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Guide to the University of Chicago Department of History Records 1910-1963

Descriptive Summary

Title:	University of Chicago. Department of History. Records
Dates:	1910-1963
Size:	19.5 linear ft. (39 boxes)
Repository:	Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.
Abstract:	The Department of History Records contain correspondence, memoranda, minutes, letters of recommendation, examinations, reports, proposals, student lists and student grades.

Information on Use

Access

Series V, VI, VII, and VIII contain student materials. Files in these series are restricted for 80 years.

Citation

When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: University of Chicago. Department of History. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library

Scope Note

The Department of History Records contain correspondence, memoranda, minutes, letters of recommendation, examinations, reports, proposals, student lists and student grades.

The Department of History Records are made up of twenty series: Series I: Intra-Faculty Correspondence; Series II: Personnel Correspondence; Series III: Faculty Applications; Series IV: Faculty Correspondence; Series V: Student Correspondence; Series VI: Memos and Course Materials; Series VII: Prospective Students; Series VIII: Student Recommendations; Series IX: Letters of Inquiry on Historical Matters; Series X: Departmental Minutes; Series XI: Library Correspondence; Series XII: Administrative Notices; Series XIII: Examinations; Series XIV: Fellowships; Series XV: Reports and Proposals; Series XVI: Miscellaneous Departmental Materials; Series XVII: Student Materials; Series XVIII: Walter Johnson, Personal Correspondence; Series XIX: Instructors' Reports; and Series XX: Miscellaneous.

