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| Title: | Hutchinson, William Thomas. Papers |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1912-1976 |
| Size: | 16 linear feet (32 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | William Thomas Hutchinson, professor, historian. The William Thomas Hutchinson Papers contain personal and professional correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, reports, minutes, speeches, articles, teaching materials, research materials, bibliographies, papers and notes Hutchinson wrote as a graduate student, student papers, as well as two ties. The collection documents Hutchinson’s correspondents include George Beadle, Chauncey Boucher, Samuel Eliot Morison, Bessie Louise Pierce, Arthur Schlesinger, Sr., Leonard White, and others. Contains notes and correspondence relating to biographies of Cyrus Hall McCormick and Frank O. Lowden. Also included in the collection are materials relating to the editing and publishing of the papers of James Madison. |
The collection is open for research, with the exception of material in Series XI which contains correspondence concerning academic appointments, restricted for 50 years from date of record creation, and evaluative student material restricted for 80 years from date of record creation.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Hutchinson, William Thomas. Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
William T. Hutchinson (1895-1976), Preston and Sterling Morton Professor of American History, was a member of the University of Chicago faculty for almost fifty years. After receiving his A.B. at Rutgers and A. M. at Columbia, Hutchinson came to Chicago in 1924 as both instructor in history and graduate student. Awarded a Ph.D. in 1927, his advancement in professional rank was steady, culminating in his appointment to the Morton chair in 1956. An authority on American constitutional history and historiography, Hutchinson joined Louis Gottshalk and James Lea Cate in formulating a pioneering course on historical methods. Hutchinson retired from the University in 1961, but continued to offer courses until 1967. His major publications include biographies of Cyrus Hall McCormick (1927, 1935) and Frank O. Lowden (1957). He also served as senior editor of the Papers of James Madison.
The William Thomas Hutchinson Papers contain personal and professional correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, reports, minutes, speeches, articles, teaching materials, research materials, bibliographies, papers and notes Hutchinson wrote as a graduate student, student papers, as well as two ties. The collection documents Hutchinson’s correspondents include George Beadle, Chauncey Boucher, Samuel Eliot Morison, Bessie Louise Pierce, Arthur Schlesinger, Sr., Leonard White, and others. Contains notes and correspondence relating to biographies of Cyrus Hall McCormick and Frank O. Lowden. Also included in the collection are materials relating to the editing and publishing of the papers of James Madison.
The Hutchinson papers offer a rich source of information on mid-twentieth century academic life, especially that of the University of Chicago. Hutchinson’s diary, begun in 1912 and ending in 1971, provides a daily chronicle of the activities of an energetic scholar and a view of the institution at which he worked. His extended correspondence with scholars throughout the country, colleagues at Chicago, and several generations of students have been preserved, along with material deriving from numerous faculty and administrative responsibilities.
The Hutchinson Papers are made up of eleven Series: Series I: Hutchinson’s Diaries; Series II: Personal Correspondence; Series III: Professional Correspondence; Series IV: Research Projects; Series V: Publications and Speeches; Series VI: Hutchinson as Student; Series VII: Faculty and Administrative Committee Materials; Series VIII: Teaching Materials; Series IX: Addenda Diaries; Series X: Memorabilia; and Series XI: Restricted.
Series I: Diaries |
The first entry of the diary of William T. Hutchinson coincides with his entrance to Rutgers University in 1912 at the age of seventeen. The diary's early years are filled with his experiences as an undergraduate at Rutgers, a graduate student at Columbia, a Marine in World War I France, and a world-traveling supercargo managing a ship's commercial concerns for the U. S. Shipping Board. The major part of the diary, which Hutchinson entitled "Graying on the Midway," concerns life in Chicago and at the University of Chicago.
