Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Titel
Oscar De Soto Panamanian History collection
Datum(s)
- 1977-1992 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
2.75 linear feet (4 document cases and 1 oversized flat archival box)
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Oscar de Soto served for 24 years as a Foreign Service Officer in multiple locations across the world, including Oman, Panama, Albania, Romania, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Australia. In his extensive diplomatic career, he worked as an political and economical counselor, consul general, and embassy deputy.
He obtained most of his education from George Mason University, in Fairfax, VA, including his BA in History and a PhD in Public Policy, from which he graduated in 1982 and 2014, respectively. De Soto also holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army College.
De Soto currently works as a senior associate for the IT consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton, in Washington DC. The company specializes in defense technology.
–Vanessa Rodrigues Barcelos da Silva
Graduate Student Assistant for Manuscripts and Archives Management, Summer 2025
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
This collection contains research materials on Panama collection during Oscar De Soto's time working for the Department of State, including handwritten notes, negatives, medica clippings, transcripts, essays, photocopies of articles and publications, reports, and periodicals.
Ordeningstelsel
Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
This collection is kept in an off-campus storage facility. Please contact Special Collections at asc.library@miami.edu with the boxes you are interested in prior to your visit, and allow up to 1 week for delivery of materials.
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
University of Miami does not own copyright. It is incumbent on the user to obtain copyright from the original creator.
Languages of the material
- Engels
- Spaans
Scripts of the material
- Latijn
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Gift of Oscar De Soto, 09-25-23.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Aanvullingen
Related materials elements
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Regels of conventies
Sources used
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
Finding aid created by Yvette Yurubi, Processing Archivist, 07-26-24.