Joseph and Susan Alsop, 1951-1964
Scope and Contents
Alsop criticism of the New Leader attack on Robert Oppenheimer, untrustworthiness of Harvey Matusow, Wisner encourages Alsop to write about the improvements in South Vietnam and a piece on Britain, Libya and the Middle East. Selling of Alsop’s book about archaeology, “From the Silent Earth,” Tom Wolfe’s criticism of Norman Mailer’s book, and Wisner very upset about Morris West’s novel, “The Ambassador.” (Of interest is that Fritz Nolting, the ambassador of Vietnam in 1961 who supported Diem, was a classmate of Frank Wisner at the University of Virginia). Mention of David and Evangeline Bruce, and Isaiah [Berlin] being nervous about giving his talk.
Dates
- Creation: 1951-1964
Conditions Governing Access
There are restrictions on the letters of recommendations and sensitive salary information.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States