Epstein, Fritz T. (Fritz Theodor), 1898-1979

Historian and former professor at Indiana University where he was Curator of the slavic collections in the Indiana University Libraries.

From the description of Papers, 1944-1970. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 51219521

German-American historian.

From the description of Fritz Theodore Epstein papers, 1914-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868194

Fritz Theodor Epstein, 1898-1979, was a historian. Epstein was born in Saargemuend, Germany in 1898, received a PhD in history from the University of Berlin in 1924 and moved to London in 1933, then the United States in 1936 to escape Nazi persecution. He served as a faculty member at Harvard University, 1937-1943, worked for the U.S. State Department for a time, became Curator of the Central European and Slavic Collections at Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and in 1962 joined the faculty of Indiana University as professor and curator of the Slavic collections. Epstein retired in 1969 and returned to Germany to live.

From the guide to the Epstein mss., 1944-1970, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly)

Biographical/Historical Note

German-American historian.

From the guide to the Fritz Theodore Epstein papers, 1914-1948, (Hoover Institution Archives)