The diary, as now preserved, is not the original document written by Hutchinson, but excerpts from it which he transcribed after retirement. In 1975, when Hutchinson gave a copy of "Graying on the Midway" to the University Archives, he explained that he had deleted many references to personal or family matters. What remains is a daily account of life on the Quadrangles and in Hyde Park. Each entry is a synopsis of one day's happenings: what classes were taught, the lunch-time discussions with colleagues, the movie seen that evening. Faculty appointments, the Hutchins controversy, oral examinations, sermons at Rockefeller Chapel, all are mentioned in the diary's pages. The entries are concise, yet most capture Hutchinson's emotions.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Rutgers, Sept. 1912-Dec. 1913 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Rutgers, 1914-1915 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Rutgers, Jan.-Sept. 20, 1916 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Columbia, Sept., 1916-May 2, 1917 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Marines, May-June, 1917 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Marines, July |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Marines, August-September |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Marines, October-December, 1917 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Marines, January-February, 1918 |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Marines, March-April, 1918 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Marines, May-June, 1918 |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Marines, July-December, 1918 |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Marines, January-May, 1919 |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Supercargo, June-September, 1919 |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Supercargo, October-December, 1919 |
| Box 1 Folder 16 | Supercargo, January-March, 1920 |
| Box 1 Folder 17 | Supercargo, March-June, 1920 |
| Box 1 Folder 18 | Supercargo, June-December, 1920 |
| Box 1 Folder 19 | Supercargo, January-June, 1921 |
| Box 1 Folder 20 | Rutgers, July-December, 1921 |
| Box 1 Folder 21 | Rutgers, 1922 |
| Box 1 Folder 22 | Rutgers, January-June, 1923 |
| Box 1 Folder 23 | Rutgers, July-December, 1923 |
| Box 1 Folder 24 | Rutgers, January-April, 1924 |
| Box 1 Folder 25 | Rutgers, May-September, 1924 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | "Graying on the Midway," Foreword and Index |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | "Graying on the Midway," Index (continued) |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | "Graying on the Midway," Index |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | 1922, 1924-27, pp. 1-41 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | 1928-31, pp. 42-94 |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | 1932-34, pp. 95-144 |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | 1935-38, pp. 145-216 |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | 1939-41, pp. 217-281 |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | 1942-43, pp. 282-330 |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | 1944-45, pp. 331-374 |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | 1946-47, pp. 375-425 |
| Box 2 Folder 12 | 1948-49, pp. 426-474 |
| Box 2 Folder 13 | 1950-51, pp. 475-523 |
| Box 2 Folder 14 | 1952-53, pp. 524-572 |
| Box 2 Folder 15 | 1954-55, pp. 573-624 |
| Box 2 Folder 16 | 1956-59, pp. 683-742 |
| Box 2 Folder 17 | 1958-59, pp. 683-742 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | 1960-61, pp. 743-801 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | 1962-63, pp. 802-863 |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | 1964-65, pp. 864-928 |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | 1966-67, pp. 929-993 |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | 1968-69, pp. 994-1052 |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | 1970-71, pp. 1053-1119 |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | Personal excerpts -- holograph, 1934-36 |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | Personal excerpts -- holograph, 1937-39 |
| Box 3 Folder 9 | Personal excerpts -- holograph, 1940-44 |
| Box 3 Folder 10 | Account Book, 1932-50 |
| Box 3 Folder 11 | Account Book, 1951-61 |
| Box 3 Folder 12 | Investment Record, 1937-54 |
| Box 3 Folder 13 | Notebook (Summary of 50+ years at Chicago) |
| Box 3 Folder 14 | Photographs, Memorabilia |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | "Graying on the Midway," Forward and Index |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | "Graying on the Midway," Index (continued) |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | "Graying on the Midway," Index |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | 1922, 1924-27, pp. 1-41 |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | 1928-31, pp. 42-94 |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | 1932-34, pp. 95-144 |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | 1935-38, pp. 145-216 |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | 1939-41, pp. 217-281 |
| Box 4 Folder 9 | 1942-43, pp. 282-330 |
| Box 4 Folder 10 | 1944-45, pp. 331-374 |
| Box 4 Folder 11 | 1946-47, pp. 375-425 |
| Box 4 Folder 12 | 1948-49, pp. 426-474 |
| Box 4 Folder 13 | 1950-51, pp. 475-523 |
| Box 4 Folder 14 | 1952-53, pp. 524-572 |
| Box 4 Folder 15 | 1954-55, pp. 573-624 |
| Box 4 Folder 16 | 1956-57, pp. 625-682 |
| Box 4 Folder 17 | 1958-59, pp. 683-742 |
| Box 4 Folder 18 | 1960-61, pp. 743-801 |
| Box 4 Folder 19 | 1962-63, pp. 802-863 |
| Box 4 Folder 20 | 1964-65, pp. 864-928 |
| Box 4 Folder 21 | 1966-67, pp. 929-993 |
| Box 4 Folder 22 | 1968-69, pp. 994-1052 |
| Box 4 Folder 23 | 1970-71, pp. 1053-1119 |
Series II: Personal Correspondence |
This series of roughly 200 letters pre-dates Hutchinson's arrival at the University of Chicago. Written during his years as a student, Marine, and supercargo, the letters were primarily addressed to his step-mother, Lida Hutchinson and his sister, Ada. A few letters to his future wife, Frances Runyon, are also included along with several from wartime comrades. Correspondence concerning Hutchinson's military service and work for the U. S. Shipping Board are filed in this sequence.
