Richard Hofstadter project : oral history, 1972.

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Richard Hofstadter project : oral history, 1972.

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This project brings together the recollections of students, faculty colleagues, and others who knew Richard Hofstadter, for the most part during his years at Columbia (1946-70), where he became DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History. Contributors recall him as a teacher, social observer, writer, and friend, tracing the intellectual development of a major scholar. Specifics include comment on SOCIAL DARWINISM IN AMERICAN THOUGHT, THE AMERICAN POLITICAL TRADITION, THE AGE OF REFORM, ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM IN AMERICAN LIFE, and other works as well as insights into the mind and character of the man. Participants and pagination: Daniel Bell, 42; Elisabeth Earley, 24; Eric Foner, 21; Frank Freidel, 22; Henry F. Graff, 35; H. Stuart Hughes, 23; Alfred Kazin, 28; Walter Metzger, 29; Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.,14.

Transcripts: 238 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Historian. From the description of Reminiscences of Richard Hofstadter : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86158429 From the description of Reminiscences of Richard Hofstadter : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86100453 Richard Hofstadter was born in Buffalo, New York, on August 6, 1916. He attended Buffalo public schools and received his B.A. from the Universi...