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Robert H. Phinny writings on South Africa
Special Collections & University Archives, Grand Valley State
University Libraries
Seidman House
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, Michigan 49401
2010
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository | Special Collections & University Archives, Grand Valley State University Libraries, Allendale, Michigan 49401 |
| Creator | Phinny, Robert H. |
| Title | Robert H. Phinny writings on South Africa |
| Dates | 1984-1997 |
| Collection Size | 1.25 linear feet (1 carton) |
| Abstract | Robert H. Phinny served as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Swaziland from 1982-1984. After serving as Ambassador, Phinny was a free-lance journalist who wrote on South African Apartheid. Collection documents the published writing of Robert H. Phinny on the subject of South Africa during the period of Apartheid. Materials include correspondence between Phinny and publishers of national newspapers, and articles published from 1984-1997. |
| Accession number | RHC-36 |
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection documents the published writing of Robert H. Phinny on the subject of South Africa during the period of Apartheid. Materials include articles published from 1984-1997 and correspondence between Phinny and publishers of national newspapers.
Biography
Robert H. Phinny was born in Pennsylvania on March 15, 1921. He graduated from Babson College, Mass. (B.S., 1948). He married Sally Gerber. From 1957 Mr. Phinny was self-employed with the R. H. Phinny Co. (investments and business interests) in Fremont, Mich. He was with Gerber Products Co., in Fremont, Mich., in 1949-1957 as salesman and then assistant to the director of public relations. He served in the United States Navy as lieutenant in 1942-1945. President Reagan appointed Robert H. Phinny to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Swaziland. He served from 1982-1984. After serving as Ambassador, Phinny was a free-lance journalist who wrote on South African Apartheid system of legal racial segregation enforced by the government of South Africa between 1948 and 1990. Phinny died in 2000.
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[Identification of item], Robert H. Phinny writings on South Africa (RHC-36). Special Collections & University Archives, Grand Valley State University Libraries.