil
    8-07 Greece
    8-08 “From Matthews”
    8-09 Retirement
    8-10 Spain
    8-11 El Salvador
    8-12 Colombia
    8-13 Cuba
    8-14 Colombia and Cuba
    8-15 Persia
       
Box 9
    9-01 Berlin
    9-02 Venezuela
    9-03 Japan
    9-04 Egypt
    9-05 France
    9-06 Germany
    9-07 Miscellaneous
    9-08 Unidentified Negatives
       
Box 10
  F. Oversize
    10-01 Philip Francis Dur - Ensign in the Naval Reserve of the U.S., 8 January 1942
    10-02 Philip Francis Dur Completion of Naval Training School (Japanese Language), 29 February 1944
    10-03 Philip F. Dur Certificate of Foreign Service Officer Class Two, 9 March 1959
    10-04 “The People of Justice” - Political Cartoon
    10-05 Caricature of Ambassador Jefferson Caffery - Brazil, 12 June 1941
       
Box 11
    11-01 Notebook with Math Work
    11-02 Research Notecards
    11-03 14 Oversize B/W Photographs of Ambassador Caffery
    11-04 Oversize Copies of Research Material
    11-05 Three Caricatures of Ambassador Caffery
    11-06 Photographs:
      Embassy Residence of the United States of America at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
      Mrs. Caffery (portrait studio), Stefan Rosenbauer, Rio, Rau, Araujo, Porto, Alegre, n.d.