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Academic freedom

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Academic Freedom letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0432
Abstract

This collection consists of four letters relating the intense fear of communism and the suspicion of academia's liberal views that was present in 1949.

Dates: 1949

Arthur Oncken Lovejoy papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0038
Abstract Arthur Oncken Lovejoy (October 10, 1873 – December 30, 1962) was an American philosopher and intellectual historian, who founded the discipline known as the history of ideas with his book The Great Chain of Being (1936). The papers of Arthur O. Lovejoy span the years 1872 to 1963 and include correspondence, manuscript notes for lectures, notebooks, diaries, newspaper clippings, reports, speeches, photographs, drafts, typescripts, galley proofs, and books owned and...
Dates: 1872-1963; 1872 - 1963

Association of American Universities records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0197
Scope and Contents This collection represents the extant records of the AAU since its inception. Due to the decentralized nature of the organization in its early years, documentation of the early years is sparse. It is possible that the personal papers of the early AAU secretaries or the archives of their universities might have more of the early AAU records. The records (1900-82) consist of correspondence, membership files, committee minutes and reports, annual conference materials, and general...
Dates: 1900-1982

Francis M. White papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0194
Abstract

Francis White (1892 – 1961) was an American diplomat born in Baltimore. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, memos and office files relating to White's career in the Foreign Service and his work for ITT and the Foreign Bondholders Protective Council. The bulk of the papers spans the years 1914-1961.

Dates: 1913 - 1961

George Boas papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0010
Abstract

George Boas (1891 – 1980) was a Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. The collection spans the years from 1920 to 1980, and consists of articles, correspondence, notebooks, reprints, short stories, and speeches.

Dates: 1920-1980

Victor Lowe papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0284
Abstract

Victor Lowe (born 1907) was a professor of philosophy at The Johns Hopkins University, and the biographer of mathematician and philosopher, Alfred North Whitehead. This collection of papers largely relates to Lowe's research into the life of Whitehead and consists mainly of research notes, correspondence, and articles about Whitehead collected by Lowe. Included also are some personal papers which Lowe re-filed with these research files.

Dates: 1925-1988