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Charles Lyon Chandler: A Forgotten Man of Inter-American Cultural Relations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Sheldon H. Avenius Jr.
Sheldon H. Avenius Jr.*
Affiliation:
Centro Colombo-Americano, Cali, Colombia
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“The Time seems to be excellent for promoting close relations I with Latin America,” Franklin Roosevelt wrote Charles Lyon Chandler on February 15, 1936. For Chandler, the most simpático of all simpáticos, his entire active life was the time for the promotion of inter-American relations. As a consular official, author, agent of the Southern Railway, foreign trade manager of the Chemical Corn Exchange Bank of Philadelphia, agent for the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, and college professor, Chandler vehemently and persistently furthered the cause of inter-American understanding and cooperation. Hundreds of his speeches, articles, and his pioneer book also bear witness to his devotion to panamericanismo, as do the honors bestowed upon him by Brazil, Chile and Colombia. Though Chandler's many activities established his place as a precursor and chief prophet of modern inter-American cultural relations, pursued by private corporations, foundations and government agencies, he has not as yet received a just share of the credit accorded those who started the movement for increased cultural appreciation between North and South America. He remains today a splendid example of the forgotten man.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Inter-American Studies , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , April 1967 , pp. 169 - 183
Copyright
Copyright © University of Miami 1967

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References

1 Charles Lyon Chandler, Papers of … (1883-1962) (hereinafter cited as Papers), 7 boxes, Collection Number 3614, Southern Historical Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, box 2, volume 24d. See further bibliographical note at end of article.

2 Charles Lyon Chandler, “Address to the Unitarian Church of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, March 13, 1960,” in private papers held by Mrs. Charles Lyon Chandler, 26 Guilford Road—Box 646, Port Washington, New York.

3 Charles Lyon Chandler, MS. Autobiography, in private papers held by Mrs. Charles Lyon Chandler; Charles Lyon Chandler, “Biographical Sketch of the Lecturer,” in private papers held by Mrs. Charles Lyon Chandler; Charles Lyon Chandler to Homer C. Hockett, February 13, 1939, Papers, box 1, volume 13; Edward Channing to Charles Lyon Chandler, August 7, 1925, ibid., box 1, volume 1-H.

4 Charles Lyon Chandler, Diary, 1901-1911 (hereinafter cited as Diary), in Papers, box 7; Wilbur J. Carr to Chandler, October 21, 1908, ibid., box 1, volume 1-C.

5 From June, 1909, through December, 1910, the Daily Consular and Trade Reports and the Monthly Consular and Trade Reports carried a large number of articles by Chandler. For example see “Comparisons for United States’ Exports to Argentina,” Daily Consular and Trade Reports, December 12, 1910, pp. 957-959.

6 See appendix with list of Chandler's works following this article.

7 Papers, box 1, volume 1-D.

8 Chandler, “Schools and School Supplies: Argentina,” Daily Consular and Trade Reports, December 2, 1909.

9 Diary, July 9, 1910, Papers, box 7; clipping Boston Herald, November 14, 1910, ibid., box 1, volume 1-D; see also footnote 2.

10 Diary, January 28, 1911, ibid.; Clipping Boston Evening Globe, February 2, 1911, ibid., box 6, volume 4, p. 123; Diary, February 13-16, 1911, ibid., box 7; Diary, February 23, 1911, ibid.

11 Bulletin of the Pan American Union, XXXIII (September 1911), 541-547.

12 Alvey A. Adee to Chandler, August 15, 1911, Papers, box 7, volume 1-E; Diary, September 13, 1911, ibid., box 7; Chandler, Charles Lyon, “United States Universities Club of Peru,” Bulletin of the Pan American Union, XXXV (October 1912), 699–702 Google Scholar; Registration certificates from the Universidad de San Marcos, Papers, box 1, volume 1-F.

13 “Educado en la escuela de la vida práctica, Chandler, es un verdadero americano, en cuanto se refiere a la vida real; más es latino en sus idealismo en sus bellos provectos, en sus ideas y concepciones”. Clipping from EI Diario (Lima), October 29, 1911, Papers, box 6, volume 4, p. 119.

