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Historians

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Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Alexander Rourke Butler papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0091
Abstract

Alexander Rourke Butler (1920-1985) was professor of humanities at Michigan State University. The collection contains student notes from Butler's graduate work in history at Johns Hopkins, notes for his lectures at the University of Helsinki, and items related to the Butler Prize. The materials range in date from 1947 to 1982.

Dates: 1947-1982

Benjamin G. Kohl papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0384
Abstract

Benjamin G. Kohl (1938-2010) was an author and historian who specialized in the history of the Renaissance. The collection consists of research material and personal papers ranging in date from 1960-2006, including a series of correspondence between Kohl and his mentor, Frederic Chapin Lane.

Dates: 1960-2006, undated

Blanche D. Coll papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0376
Abstract

Blanche D. Coll (1916-2003) was an author and historian whose main area of research was the history of social welfare in the United States. Collection ranges in dates spanning 1908, the 1930s, and 1969 and consists of 26 photographs; two published volumes of Mary E. Richmond, a founder of modern social work; Coll's thesis; an oral history transcript; and four audio tapes.

Dates: 1900s; 1930s; 1969

C. Grove Haines papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0228
Abstract

Charles Grove Haines was a Professor of Diplomatic History born in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania December 10, 1906. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence and subject files dating to Haines's time as the Director of the Bologna Center at the School of Advanced International Studies dating from 1970-1976. Some personal items are also included.

Dates: 1955-1976; Majority of material found within 1970-1976

Douglas Southall Freeman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0019
Abstract

Douglas Southall Freeman (1886 – 1953) was an American historian, biographer, newspaper editor, and author best known for his multi-volume biographies of Robert E. Lee and George Washington. The collection spans the years 1902-1911, and consists primarily of correspondence between Freeman and his parents.

Dates: 1902-1911; Majority of material found within 1904 - 1908

Frederick Stansbury Haydon papers

 Collection — 1: [Barcode: 31151030049286]
Identifier: MS-0094
Abstract

Frederick Stansbury Haydon (died 1992) was a US Army officer and military historian. Collection consists of the research notes, illustrations, and photographs assembled by Haydon for his published work Aeronautics in the Union and Confederate Armies (1941), as well as some personal and student material. Materials range in date from 1937 to 1977.

Dates: 1937-1977

Henry Wilkinson Bragdon collection on Woodrow Wilson

 Collection — Box BW-13: [Barcode: 31151030055580]
Identifier: MS-0254
Abstract

Henry W. Bragdon (1906-1980) was an author and instructor of history. Collection consists of researh material collected by Bragdon for his published volume, "Woodrow Wilson: The Academic Years." Bragdon is thought to have collected the research from approximately 1945 to the time of the book's publication in 1967.

Dates: approximately 1945-1967

Herbert Baxter Adams papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0004
Abstract

Herbert Baxter Adams (1850-1901) was an American educator and historian. The collection consists of material spanning 1851-1903. The materials include correspondence, lectures, writings, research material, files related to Johns Hopkins University, the United States Bureau of Education, the American Historical Association Committee of Seven, personal files, and prints and photos.

Dates: 1851 - 1903; Majority of material found within 1876 - 1901

J. Montgomery Gambrill papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0669
Abstract

J. Montgomery Gambrill (1880-1953) was a historian and professor at Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University. This collection consists largely of typed and handwritten correspondence, subject files, and teaching files reagarding his research and administrative duties, from 1794 to 1966.

Dates: 1794-1966 and undated; Majority of material found within 1910-1952

James Bunyan papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055705]
Identifier: MS-0452
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of research notes, some of which are written in Cyrillic, and a few pieces of correspondence. One of the letters is a hand-written fragment of Bunyans acceptance of a fellowship to the Page school. The documents in the collection are a mixture of manuscripts and typescripts.

Dates: 1910s