| Box 5 Folder 1 | 1910-1913 |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | 1916-1917 |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | April-June, 1917 |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | July-September, 1917 |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | October-December, 1917 |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | January-March, 1918 |
| Box 5 Folder 7 | April-June, 1918 |
| Box 5 Folder 8 | July-September, 1918 |
| Box 5 Folder 9 | October-December, 1918 |
| Box 5 Folder 10 | January-March, 1919 |
| Box 5 Folder 11 | April, 1919 |
| Box 5 Folder 12 | May-June, 1919 |
| Box 5 Folder 13 | 1920, Marines |
| Box 5 Folder 14 | 1921-22, Marines |
| Box 5 Folder 15 | Undated postcards from Europe |
| Box 5 Folder 16 | June-September, 1919, Supercargo |
| Box 5 Folder 17 | October-December, 1919, Supercargo |
| Box 5 Folder 18 | January-March, 1920, Supercargo |
| Box 5 Folder 19 | April, December, 1920, Supercargo |
| Box 5 Folder 20 | January-June, 1921, Supercargo |
| Box 5 Folder 21 | January, 1920-June, 1924, Rutgers |
Series III: Professional Correspondence |
Subseries 1: Appointments, academic and others |
| Box 6 Folder 1 | 1922-24 |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | 1925-26 |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | 1927-31 |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | 1934-37 |
| Box 6 Folder 5 | 1938-40 |
| Box 6 Folder 6 | 1941-42 |
| Box 6 Folder 7 | 1943-44 |
| Box 6 Folder 8 | 1945-47 |
| Box 6 Folder 9 | 1948 |
| Box 6 Folder 10 | 1949-1951 |
| Box 6 Folder 11 | 1952-1954 |
| Box 6 Folder 12 | 1955-1956 |
| Box 6 Folder 13 | 1957-1960 |
| Box 6 Folder 14 | 1961-1963 |
| Box 6 Folder 15 | 1966-1970 |
| Box 6 Folder 16 | Self-appraisal reports, 1931, 1948-50 |
| Box 6 Folder 17 | Self-appraisal reports, 1951-66 |
Subseries 2: Letters of Compliment |
| Box 6 Folder 18 | Anon-Baxter |
| Box 6 Folder 19 | Beale-Byersdorf |
| Box 6 Folder 20 | C |
| Box 6 Folder 21 | D-F |
| Box 6 Folder 22 | G |
| Box 6 Folder 23 | H |
| Box 6 Folder 24 | J-K |
| Box 6 Folder 25 | L-Mc |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | M |
| Box 7 Folder 2 | N-Pa |
| Box 7 Folder 3 | Pe-R |
| Box 7 Folder 4 | S |
| Box 7 Folder 5 | T-Z |
| Box 7 Folder 6 | 1925-30 |
| Box 7 Folder 7 | 1931-38 |
| Box 7 Folder 8 | 1939-46 |
| Box 7 Folder 9 | January-July, 1947 |
| Box 7 Folder 10 | August-December, 1947 |
| Box 7 Folder 11 | January-April, 1948 |
| Box 7 Folder 12 | May-December, 1948 |
| Box 7 Folder 13 | January-May, 1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 14 | June-December, 1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 15 | 1950 |
| Box 7 Folder 16 | 1951-52 |
| Box 7 Folder 17 | 1953-58 |
| Box 7 Folder 18 | 1962-70 |
| Box 7 Folder 19 | 1971-76 |
Subseries 3: Letters to Students |
| Box 7 Folder 20 | A-C |
| Box 7 Folder 21 | D-F |
| Box 7 Folder 22 | G-P |
| Box 7 Folder 23 | R-V |
| Box 7 Folder 24 | W-Z |
Subseries 4: Letters from colleagues at University of Chicago |
| Box 8 Folder 1 | Adams-Beadle |
| Box 8 Folder 2 | Beals-Butler |
| Box 8 Folder 3 | Cannon-Cole |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | Commager-Dodd |
| Box 9 Folder 1 | Donohue-Fussler |
| Box 9 Folder 2 | Gideonse-Gottschalk |
| Box 9 Folder 3 | Gray-Gwynn |
| Box 9 Folder 4 | Halperin-Hemens |
| Box 9 Folder 5 | History Department, 1950-69 |
| Box 9 Folder 6 | History Department, 1970-74 |
| Box 9 Folder 7 | Houle-Huth |
| Box 9 Folder 8 | Jackson-Jacoby |
| Box 9 Folder 9 | Jernegan |
| Box 9 Folder 10 | Johnson, D.-Johnson, W. |
| Box 9 Folder 11 | Joranson-Jordan |
| Box 9 Folder 12 | Karl-Knappen |
| Box 9 Folder 13 | Krueger-McKittrick |
| Box 9 Folder 14 | McLaughlin |
| Box 9 Folder 15 | MacNair |
| Box 9 Folder 16 | McNally-Mort |
| Box 9 Folder 17 | Morton |
| Box 9 Folder 18 | Mott-Pauck |
| Box 9 Folder 19 | Phemister-Philipson |
| Box 9 Folder 20 | Pierce-Read |
| Box 9 Folder 21 | Redfield |
| Box 9 Folder 22 | Rheinstein-Ruprecht |
| Box 10 Folder 1 | Schevill-Schmitt |
| Box 10 Folder 2 | Scoon-Shugg |
| Box 10 Folder 3 | Simpson-Sweet |
| Box 10 Folder 4 | Tax-Toynbee |
| Box 10 Folder 5 | Tyler |
| Box 10 Folder 6 | Vice-Ward |
| Box 10 Folder 7 | Webb-White |
| Box 10 Folder 8 | Wick-Yum |
Subseries 5: Correspondence with Scholars and Historians Elsewhere |
| Box 10 Folder 9 | Abbott-Amick |
| Box 10 Folder 10 | Ander-Aydelotte |
| Box 10 Folder 11 | Babst-Beale |
| Box 10 Folder 12 | Beam-Berwick |
| Box 10 Folder 13 | Bill-Bossenbrook |
| Box 10 Folder 14 | Bowen-Burnet |
| Box 10 Folder 15 | Buder-Byrnes |
| Box 10 Folder 16 | Cohn-Clough |
| Box 10 Folder 17 | Cohen-Cox |
| Box 10 Folder 18 | Crane-Curti |
| Box 10 Folder 19 | Dale-Demarest |
| Box 10 Folder 20 | Destler-Dodds |
| Box 10 Folder 21 | Donovan-Dyer |
| Box 10 Folder 22 | Easterby-Elsasser |
| Box 10 Folder 23 | Fagg-Fehrenbacher |
| Box 10 Folder 24 | Felt-Freund |
| Box 10 Folder 25 | Gabel-Gould |
| Box 10 Folder 26 | Graebner-Grunbee |
| Box 10 Folder 27 | Hamer-Hexter |
| Box 11 Folder 1 | Hicks-Irwin |
| Box 11 Folder 2 | Jackson-Just |
| Box 11 Folder 3 | Katzenbach-Kull |
