Broadus Mitchell papers, 1900-1982.

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Broadus Mitchell papers, 1900-1982.

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The collection includes correspondence, writings, and other papers of Broadus Mitchell. Correspondence, 1900-1982, chiefly relates to Mitchell's research interests, particularly the life of Alexander Hamilton, and to his teaching career, including his involvement at Johns Hopkins in an academic freedom dispute and a controversy in 1938 over whether to admit an African- American graduate student. Included are three letters in the 1930s from H.L. Mencken about Mitchell's writing, one in 1932 from Norman Thomas relating to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and one in 1935 in which Franklin Roosevelt discussed the problems of sharecroppers. There are many letters from colleagues and students, among them economist Anatol Murad; H.L. Mitchell; Daniel Singal; Robert A. Solo; Lynn Turgeon; and Harold C. Syrett, editor of the Alexander Hamilton papers. There are also family letters, including a few about family matters from brother Morris. There are also writings by Mitchell, including many on the life of Alexander Hamilton, the American Revolution, and economics and economic history. Also included are Mitchell's 1931 report on lynchings in Salisbury, Md.; his contribution to a 1931 ACLU pamphlet called "Black Justice"; and an unpublished autobiography. A few family history materials, clippings, financial and legal papers, photographs, and other items are also included.

About 1400 items (3.5 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7153942

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Solo, Robert A.

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Mitchell, H. L. (Harry Leland), 1906-1989

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Thomas Norman Mattoon, 1884-1968

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Murad, Anatol, 1904-

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Mitchell, Broadus, 1892-1988

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Broadus Mitchell, economist, historian, and liberal thinker, taught until 1939 at Johns Hopkins University, from 1947 to spring 1958 at Rutgers University, and from fall 1958 to 1967 at Hofstra University. He was the son of educator, Samuel Chiles Mitchell (1864-1948) and brother of educator, Morris R. Mitchell (1895-1976) and labor leader, George Sinclair Mitchell (1902-1962). His second wife was economist Louise Pearson Mitchell (1906- ). From the description of Broadus Mitchell pa...

Mitchell, Morris R. (Morris Randolph), 1895-1976

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Hofstra University.

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Mitchell, Louise Pearson, 1906-1986

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Johns Hopkins University

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Singal, Daniel Joseph, 1944-....

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Syrett, Harold Coffin, 1913-

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American Civil Liberties Union

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