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Subject Headings

INVENTORY

Series I: Intra-Faculty Correspondence

Box 1 Folder 1

1910-15

Box 1 Folder 2

1915-16

Box 1 Folder 3

1917-22

Box 1 Folder 4

1923

Box 1 Folder 5

1924

Box 2 Folder 1

1925

Box 2 Folder 2

1926

Box 2 Folder 3

1927-28

Box 2 Folder 4

1929

Box 3 Folder 1

1930-31

Box 3 Folder 2

1932

Box 3 Folder 3

1933

Box 3 Folder 4

1934-35

Box 3 Folder 5

1936-37

Box 3 Folder 6

1938

Box 4 Folder 1

1939-40

Box 4 Folder 2

1941

Box 4 Folder 3

1942

Box 4 Folder 4

1943-46

Box 4 Folder 5

1947-48

Series II: Personnel Correspondence

Box 5 Folder 1

1910-22

Box 5 Folder 2

1923-26

Box 5 Folder 3

1927-29

Box 5 Folder 4

1930-33

Box 6 Folder 1

1934-35

Box 6 Folder 2

1936-37

Box 6 Folder 3

1938-48

Box 6 Folder 4

Faculty appointments, 1924-39; Student assistants, 1922-34

Box 6 Folder 5

Grey Sheets, 1929-48

Series III: Applications for Faculty Positions

Box 7 Folder 1

1914-31

Box 7 Folder 2

1932-34

Box 7 Folder 3

1935-39

Box 7 Folder 4

1940-48

Series IV: Faculty Correspondence

Box 8 Folder 1

1910-20

Box 8 Folder 2

1921-23

Box 8 Folder 3

1924-26

Box 8 Folder 4

1926-29

Box 9 Folder 1

1930-31

Box 9 Folder 2

1932-33

Box 9 Folder 3

1934-37

Box 9 Folder 4

1938-39

Box 9 Folder 5

1940

Box 10 Folder 1

1941

Box 10 Folder 2

1942

Box 10 Folder 3

1943-46

Box 10 Folder 4

1947-48

Series V: Student Correspondence

Box 11 Folder 1

1910-20

Box 11 Folder 2

1921-23

Box 11 Folder 3

1924-26

Box 11 Folder 4

1927-29

Box 12 Folder 1

1930-31

Box 12 Folder 2

1932-34

Box 12 Folder 3

1935-38

Box 12 Folder 4

1939-41

Box 12 Folder 5

1942-48

Series VI: Course and Degree Materials

Box 13 Folder 1

Memos of work toward degrees

Box 13 Folder 2

Memos of work toward degrees

Box 13 Folder 3

Memos of work toward degrees

Box 13 Folder 4

Memos of work toward degrees

Box 13 Folder 5

Course schedules 1928-30

Box 13 Folder 6

Social Science Courses 1946

Series VII: Inquires and Applications

Box 14 Folder 1

Inquiries and applications, 1910-20

Box 14 Folder 2

Inquiries and applications, 1921-23

Box 14 Folder 3

Inquiries and applications, 1924-29

Box 14 Folder 4

Inquiries and applications, 1930-34

Box 14 Folder 5

Inquiries and applications, 1935-39

Box 14 Folder 6

Inquiries and applications, 1940-48

Series VIII: Recommendation Letters

Box 15 Folder 1

1910-21

Box 15 Folder 2

1922-24

Box 15 Folder 3

1925-26

Box 15 Folder 4

1927-29

Box 16 Folder 1

1930-31

Box 16 Folder 2

1932-35

Box 16 Folder 3

1936-37

Box 16 Folder 4

1938-39

Box 16 Folder 5

1940

Box 17 Folder 1

1941-42

Box 17 Folder 2

1943-44

Box 17 Folder 3

1945-46

Box 17 Folder 4

1947-48

Series IX: Letters of Inquiry

Box 18 Folder 1

1913-26

Box 18 Folder 2

1927-31

Box 18 Folder 3

1932-40

Box 18 Folder 4

1941-48

Series X: Departmental minutes, 1916-1946

Box 19 Folder 1

1916-17

Box 19 Folder 2

1918-23

Box 19 Folder 3

1924-27

Box 19 Folder 4

1928-31 original

Box 19 Folder 5

1928-31 copy

Box 19 Folder 6

1932-41 original

Box 19 Folder 7

1932-41 copy

Box 19 Folder 8

1942-46 original

Box 19 Folder 9

1942-46 copy

Series XI: Library Correspondence

Box 20 Folder 1

1910-26

Box 20 Folder 2

1927-32

Box 20 Folder 3

1933-48

Box 20 Folder 4

Report for the survey of libraries

Series XII: Administrative notices

Box 21 Folder 1

Departmental notices 1928-37

Box 21 Folder 2

Departmental notices 1938-48

Box 21 Folder 3

Miscellaneous notices 1928-39

Box 21 Folder 4

Administrative notices 1923-24

Box 21 Folder 5

Administrative notices 1925-28

Box 21 Folder 6

University Regulations and notices

Series XIII: Examinations

Box 22 Folder 1

Examinations

Box 22 Folder 2

Examinations

Box 22 Folder 3

Examinations

Box 22 Folder 4

A.B. Examinations

Box 22 Folder 5

Examination Charts 1948-49

Box 23 Folder 1

Course examinations

Box 23 Folder 2

M.A. and Ph.D. examinations, 1928-48

Box 23 Folder 3

Ph.D. examinations

Box 23 Folder 4

Miscellaneous examinations

Box 23 Folder 5

Miscellaneous examinations

Series XIV: Fellowships and Scholarship

Box 24 Folder 1

1930-38

Box 24 Folder 2

1930-38

Box 24 Folder 3

Fellowships 1939-44

Box 24 Folder 4

Fellowships 1944-48

Box 24 Folder 5

Encyclopedia Britannica Fellows

Series XV: Reports and Proposals

Box 25 Folder 1

Report on Theory of Education, 1927

Box 25 Folder 2

Report on Graduate Schools, 1925

Box 25 Folder 3

Report of Committee on History, 1934

Box 25 Folder 4

Report of Curriculum Committee

Box 25 Folder 5

Report on Honors Courses

Box 25 Folder 6

Proposal for social science publications

Box 25 Folder 7

Albion W. Small, "What should be the ideal of our own graduate school of social science?"

Series XVI: Miscellaneous Departmental Materials

Box 26 Folder 1

Reports of work to Dean's Office

Box 26 Folder 2

Grade Distribution Charts, 1911-13

Box 26 Folder 3

Grade Distribution Charts, 1923

Box 26 Folder 4

Lists of Graduate Students and Ph.D.'s, 1928-39

Box 26 Folder 5

Lists of students, 1940-48

Box 26 Folder 6

Fiftieth anniversary, 1941

Box 26 Folder 7

Department's News Letter

Box 26 Folder 8

William E. Dodd., "The Fight for the Northwest"