| Box 11 Folder 4 | Labaree-Lee |
| Box 11 Folder 5 | Leighton-Lyon |
| Box 11 Folder 6 | McCaul-Malone |
| Box 11 Folder 7 | Maloney-Meade |
| Box 11 Folder 8 | Merk-Moore |
| Box 11 Folder 9 | Morgenstern-Nethercut |
| Box 11 Folder 10 | Nettels-Owsley |
| Box 11 Folder 11 | Pactov-Pargellis |
| Box 11 Folder 12 | Parsler-Phillips |
| Box 11 Folder 13 | Pierson-Potter |
| Box 11 Folder 14 | Pratt-Quimby |
| Box 11 Folder 15 | Rabun-Robertson |
| Box 11 Folder 16 | Robinson-Russell |
| Box 11 Folder 17 | Sanchez-Scott |
| Box 11 Folder 18 | Sears-Simms |
| Box 11 Folder 19 | Smith-Spaulding |
| Box 11 Folder 20 | Stearns-Stern |
| Box 11 Folder 21 | Steven, Harry |
| Box 11 Folder 22 | Stevens, K. -Sydor |
| Box 11 Folder 23 | Tarr-Utley |
| Box 11 Folder 24 | Vander Velde-Warde |
| Box 11 Folder 25 | Warreek-Whiting- |
| Box 11 Folder 26 | Wiley-Yerst |
Subseries 6: Professional Organizations Correspondence |
| Box 12 Folder 1 | 1928-40, American Historical Association |
| Box 12 Folder 2 | 1941-42, AHA |
| Box 12 Folder 3 | 1944, AHA |
| Box 12 Folder 4 | 1945-70, AHA |
| Box 12 Folder 5 | 1940-46, Mississippi Valley Historical Association |
| Box 12 Folder 6 | 1947-50, MVHA |
| Box 12 Folder 7 | 1951-58, MVHA |
| Box 12 Folder 8 | 1959-64, MVHA |
| Box 12 Folder 9 | 1966-76, Organization of American Historians Historiography, Bibliography, Trends |
| Box 12 Folder 10 | 1927-32 |
| Box 12 Folder 11 | 1933-41 |
| Box 12 Folder 12 | 1942-43 |
| Box 12 Folder 13 | 1944-45 |
| Box 12 Folder 14 | 1946-48 |
| Box 12 Folder 15 | 1949-53 |
| Box 12 Folder 16 | 1955-58 |
| Box 12 Folder 17 | 1959-69 |
| Box 12 Folder 18 | 1970-75 |
Series IV: Research Projects |
Hutchinson's first major publication was a two-volume biography of the inventor and entrepreneur, Cyrus Hall McCormick. The encouragement and support which he received throughout the project from Professor William E. Dodd, the McCormick family, and the McCormick Historical Association are conveyed by this body of correspondence. The papers also chart the progress of the research over eight years, from its inception in 1926 to the publication of the second volume in 1935.
Hutchinson's heavy teaching and administrative load during the 1940's and 1950's slowed the pace of his research on Frank O. Lowden. Begun in 1942, the two-volume biography of the former governor of Illinois was published in 1957. The material relating to this work is largely correspondence, although notes and working instructions for Hutchinson's research assistant are interspersed.
Publication of the Papers of James Madison began as a joint effort of the University of Chicago and the University of Virginia in cooperation with the National Historic Manuscripts Commission. Appointed one of the editors at its inception, Hutchinson became senior editor in 1958 upon the death of the project's originator, Leonard D. White. He continued to serve in that capacity until 1970 when the University of Virginia assumed complete control of the project. The Hutchinson papers include the correspondence, annual reports,
and financial reports relevant to the publication of the Papers. This series also includes correspondence and reports of the National Historic Manuscript Commission and the Madison Memorial Commission related to the Madison Project.
Subseries 1: McCormick Biography: Correspondence, Notes, etc. |
| Box 12 Folder 19 | 1927-29 |
| Box 12 Folder 20 | January-March, 1930 |
| Box 12 Folder 21 | April-June 1930 |
| Box 12 Folder 22 | July-October, 1930 |
| Box 12 Folder 23 | November 1930 |
| Box 12 Folder 24 | December 1930 |
| Box 12 Folder 25 | January-June, 1931 |
| Box 12 Folder 26 | July-December, 1931 |
| Box 12 Folder 27 | 1932-33 |
| Box 12 Folder 28 | 1934-June, 1935 |
| Box 12 Folder 29 | July-December, 1935 |
| Box 12 Folder 30 | 1936 |
| Box 12 Folder 31 | 1937-70 |
Subseries 2: Frank Lowden Biography |
| Box 13 Folder 1 | 1943-44 |
| Box 13 Folder 2 | 1945 |
| Box 13 Folder 3 | 1946 |
| Box 13 Folder 4 | 1947-55 |
| Box 13 Folder 5 | 1956-June, 1957 |
| Box 13 Folder 6 | July-December, 1957 |
| Box 13 Folder 7 | 1958-76 |
Subseries 3: James Madison Project |
| Box 13 Folder 8 | 1958-59 |
| Box 13 Folder 9 | 1960 |
| Box 13 Folder 10 | 1961-62 |
| Box 13 Folder 11 | 1963 |
| Box 13 Folder 12 | 1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 13 | 1965 |
| Box 13 Folder 14 | 1966-67 |
| Box 13 Folder 15 | 1968-69 |
| Box 13 Folder 16 | January-August, 1970 |
| Box 13 Folder 17 | September-December, 1970 |
| Box 13 Folder 18 | January-May, 1971 |
| Box 13 Folder 19 | June, 1971 |
| Box 13 Folder 20 | July-December, 1971 |
| Box 13 Folder 21 | 1972 |
| Box 13 Folder 22 | 1973-74 |
| Box 13 Folder 24 | Annual Reports, October, 1956-June, 1960 |
| Box 13 Folder 25 | Annual Reports, July, 1960-June, 1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 26 | Annual Reports, July, 1964-June, 1968 |
| Box 13 Folder 27 | Annual Reports, July, 1968-December, 1972 |
| Box 14 Folder 1 | Financial Reports, 1957-70 |
| Box 14 Folder 2 | Editor's Advisory Committee, 1956-58 Summary |
| Box 14 Folder 3 | Editor's Advisory Committee Minutes, 1957 |
| Box 14 Folder 4 | Editor's Advisory Committee Minutes, 1958 |
| Box 14 Folder 5 | Editor's Advisory Committee Minutes, 1959 |
| Box 14 Folder 6 | Editor's Advisory Committee Minutes, 1960—76 |
| Box 14 Folder 7 | 1959-60 |
| Box 14 Folder 8 | 1961 |
