James D. Breckenridge Papers, 1924-1983.

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James D. Breckenridge Papers, 1924-1983.

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Biographical materials include curricula vitae, clippings, news releases, obituaries, and other related materials. The education files contain notes, papers, and related materials from Breckenridge's undergraduate and graduate training. General correspondence includes many letters pertaining to publications, travels, teaching, and speaking engagements. Subject correspondence relates to several of the institutions where Breckenridge had served prior to his appointment at Northwestern. The teaching files include lecture notes, syllabi, grade sheets, and student papers. Research and consulting files contain grant proposals prepared by Breckenridge and a small amount of correspondence pertaining to proposals he evaluated. The professional organizations files pertain to Breckenridge's service to the Midwest Art History Society. The files of speeches and papers Breckenridge presented at professional meetings include speech and paper drafts and pertinent correspondence.

6.9 cu. ft. (23 boxes).

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Northwestern university

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During World War II, Northwestern offered its facilities for use by the War Department. The Army, Navy, and Civil Aeronautics Administration operated eleven training programs at Northwestern in addition to the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (N.R.O.T.C.) established in 1926: the Navy V-7, Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School; the Navy V-5, Naval Aviation Prepatory Program; the Navy V-1, Accredited College Program; the Naval Training School (Radio); the Army Signal Corps Officers Training Scho...

Panofsky, Erwin, 1892-1968

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Erwin Panofsky was a German Jewish art historian. He emigrated to the United States in the 1930s and subsequently taught at New York University, Princeton University, and Harvard University. He became widely known and very influential in the field of iconography. One of his most popular works is Studies in Iconology: Humanist Themes in the Art of the Renaissance (1939, reissued 1972). From the guide to the Erwin Panofsky Letters to Mrs. Alfred Barr, 1932-1967, (Princeton University. ...

Breckenridge, James D. (James Douglas), 1926-1982

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Professor of Art History, Northwestern University, 1961-1982. From the description of James D. Breckenridge Papers, 1924-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122380438 Art historian James Douglas Breckenridge was born in Brooklyn, New York, August 8, 1926, the son of Clarence E. and Erna Gritschke Breckenridge. He received a B.A. with distinction in fine arts from Cornell University in 1945, and from Princeton University, an M.F.A. with honors in 1949 and a Ph.D...