14 Alvey A. Adee to Chandler, September 18, 1912, Papers, box 1, volume 1-F; F.Abbot Goodhue to Chandler, November 20, 1912, ibid.

15 Clipping Boston Transcript, December, 1912, Papers, box 6, volume 4, p. 132; Clipping Boston Journal, February 28, 1913, ibid., p. 110.

16 [Clipping] Charles Lyon Chandler, “Export Trade in the Argentine Republic,” Manufactures News, February 6, 1913, ibid., box 5, volume 86 n.

17 Clipping La Nación (Buenos Aires), February 20, 1913, ibid., box 6, volume 4, p. 104; Clipping El Mercurio (Santiago, Chile), March 1, 1913, ibid.

18 Clipping Boston Transcript, April 15, 1913, ibid., cover.

19 See list of Chandler's works for full citations.

20 Chandler, Charles Lyon, “Pan American Origin of the Monroe Doctrine,” American Journal of International Law, VIII (July 1914), 515–519.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

21 See appendix for full citations.

22 Chapman, Charles E., “The Founding of the Review,” Hispanic American Historical Review, I (February 1918), 8–23.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

23 Chandler, “Remarks of Mr. C. L. Chandler at the American Luncheon Club on July 2, 1915, at the Plaza Hotel in Buenos Aires,” Papers, box 5, volume 86 n.

24 Professor St. George Sioussat to Chandler, April 23, 1931, ibid., box 1, volume 2; Samuel E. Morison to Chandler, April 28, 1931, ibid.

25 Chandler to Dr. Pablo Campos Ortiz, March 3, 1931, ibid.

26 Paul G. Tomlinson of Princeton University Press to Charles Penrose, October 3, 1935, Papers, box 1, volume 9; Chandler to Edwin J. Pratt, December 14, 1937, ibid., box 1, volume 16.

27 Chandler to Senator Roger C. Peace, December 11, 1941, Papers, box 1, volume 19.

28 Chandler to Senator Roger C. Peace, September 16, 1941, and November 28, 1941, ibid.

29 Papers, box 5, volume 86 1.

30 Ibid.

31 Ibid.

32 Ibid., box 5, volume 86 k.

33 Ibid., box 5, volume 86 1.

34 Chandler to Fred B. Black, Jr., November 25, 1942, ibid., box 1, volume 19.

35 Chandler, MS. Autobiography. See footnote 3.

36 Clipping Amazonas-Manaus O Jornal (Brazil), February 2, 1943, Papers, box 5, volume 86 o.

37 Clipping O Estado do Sao Paulo (Brazil), September 1, 1943, ibid., box 5, volume 86 m.

38 See appendix of Chandler's works.

39 Clipping Correio do Povo (Porto Alegre, Brazil), December 12, 1943, Papers, box 5, volume 86 o.

40 Carl Kincaid to Charles Seymour, September 13, 1944, ibid.

41 José Roberto de Macedo Soares to Walter J. Donnelly, September 26, 1944, ibid., box 1, volume 19; ibid., box 5, volume 86 j ; Mrs. Charles Lyon Chandler to the author, February 7, 1965, and August 19, 1965, held by the author.

42 Memorandum, Brazilian Division of the Coordinator's Office to the Coordinator, December 5, 1944, Papers, box 1, volume 19.

43 ¡bid., box 1, volume 19. The certificate itself is contained in this volume.

44 The New York Times, June 30, 1962. See also footnote 40.

45 Franklin Roosevelt to Chandler, Papers, box 2, volume 24 d.

46 Franklin Roosevelt to Chandler, September 15, 1931, April 11, 1933, May 22, 1933, February 15, 1936, and July 17, 1939, ibid., box 2, volume 24 d.

47 Chandler, MS. Autobiography.

48 Thomas J. Williams to the author, April 5, 1965, held by the author; The New York Times, January 6, 1955.