| Box 14 Folder 9 | 1962 |
| Box 14 Folder 10 | 1963 |
| Box 14 Folder 11 | 1964 |
| Box 14 Folder 12 | January-June, 1965 |
| Box 14 Folder 13 | July-December, 1965 |
| Box 14 Folder 14 | 1966 |
| Box 14 Folder 15 | 1967 |
| Box 14 Folder 16 | 1968-June, 1969 |
| Box 14 Folder 17 | July-December, 1969 |
| Box 14 Folder 18 | January-June, 1970 |
| Box 14 Folder 19 | July-December, 1970 |
| Box 14 Folder 20 | 1971 |
| Box 14 Folder 21 | 1972 |
| Box 14 Folder 22 | 1973 |
| Box 14 Folder 23 | 1974-76 |
Subseries 4: National Historical Manuscripts Commission |
| Box 15 Folder 1 | 1962 |
| Box 15 Folder 2 | January-June, 1963 |
| Box 15 Folder 3 | July-August, 1963 |
| Box 15 Folder 4 | September-December, 1963 |
| Box 15 Folder 5 | January-February, 1964 |
| Box 15 Folder 6 | March-April, 1964 |
| Box 15 Folder 7 | May-June, 1964 |
| Box 15 Folder 8 | July-December, 1964 |
| Box 15 Folder 9 | 1965-68 |
| Box 15 Folder 10 | 1969-71 |
Series V: Publications and Speeches |
Hutchinson produced a number of articles and book reviews which appeared in scholarly journals. These, together with the speeches that he gave to various social and academic audiences, are the subjects of this series. Hutchinson's handwritten lists of titles for each category introduce this material, which includes the actual texts and related correspondence. Some unpublished articles and numerous informal reviews of books for colleagues, students, and the University of Chicago Press are also located in this series.
| Box 15 Folder 11 | Book reviews, related correspondence, Index-A |
| Box 15 Folder 12 | Book reviews, related correspondence, B |
| Box 15 Folder 13 | Book reviews, related correspondence, C |
| Box 15 Folder 14 | Book reviews, related correspondence, D-F |
| Box 15 Folder 15 | Book reviews, related correspondence, G |
| Box 15 Folder 16 | Book reviews, related correspondence, H-J |
| Box 15 Folder 17 | Book reviews, related correspondence, K-L |
| Box 15 Folder 18 | Book reviews, related correspondence, M-N |
| Box 15 Folder 19 | Book reviews, related correspondence, P-Q |
| Box 15 Folder 20 | Book reviews, related correspondence, R |
| Box 15 Folder 21 | Book reviews, related correspondence, S |
| Box 15 Folder 22 | Book reviews, related correspondence, T-V |
| Box 15 Folder 23 | Book reviews, related correspondence, W |
| Box 16 Folder 1 | Published and unpublished articles, related correspondence; list of publications written by William T. Hutchinson |
| Box 16 Folder 2 | Published and unpublished articles, related correspondence, 1927-29 |
| Box 16 Folder 3 | Published and unpublished articles, related correspondence, 1930 |
| Box 16 Folder 4 | Published and unpublished articles, related correspondence, 1932 |
| Box 16 Folder 5 | Published and unpublished articles, related correspondence, 1933 |
| Box 16 Folder 6 | Published and unpublished articles, related correspondence, 1936 |
| Box 16 Folder 7 | Published and unpublished articles, related correspondence, 1938-1941 |
| Box 16 Folder 8 | Published and unpublished articles, related correspondence, 1942 |
| Box 16 Folder 9 | Published and unpublished articles, related correspondence, 1942 |
| Box 16 Folder 10 | Published and unpublished articles, related correspondence, 1943-1949 |
| Box 16 Folder 11 | Published and unpublished articles, related correspondence, 1950-1960 |
| Box 16 Folder 12 | Published and unpublished articles, related correspondence, 1961-1968 |
| Box 16 Folder 13 | Speeches and related correspondence -- William T. Hutchinson's List of Speeches |
| Box 16 Folder 14 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1928-38 |
| Box 16 Folder 15 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1939 |
| Box 16 Folder 16 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1940 |
| Box 16 Folder 17 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1941-42 |
| Box 16 Folder 18 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1943-45 |
| Box 16 Folder 19 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1946 |
| Box 16 Folder 20 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1947-50 |
| Box 16 Folder 21 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1951-53 |
| Box 16 Folder 22 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1954-56 |
| Box 17 Folder 1 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1956 |
| Box 17 Folder 2 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1957—59 |
| Box 17 Folder 3 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1960-68 |
| Box 17 Folder 4 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1969-71 |
| Box 17 Folder 5 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1972-75 |
| Box 17 Folder 6 | Miscellaneous works. Syllabus - History 172: College Survey in U. S. History, 1789-1861 |
| Box 17 Folder 7 | Miscellaneous works. "One thousand questions on U. S. History." |
| Box 17 Folder 8 | Miscellaneous works. "The Department of History in Retrospect." |
| Box 17 Folder 9 | Miscellaneous works. |
Series VI: Hutchinson as Student |
This series contains research papers written by W. T. Hutchinson as a graduate student, a copy of his doctoral dissertation, The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio, and lecture notes taken by Hutchinson in history courses taught by William E. Dodd, Chauncey Boucher, and James West-fall Thompson during the mid-twenties.
