Background
PELL, Claiborne de Borda was born on November 22, 1918 in New York City. Son of Herbert Claiborne and Matilda (nee Bigelow) Pell.
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Challenge of the seven seas
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UNDERWATER HOTELS, FREIGHT CARRYING SUBMARINES, SEA FARMERS.. ) READS MORE LIKE SCIENCE FICTION PREV OWNER GIFT INSCRIP, VERY LIGHT EDGE WEAR IN LIKE DJ WITH CREASING TO THE SPINE ENDS AND EDGES AND RUBBING TO THE REAR PANEL. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
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Megalopolis unbound;: The supercity and the transportation of tomorrow
(Sen. Pell was an early advocate of improved rail transpor...)
Sen. Pell was an early advocate of improved rail transport along the Northeast Corridor. In this volume he argues not only for revitalizing the existing passenger service and untangling choked highways and airways but also for exploring new technologies such as high-speed underground railroads powered by compressed air in pneumatic vacuum tubes. With black and white photo section. 233 pages with index.
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Claiborne de Borda PELL
Edit ProfileEducation
Student, St. George's School, Newport, Rhode Island Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Princeton University, 1940; A.M., Columbia University, 1946; 46 honorary degrees.
Career
Enlisted, United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1941;
served as seaman, ensign, North Atlantic sea duty, Africa, Italy
hospitalized to, United States, 1944;
instructor, Navy School Military Government, Princeton, 1944-1945;
captain, United States Coast Guard Reserve
retired. On loan to, State Department at San Francisco Conference, 1945;
retired. On loan to, State Department, 1945-1946;
retired.
On loan to, United States embassy, Czechoslovakia, 1946-1947;
established consulate general, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 1947-1948;
vice consul, Genoa, Italy, 1949;
assigned, State Department, 1950-1952;
vice-president, director, International Rescue Committee
senator from Rhode Island, 1961-1996. Ranking minority member Foreign Rels. Committee, Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities.
Member Rules and Administration Committee, Joint Committee on Library. and Congressional Intern Program, Senate Democratic Policy Committee;United States delegate International Maritime Consultative Organisation, London, 1959, 25th General Assembly, 1970.
Achievements
Works
book
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Challenge of the seven seas
(UNDERWATER HOTELS, FREIGHT CARRYING SUBMARINES, SEA FARME...)
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Megalopolis unbound;: The supercity and the transportation of tomorrow
(Sen. Pell was an early advocate of improved rail transpor...)
- Megalopolis Unbound: supercity and the transportation of tomorrow
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Challenge of the seven seas
Membership
Honorary board directors World Affairs Council Rhode Island. Trustee St. George's School;trustee emeritus Brown U. Cons. Democratic National Committee, 1953-1960.
Executive assistant to chairman Rhode Island State Democratic Committee, 1952-1954. Chairman Rhode Island Democratic Fund drive, 1952, Democratic national registration, chairman, 1956, co-chairman, 1962. Chief delegation tally clerk Democratic National Convention, 1956, 60, 64, 68.
Member Society Cincinnati.
Connections
Married Nuala O'Donnell, December 1944. Children: Herbert Claiborne III, Christopher T. Hartford, Nuala Dallas Yates, Julia L.W.
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Political Party
Democrat
Awards
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Decorated knight Crown of Italy, Grand Cross Order of Merit Italy, Red Cross of Merit Portugal, Legion of Honor France, commander Order of Phoenix Greece, Grand Cross Order of Merit Liechtenstein, Grand Cross Order of Christ Portugal, Order of Henry the Navigator, Portugal, Grand Cross Order of N. Star Sweden, Grand Cross of Merit Knights of Malta, Grand Officer of Merit Luxembourg, Grand Commander Lebanon. RecipientCaritas Elizabeth medal Cardinal Franz Koenig, Grand decoration of honor in silver with sash Austria, Gold medal of St. Barnabas (Cyprus), recipient President's Fellow award Rhode Island School Design, medal National Order of Cedar, Hugo Grotius Commemorative medal The Netherlands, recipient Harold W. McGraw, Junior Prize in Education, McGraw-Hill, 1988.Decorated knight Crown of Italy, Grand Cross Order of Merit Italy, Red Cross of Merit Portugal, Legion of Honor France, commander Order of Phoenix Greece, Grand Cross Order of Merit Liechtenstein, Grand Cross Order of Christ Portugal, Order of Henry the Navigator, Portugal, Grand Cross Order of N. Star Sweden, Grand Cross of Merit Knights of Malta, Grand Officer of Merit Luxembourg, Grand Commander Lebanon. RecipientCaritas Elizabeth medal Cardinal Franz Koenig, Grand decoration of honor in silver with sash Austria, Gold medal of St. Barnabas (Cyprus), recipient President's Fellow award Rhode Island School Design, medal National Order of Cedar, Hugo Grotius Commemorative medal The Netherlands, recipient Harold W. McGraw, Junior Prize in Education, McGraw-Hill, 1988.