Box 27 Folder 1

Faculty-in-Residence schedules, 1926-31

Box 27 Folder 2

Students' organizations, 1926-27

Box 27 Folder 3

Course Reading Lists

Box 27 Folder 4

Course Reading Lists

Box 27 Folder 5

Review Club minutes, 1895-1908

Box 27 Folder 6

History Club minutes, 1915-22

Box 27 Folder 7

History Study Manual, 1915

Series XVII: Student Materials

Box 28 Folder 1

Miscellaneous B.A. Students, registered 1932-1956

Box 28 Folder 2

Miscellaneous Comprehensive Examination, 1933-1946

Box 28 Folder 3

Miscellaneous Comprehensive Examination, 1933-1946

Box 28 Folder 4

Other Students, 1930-1939

Box 29 Folder 1

Other Students, 1930-1939, continued

Box 29 Folder 2

Other Students, 1930-1939

Box 29 Folder 3

M.A. Students, 1927-1939

Box 29 Folder 4

M.A. Students, 1927-1939

Box 30 Folder 1

M.A. Students, 1927-1939, continued

Box 30 Folder 2

M.A. Students, 1927-1939,

Box 30 Folder 3

M.A. Students, 1927-1939,

Box 30 Folder 4

Ph.D. Students, 1927-1939,

Box 31 Folder 1

Ph.D. Students, 1927-1939, continued

Box 31 Folder 2

Ph.D. Students, 1927-1939,

Box 31 Folder 3

Ph.D. Students, 1927-1939,

Box 31 Folder 4

Ph.D. Students, 1927-1939,

Box 31 Folder 5

Ph.D. Students, 1927-1939,

Series XVIII: Walter Johnson, Personal Correspondence

Box 32 Folder 1

June 1950-December 1951

Box 32 Folder 2

January 1952 to December 1952

Box 32 Folder 3

January 1953 to September 1953

Box 32 Folder 4

Other than Fulbright Matters, Autumn, 1953

Box 32 Folder 5

Winter, 1954

Box 32 Folder 6

Spring and Summer Quarter, 1954

Box 32 Folder 7

Autumn Quarter, 1954

Box 32 Folder 8

Autumn, 1955

Box 32 Folder 9

Autumn, 1955

Box 32 Folder 10

Winter Quarter, 1955

Box 33 Folder 1

Walter Johnson Correspondence, 1957

Box 33 Folder 2

Walter Johnson Correspondence, 1957

Box 33 Folder 3

General Correspondence, Spring, 1957

Box 33 Folder 4

Walter Johnson Correspondence, 1958

Box 33 Folder 5

Walter Johnson Correspondence, 1959

Box 33 Folder 6

Walter Johnson Correspondence, 1959

Box 34 Folder 1

Interdepartmental Correspondence, 1959

Box 34 Folder 2

Walter Johnson Interdepartmental Correspondence, 1960

Box 34 Folder 3

Walter Johnson General Correspondence, 1960

Box 34 Folder 4

Walter Johnson Correspondence (faculty and other colleges and universities) 1960

Box 34 Folder 5

Walter Johnson General Correspondence, 1961

Box 34 Folder 6

Interdepartmental Memos, 1960-1961

Box 34 Folder 7

Walter Johnson Correspondence, Fulbright Matters

Box 34 Folder 8

Walter Johnson Personal (Miscellaneous)

Box 34 Folder 9

Pres-Department Smoker, Dec. 29, 1959 Hilton Hotel

Box 34 Folder 10

Comments on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Box 34 Folder 11

Walter Johnson Correspondence

Series XIX: Instructors' Reports

Box 35 Folder 1

Al-Ca

Alden, J.
Anderson, E.N.
Appel, K.
Arciniegas, G.
Barghoorn, F.
Bark, W.C.
Barr, S.
Beale, H.K.
Behen, D.M.
Bennet, H.S.
Benns, F.L.
Boorstin, D.J.
Bossenbrook, W.J.
Breen, Q.
Burns, A.W.
Carson, G.B.
Caspari, F.

Box 35 Folder 2

Cate, J.L.

Box 35 Folder 3

Ch-Cr

Chada, J.
Chambers, M.
Clark, T.D.M.
Cole, H.M.
Commager, H.S.
Connor, R.
Coulter, E.M.
Crane, R.

Box 35 Folder 4

Craven, A.O.

Box 35 Folder 5

Cr-Ga

Creel, H.G.
Dodd, W.E.
Douglass, E.P.
Drell, B.
Elkins, S.
Fay, B.
Ferguson, W.K.
Ganshof, F. L.

Box 35 Folder 6

Gillespie, F.E.

Box 35 Folder 7-8

Gottschalk, L.

Box 35 Folder 9

Gr-Ha

Greenlee, H.S.
Greene, J.C.
Haimson, L.
Halperin, S.W.

Box 35 Folder 10

Ha-Ho

Handlin, O.
Harper, S.M.
Hay, S.
Hotchkiss, W.P.

Box 36 Folder 1-2

Hutchinson, W.T.

Box 36 Folder 3

Hu-Je

Huth, C.F.
Jackson, W.T.
Jenegan, M.W.