| Box 17 Folder 10 | Paper written by W. T. Hutchinson - "Paper Money and Prices in New Jersey During the Revolution" (M.A. Thesis, Columbia University, March, 1917) |
| Box 17 Folder 11 | Paper written by W. T. Hutchinson - "Did Charles Catesworth Pinckney Say: 'Millions for Defense, But Not One Cent for Tribute?'" December 6, 1924. |
| Box 17 Folder 12 | Paper written by W. T. Hutchinson - "The Attitude of Missouri Toward the Public Land Question before 1840" Ca. 1921-22 |
| Box 17 Folder 13-15 | "The History of the Military Bounty Lands of the American Revolution, 1776-1789" February 20, 1925 |
| Box 17 Folder 16-17 | "The Manor in Medieval England" March 16, 1925 |
| Box 18 Folder 1-2 | "Peasant Unrest in Medieval France to the Close of the Jacquerie," June 1, 1925. |
| Box 18 Folder 3 | "The Cause of Lee's Failure in the Antietam Campaign," July 23, 1925. |
| Box 18 Folder 4-5 | "Finance and Commerce in Norman Italy," August 18, 1925. |
| Box 18 Folder 6 | The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio, (Chicago: Ph.D. thesis), 1927. |
| Box 18 Folder 7 | The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio, Chapter 1, Table of Contents |
| Box 18 Folder 8 | The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio, Chapter 2 |
| Box 18 Folder 9 | The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio, Chapter 3 |
| Box 18 Folder 10 | The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio, Chapter 4 |
| Box 18 Folder 11 | The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio, Chapter 5 |
| Box 18 Folder 12 | The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio, Chapter 6 |
| Box 18 Folder 13 | The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio, Chapter 7 and Bibliography |
| Box 18 Folder 14 | Notebook of WTH for William Dodd's "The Lower South, 1830—61," taught Summer, 1922. |
| Box 18 Folder 15-17 | Notebook of WTH for Chauncey Boucher's History E67, Reconstruction, Taught Summer, 1922. |
| Box 18 Folder 18 | Manuscript of Hutchinson's notes for James Westfall Thompson's course on Historical Methods, Autumn, 1925. |
Series VII: Faculty and Administrative Committee Materials |
During the period from 1941 to 1958, Hutchinson served on numerous faculty and administrative committees. The reports, minutes, correspondence and other miscellaneous records associated with this work form the substances of this series.
The earliest material concerns a proposed series of orientation lectures discussing the background of World War II to be given as part of army training in 1941-42. Hutchinson undertook this work at the request of William Benton, then vice-president of the University and Sixth Corps Area Regional Advisor and Coordinator for this program.
Following the Army lectures, the Series includes correspondence and other materials dealing with Hutchinson's relationship with the Encyclopedia Britannica from 1941-1955. An original member of the group asked by Walter Yust, general editor of Encyclopedia Britannica, to consider a new edition in 1941, Hutchinson served on the Senior Advisory Committee for the publication from 1944. Also, in his capacity as chairman of the History Department from 1942 to 1950, Hutchinson was responsible for the Encyclopedia Britannica Fellows in history. The file of papers relating to the fellowship program as well as the material dealing with the Advisory Committee traces an aspect of the relationship between the faculty and the editorial staff of the Encyclopedia.
The College curriculum and the relationship between the College and Division of Social Sciences were topics considered by several committees. Hutchinson was a member of the College History Review Committee from 1947 to 1949, and served from 1950 to 1954 on the Inter-Faculty Committee on Curricular Articulation in the College. This latter group considered the College curriculum as it pertained to the Division. As a member of the Committee on the College B. A. Degree and its successor, the College Council on Tutorial Studies (1952-57), Hutchinson studied a preceptorial program for students in their last year in the College. He was also appointed, in 1955, to the Joint Divisional-College Committee to discuss a joint undergraduate program leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in the Social Sciences.
From 1950 to 1954, Hutchinson was a member of the Social Sciences Division Curriculum Committee. Primarily concerned with instruction for M. A. students, the committee was organized to make recommendations for improvements of the curriculum which honored current economy measures. The papers in this collection indicate, however, that the committee actually dealt with a wider range of topics, including Ph. D. instruction, Ph. D. oral examinations, the utilization of a Ford Foundation Grant in behavioral sciences, and formulation of Divisional statements concerning curricular goals, criteria, or policies. This committee also served as the Social Sciences' adjunct to the Inter-Faculty Committee on Curricular Articulation in the College.
