Papers of Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Sr., 1908-1965 (inclusive)

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Papers of Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Sr., 1908-1965 (inclusive)

Includes correspondence, ca. 1918-1965; lecture notes, examinations, student record books and grades, 1912-1956; manuscript of Schlesinger's memoir; contracts and royalties from publications; address, 1908, and reviews; and diplomas and awards. Correspondence includes 1953 letter from Felix Frankfurter and copies of others regarding establishment of State of Israel, as detailed in the Forrestal Diaries. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.

21.6 cubic feet (60 document boxes, 3 pamphlet binders, 1 flat box, 2 accordian folders, 1 pamphlet folder)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8182250

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard University. Department of History (1891-)

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Schlesinger, Arthur M. (Arthur Meier), 1888-1965

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Schlesinger taught history at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Sr., 1908-1965 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973175 Historian, author. From the description of Reminiscences of Arthur Meier Schlesinger : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309724638 Epithet: Jr, US political analyst British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue...

Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965

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