Box 36 Folder 4-6

Johnson, T.W.

Box 36 Folder 7-8

Joranson, E.

Box 36 Folder 9

Jo-Kn

Jordan, W.K.
Knappen, M.M.

Box 36 Folder 10

Ko-La

Kont, H.
Lach, D.F.
Folders11-12:Larsen, J.A.O.

Box 37 Folder 1

La-Mc

Lavengood, L.G.
Levett, E.
Lewis, G.K.
Lorwin, V.
McCurry, A.
McDonald, A.H.
McKeon, R.P.
McKitrick, E.
McLaughlin, A.C.

Box 37 Folder 2-3

McNair, H.F.

Box 37 Folder 4

McNeill, J.T.

Box 37 Folder 5

Mc-Mi

McNeill, W.H.
MacSherry, C.
Maddox, M.
Mazour, A.G.
Mead, S.
Mecham, J.L.
Miller, R.C.

Box 37 Folder 6

Mommsen, T.
Mowat, C.

Box 37 Folder 7

Ne-Ni

Nef, J.U.
Nicholson, R.

Box 37 Folder 8

Ol-Pa

Olmstead, A.T.
O'Neill, J.
Palmer, R.R.
Pandya, G.B.
Patterson, J.C.
Pauck, W.

Box 37 Folder 9-10

Pierce, B.

Box 37 Folder 11

Po-Qu

Porges, W.
Powicke, F.M.
Pratt, J.W.
Pritchard, E.H.
Puryear, V.J.
Quigley, H.S.

Box 37 Folder 12

Riker, T.W.
Rippy, J.F.

Box 37 Folder 13

Roebuck, C.A.
Rosenbaum, R.
Rothfels, H.

Box 37 Folder 14

Ro-Sc

Rotter, S.
Salas, P.
Schmitt, B.E.

Box 37 Folder 15

Schmitt, B.E.

Box 38 Folder 1-2

Scott, A.P.

Box 38 Folder 3

Si-Sw

Simpson, A.
Sinha, H.N.
Sirluck, E.
Stoefel, L.
Starr, R.
Strassburger, H.
Streeter, R.
Strevey, T.E.
Sweet, P.R.

Box 38 Folder 4

Ta-Wo

Tawney, R.H.
Teng, S.
Thompson, J.W.
Thompson, R.B.
Thompson, S.H.
Throop, P.A.
Thrupp, S.
Veith, I.
Vangrunebaum, G.
Weinberg, G.
Weiner, M.
Willcox, W.
Willson, D.H.
Wilson, O. M.
Wohl, R.R.
Woodring, W.F.
Woodward, C.V.
[Staff]

Series XX: Miscellaneous

Box 38 Folder 5

"Expansion of Europe;" 4, pp. 1-84

Box 38 Folder 6

"Expansion of Europe;" pp. 85-172

Box 38 Folder 7

"Expansion of Europe;" pp. 173-262

Box 38 Folder 8

"Expansion of Europe;" pp. 262-310

Box 38 Folder 9

Faculty Personnel Cards

Box 38 Folder 10

Correspondence and Reports, re: Placements 1958, Oct.-1959, Dec.

Box 38 Folder 11

Correspondence and Reports, re: Placements; 1960, April-Nov.

Box 38 Folder 12

Correspondence and Reports, re: Placement; 1961, Jan.-Oct.

Box 38 Folder 13

Correspondence and Reports, re: Placement; 1961, Nov.

Box 38 Folder 14

Correspondence and Reports, re: Placement; 1961, Dec.

Box 39 Folder 1

Correspondence and Reports, re: Placement; 1962, Jan-Feb

Box 39 Folder 2

Correspondence and Reports, re: Placement; 1962, Mar.-1963, Jan.

Box 39 Folder 3

M.A. and Ph.D. Examination Reports; 1949, Aut.-1954, Aut. [incomplete]

Box 39 Folder 4

M.A. and Ph.D. Examination Reports; 1955, Spr.-1956, Spr. [incomplete]

Box 39 Folder 5

M.A. and Ph.D. Examination Reports; 1956, Sum.-1957, Sum. [incomplete]

Box 39 Folder 6

Miscellaneous Material re: Course Offerings; 1961

Box 39 Folder 7

Miscellaneous Material re: Course Offerings; 1961

Box 39 Folder 8

Miscellaneous Material re: Course Offerings; 1962

Box 39 Folder 9

Miscellaneous Material re: Course Offerings; 1962

Box 39 Folder 10

Miscellaneous Material re: Course Offerings; 1963, [nd]