The final group of committee papers concern the Committee on the Limitation of the Number on Tenure which Hutchinson chaired in 1952. The major portion are replies to a questionnaire submitted to deans, directors, chairmen of departments and committees, and faculty members. The results of this survey are also present.
Included at the end of this series is a report prepared by the National Opinion Research Center, entitled "Faculty Opinion of the 4-E Contract," the final report and recommendations of the Subcommittee on Retirement Policy, May 1, 1950, and the final report of the Subcommittee on Pensions, January, 1953.
| Box 19 Folder 1 | Army Orientation Lectures. Correspondence, sample lectures. 1941-42. |
| Box 19 Folder 2 | Encyclopedia Britannica. Correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings, 1941-1955. |
| Box 19 Folder 3 | Encyclopedia Britannica. Production report, EB revisions in various subjects. May 1947. |
| Box 19 Folder 4 | College History Review Committee. Correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, 1947-48. |
| Box 19 Folder 5 | College History Review Committee. Correspondence, 1948-49. |
| Box 19 Folder 6 | Curriculum Committee, Social Sciences Division. Minutes, reports, correspondence. 1950-51. |
| Box 19 Folder 7 | Curriculum Committee, Social Sciences Division. Minutes, 1951—54. |
| Box 19 Folder 8 | Curriculum Committee, Social Sciences Division. Ph. D. final examination - minutes, reports, correspondence. |
| Box 20 Folder 1 | Inter-Faculty Committee on Curricular Articulation with the College. Minutes, reports, correspondence, 1952-54. |
| Box 20 Folder 2 | Inter-Faculty Committee on Curricular Articulation with the College. Minutes, |
| Box 20 Folder 3 | Joint Divisional-College Committee. Correspondence, reports, drafts of papers, comments. |
| Box 20 Folder 4 | Committee on the College B. A. Degree, subsequently the College Council on Tutorial Studies. Minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, 1952-53. |
| Box 20 Folder 5 | Committee on the College B. A. Degree, subsequently the College Council on Tutorial Studies. Minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, 1954. |
| Box 20 Folder 6 | Committee on the College B. A. Degree, subsequently the College Council on Tutorial Studies. Minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, 1955-56. |
| Box 20 Folder 7 | Committee on the College B. A. Degree, subsequently the College Council on Tutorial Studies. Minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, 1957. |
| Box 20 Folder 8 | Faculty Campaign Committee, subsequently the Faculty Development Committee. Minutes of meetings (mineographed), June, 1956-June, 1957. |
| Box 20 Folder 9 | Faculty Campaign Committee, subsequently the Faculty Development Committee. Minutes of meetings (handwritten), notes, June, 1956-June, 1957. |
| Box 20 Folder 10 | Faculty Campaign Committee, subsequently the Faculty Development Committee. Minutes of meetings (mineographed), functions of committee. October, 1957-May, 1958. |
| Box 21 Folder 1 | Faculty Campaign Committee, subsequently the Faculty Development Committee. Minutes of meetings (handwritten, rough notes. October, 1957-May, 1958. |
| Box 21 Folder 2 | Faculty Campaign Committee, subsequently the Faculty Development Committee. Faculty Planning Committee Newsletter. Nos. 5-15. August, 1956-February, 1959. |
| Box 21 Folder 3 | Faculty Development Committee. Draft articles for Newsletter. |
| Box 21 Folder 4 | Faculty Development Committee. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, 1956. |
| Box 21 Folder 5 | Faculty Development Committee. Correspondence, 1957. |
| Box 21 Folder 6 | Faculty Development Committee. Correspondence, 1958. |
| Box 21 Folder 7 | Faculty Development Committee. Miscellaneous reports, press releases. |
| Box 21 Folder 8 | Committee on the Limitation of the Number on Tenure. Minutes of meetings, reports, correspondence, rough notes, statistical data. 1952. |
| Box 21 Folder 9 | Committee on the Limitation of the Number on Tenure. Questionnaires to Deans and Directors, completed. |
| Box 21 Folder 10 | Committee on the Limitation of the Number on Tenure. Questionnaires to Chairmen of Departments and Committees, completed. |
| Box 21 Folder 11 | Committee on the Limitation of the Number on Tenure. Questionnaires to Chairmen of Departments and Committees, completed. |
| Box 21 Folder 12 | Committee on the Limitation of the Number on Tenure. Questionnaires to Faculty members, completed. |
| Box 22 Folder 1-8 | Committee on the Limitation of the Number on Tenure. Questionnaires to Faculty members, completed. |
| Box 23 Folder 1-2 | Committee on the Limitation of the Number on Tenure. Questionnaires to Faculty members, completed. |
| Box 23 Folder 3-5 | Compilation of answers to questionnaires. |
| Box 23 Folder 6 | "Faculty Opinion of the 4-E Contract," National Opinion Research Center. May 5, 1949. |
| Box 23 Folder 7 | Final report and recommendations of Subcommittee on Retirement. May 1, 1950. |
| Box 23 Folder 8 | Final report, Subcommittee on Pensions. January 1953 |
Series VIII: Teaching Materials |
This small series includes test and examination questions for the general survey course in United States history (1926-61), some reading lists, and several compilations of students taught and directed by Hutchinson.
