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Schurman, Jacob Gould, 1854-1942. Jacob Gould Schurman papers, 1867-1942, [1986].

Title: Jacob Gould Schurman papers, 1867-1942, [1986].

The Schurman papers consist of correspondence, addresses, photographs, testimonials, diplomas, certificates, newspaper clippings, printed material, and records of the New York Constitutional Convention (1915). The material listed covers Schurman's career as a teacher, college president, and diplomat; the majority of the papers involve his role in national and foreign affairs. His views on American imperialism are reflected in letters to President McKinley, David Starr Jordan, David J. Hill, and John Hay. Schurman's later correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt, Charles F. Adams, Carl Schurz, Charles W. Eliot, and Sergio Osmena show his interest in the Philippine Islands and their eventual independence. His active interest in politics, the problems of peace and the League of Nations, and his diplomatic activities are discussed in correspondence with William Howard Taft, Charles Evans Hughes, Elihu Root, Henry Lane Wilson, Henry Cabot Lodge, James Wadsworth, Joseph Foraker, and Frank Kellogg, including comments on Gustav Stresemann, German politics, and the German economy. Includes addresses and other material on Germany, the Far East, and U.S. foreign policy after Schurman's retirement in 1930. Also personal and family correspondence including letters to Professor William John Alexander about his thoughts on religion and his stay at Heidelberg University; letters to his daughters, Helen and Barbara; and transcriptions and photocopies of other letters. Items about Jacob Gould Schurman Day (February 8, 1986) at the University of Heidelberg include an typescript copy of an address by John R. Silber, President of Boston University. Also, a cassette copy of a recording of Schurman's speech given when he departed as ambassador from Germany. Also included is a notebook of photographs and correspondence concerning Schurman Hall at the University of Heidelberg, dedicated in memory of Jacob Gould Schurman. Silver box presented to Jacob Gould Schurman by the staff of the embassy in China on his appointment as Minister to Germany, donated by Richard W. Kehrt in loving memory of his wife Suzanne D. Schurman, granddaughter of Jacob Gould Schurman.

ArchivalResource: 8.4 cubic ft.; 55 reels microfilm; 1 tape recording; 10 oversize map case folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63939155 View

Simons, Hans, 1893-1972. Hans Simons papers, 1906-1968.

Title: Hans Simons papers, 1906-1968.

Collection is in German and English and includes his diary kept during trips across the Atlantic, from the East to West coasts, and to Canada, 1935-37; manuscripts on the Versailles Treaty, the University in Exile, and Stresemann; offprints of his published articles, 1960-63; and lectures on the New School for Social Research, 1958.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 cu. ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83382665 View

Jacob Gould Schurman papers, 1867-1942 [1986].

Title: Jacob Gould Schurman papers, 1867-1942 [1986].

The Schurman papers consist of correspondence, addresses, photographs, testimonials, diplomas, certificates, newspaper clippings, printed material, and records of the New York Constitutional Convention (1915). The material listed covers Schurman's career as a teacher, college president, and diplomat; the majority of the papers involve his role in national and foreign affairs. His views on American imperialism are reflected in letters to President McKinley, David Starr Jordan, David J. Hill, and John Hay. Schurman's later correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt, Charles F. Adams, Carl Schurz, Charles W. Eliot, and Sergio Osmena show his interest in the Philippine Islands and their eventual independence. His active interest in politics, the problems of peace and the League of Nations, and his diplomatic activities are discussed in correspondence with William Howard Taft, Charles Evans Hughes, Elihu Root, Henry Lane Wilson, Henry Cabot Lodge, James Wadsworth, Joseph Foraker, and Frank Kellogg, including comments on Gustav Stresemann, German politics, and the German economy. Includes addresses and other material on Germany, the Far East, and U.S. foreign policy after Schurman's retirement in 1930. Also personal and family correspondence including letters to Professor William John Alexander about his thoughts on religion and his stay at Heidelberg University; letters to his daughters, Helen and Barbara; and transcriptions and photocopies of other letters.

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Battle, Jane Hyde Hall Liddell, 1866-1952,. Jane Hyde Hall Liddell Battle papers, 1693-1930.

Title: Jane Hyde Hall Liddell Battle papers, 1693-1930.

Unrelated letters collected for their autograph value by Jane Battle and a few personal letters to S. Westray Battle. Included are the following: an order, 1693, presumably from King Charles II of Spain, to officials in Mexico; a letter, 1780, from Abner Nash (1740-1786) about North Carolina troops; a letter, 1852, from John Tyler (1790-1862) with comments on current events; a letter, September 1864, from Benjamin Cummings Truman (1835-1916) predicting Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah; a letter, 1864, from Brig. Gen. W. L. Quarles, C.S.A., to North Carolina Governor Zebulon B. Vance about the status of officers of North Carolina regiments; a letter, 1866, from Horace Greeley advising against moving to California; a letter, 1865, from Queen Victoria in German; a letter, 1870, from William Dean Howells (1837-1920) about the lecture circuit; a letter, 1909, from Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) briefly discussing her background and the status of the women's suffrage movement; and a letter, 1914, from Gustav Stresemann (1878-1929) about German- American relations. There are also notes from Charles George Gordon (1833- 1885), 1872; Rutherford B. Hayes, 1889; Thomas Nelson Page, 1903; Daniel Webster, undated; Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), undated; Edward Lear (1812- 1888), undated; and George Cruikshank (1792-1878), illustrated with drawings in ink, undated.

ArchivalResource: 52 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24342022 View

Kelen, Emery, 1896-1978. Derso and Kelen collection, 1922-1975 (bulk 1922-1970).

Title: Derso and Kelen collection, 1922-1975 (bulk 1922-1970).

The Derso and Kelen Collection consists of over 900 lithographs, watercolors and pen and ink drawings representing the wide-ranging artistic work and political commentary of Alois Derso and Emery Kelen.

ArchivalResource: 33.4 linear ft. (35 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/179259656 View

Robert Wolfers Family Collection, 1811-1968

Title: Robert Wolfers Family Collection 1811-1968

The collection contains extensive personal documents including correspondence and biographical material, of members of the Wolfers family from the early19th century until mid 20th century. There is also significant documentation concerning the Berlin road construction firm of the Wolfers in the early 20th century.

ArchivalResource: 0.50 linear feet :

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Franzius, Enno, 1901-1976. Enno Franzius papers, 1938-1976.

Title: Enno Franzius papers, 1938-1976.

Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, clippings, and printed material related to his historical research, to his publications, and to his teaching. There are complete files documenting the research, writing, search for publishers, and publication of his works which deal with modern European history, chiefly 19th and 20th century French and German history, Byzantine history, and Islamic history. In addition there are files for manuscripts on Konrad Adenauer, Aristide Briand, Joseph Caillaux, Francisco Franco, and Gustave Stresemann. Some of these have been published by the Hoover Institution in their MANUSCRIPTS IN MICROFILM SERIES. The majority of the lecture notes in this collection are for the Columbia College course Contemporary Civilization. There is also a small file of personal correspondence.

ArchivalResource: 12 linear ft. ( 14 boxes & 20 oversized folders)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/495526596 View