Don Edward Fehrenbacher papers, 1928-1997.

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Don Edward Fehrenbacher papers, 1928-1997.

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These papers document Fehrenbacher's career as historian, writer, and professor at Stanford University. Included are his incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1945-1996; syllabi, lectures, and examinations from his classes; manuscripts, drafts, and some research files from his books THE DRED SCOTT CASE and THE MINOR AFFAIR; research files, notes, lectures, and published articles (largely regarding his research on Abraham Lincoln), ca. 1948-1988; and reviews of his published works. The correspondence, arranged chronologically, is with other historians, publishers, professional associations, Stanford colleagues, and his students, with some family letters included. Correspondents include Forrest McDonald, Bernard Weisberger, William T. Hutchinson, Lionel E. Fredman, Norman Graebner, Carl N. Degler, David M. Potter, Michael Burlingame, George H. Knoles, Richard W. Lyman, and Earl Pomeroy.

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Burlingame, Michael, 1941-....

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McDonald, Forrest

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Fredman, Lionel E

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Lyman, Richard W.

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Richard Lyman was Stanford's seventh president, serving from September 1970 to the summer of 1980. He first came to Stanford in 1958 to teach in the history department; he served as vice president and provost from 1967 to 1970. Under Lyman's leadership, the university first embarked on rigorous cost control and budget-cutting programs, and then on the ambitious "Campaign for Stanford" to raise $300 million. The successful five-year drive raised $132 million for the university's endowment and add...

Knoles, George Harmon

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Knoles earned his Ph.D. in history at Stanford in 1939 and then joined the History Department as instructor. In 1951 he became a full professor and later held the Margaret Byrne Professorship in History. He taught at overseas campuses in Britain, France, Germany, and Japan; served as department chair; and directed the Institute of American History at Stanford. From the description of George Harmon Knoles papers, 1926-1994. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122383574 ...

Fehrenbacher, Don E. (Don Edward), 1920-1997

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Don Edward Fehrenbacher, professor of history at Stanford (1953-97), was born in Illinois in 1920. He received his B.A. from Cornell College in 1946 and his M.A. (1948) and Ph.D. (1951) from University of Chicago. He won the Pulitzer Prize (1979) for his book on the Dred Scott case. His other awards included a Guggenheim fellowship in 1959-60, a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship, 1975-76, and the Lincoln Prize for Civil War studies in 1997. He was the Harmsworth Professor of Ameri...

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Graebner, Norman A

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University of Virginia faculty member, 1967-1986, as Edward R. Stettinius Professor of History and Randolph P. Compton Professor of Foreign Affairs. From the description of Norman A. Graebner papers [manuscript], 1958-1963. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647975197 Professor emeritus, Norman A. Graebner, was a member of the University of Virginia faculty from 1967-1986, as Edward R. Stettinius Professor of History. From the description of Roosevelt ...

Weisberger, Bernard A., 1922-....

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Hutchinson, William T. (William Thomas), 1895-1976

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Historian. From the description of Papers, 1912-1976 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52246464 William T. Hutchinson (1895-1976), Preston and Sterling Morton Professor of American History, was a member of the University of Chicago faculty for almost fifty years. After receiving his A.B. at Rutgers and A. M. at Columbia, Hutchinson came to Chicago in 1924 as both instructor in history and graduate student. Awarded a Ph.D. in 1927, his advancem...

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