| Box 24 Folder 1-9 | Tests and examinations - General Survey of U. S. History (1929-1961) |
| Box 24 Folder 10 | Reading Lists |
| Box 24 Folder 11 | Lists of students advised by WTH |
| Box 24 Folder 12-15 | Student Papers |
Series IX: Diaries, Addenda |
Series IX contains Hutchinson's personal diaries that cover the years from 1912 to 1976. These are the original diaries from which the extracts in Series I of the Hutchinson papers were taken. The diaries are numbered consecutively. Included with the World War I diaries is a notebook with notes on map reading, observation and sniping, apparently kept while Hutchinson was in a military training school in 1918.
| Box 25 Volume 1 | September 17, 1912 - May 2, 1917 |
| Box 25 Volume 2 | May 2 - July 19, 1917 |
| Box 25 Volume 3 | July 20 - November 13, 1917 (includes loose sheets for July 20 – August 2) |
| Box 25 Volume 4 | November 14, 1917 - March 8, 1918 |
| Box 25 Volume 5 | March 9 - June 12, 1918 |
| Box 25 Volume 6 | June 13 - July 29, 1918 (includes small notebook with entries for June 13 - 18, and loose notes on individual soldiers and other items) |
| Box 25 Volume 7 | Notes on military observation and sniping, ca. 1918 |
| Box 25 Volume 8 | June 23 - September 16, 1919 |
| Box 26 Volume 9 | September 17 - December 31, 1919 |
| Box 26 Volume 10 | 1920 |
| Box 26 Volume 11 | 1921 |
| Box 26 Volume 12 | 1922 |
| Box 26 Volume 13 | 1923 |
| Box 26 Volume 14 | 1924 |
| Box 26 Volume 15 | 1925 |
| Box 26 Volume 16 | 1926 |
| Box 26 Volume 17 | 1927 |
| Box 26 Volume 18 | 1928 |
| Box 27 Volume 19 | 1929 |
| Box 27 Volume 20 | 1930 |
| Box 27 Volume 21 | 1931 |
| Box 27 Volume 22 | 1932 |
| Box 27 Volume 23 | 1933 |
| Box 27 Volume 24 | 1934 |
| Box 27 Volume 25 | 1935 |
| Box 27 Volume 26 | 1936 |
| Box 27 Volume 27 | 1937 |
| Box 27 Volume 28 | 1938 |
| Box 27 Volume 29 | 1939 |
| Box 27 Volume 30 | 1940 |
| Box 28 Volume 31 | 1941 |
| Box 28 Volume 32 | 1942 |
| Box 28 Volume 33 | 1943 |
| Box 28 Volume 34 | 1944 |
| Box 28 Volume 35 | 1945 |
| Box 28 Volume 36 | 1946 |
| Box 28 Volume 37 | 1947 |
| Box 28 Volume 38 | 1948 |
| Box 28 Volume 39 | 1949 |
| Box 28 Volume 40 | 1950 |
| Box 29 Volume 41 | 1951 |
| Box 29 Volume 42 | 1952 |
| Box 29 Volume 43 | 1953 |
| Box 29 Volume 44 | 1954 |
| Box 29 Volume 45 | 1955 |
| Box 29 Volume 46 | 1956 |
| Box 29 Volume 47 | 1957 |
| Box 29 Volume 48 | 1958 |
| Box 29 Volume 49 | 1959 |
| Box 29 Volume 50 | 1960 |
| Box 30 Volume 51 | 1961 |
| Box 30 Volume 52 | 1962 |
| Box 30 Volume 53 | 1963 |
| Box 30 Volume 54 | 1964 |
| Box 30 Volume 55 | 1965 |
| Box 30 Volume 56 | 1966 |
| Box 30 Volume 57 | 1967 |
| Box 30 Volume 58 | 1968 |
| Box 31 Volume 59 | 1969 |
| Box 31 Volume 60 | 1970 |
| Box 31 Volume 61 | 1971 |
| Box 31 Volume 62 | 1972 |
| Box 31 Volume 63 | 1973 |
| Box 31 Volume 64 | 1974 |
| Box 31 Volume 65 | 1975 |
| Box 31 Volume 66 | 1976 (ends November 4) |
Series X: Memorabilia |
| Box 32 Folder 1 | Two neckties |
Series XI: Restricted |
Series IX contains correspondence concerning academic appointments, restricted for 50 years from the date of creation. It also contains evaluative correspondence with students and letters of recommendation. These are restricted for 80 years from the date of creation.
| Box 33 Folder 1 | Correspondence – Appointments (R-50), 1963-1970 |
| Box 33 Folder 2 | Evaluative Student Correspondence – A-C (R-80) |
| Box 33 Folder 3 | Evaluative Student Correspondence – D-J (R-80) |
| Box 33 Folder 4 | Evaluative Student Correspondence – K-N (R-80) |
| Box 33 Folder 5 | Evaluative Student Correspondence – P-S (R-80) |
| Box 33 Folder 6 | Evaluative Student Correspondence – T-Z (R-80) |
| Box 33 Folder 7 | Letters of Recommendation – A-C (R-80) |
| Box 33 Folder 8 | Letters of Recommendation – D-F (R-80) |
| Box 33 Folder 9 | Letters of Recommendation – G-H (R-80) |
| Box 33 Folder 10 | Letters of Recommendation – J-L (R-80) |
| Box 33 Folder 11 | Letters of Recommendation – M-O (R-80) |
| Box 33 Folder 12 | Letters of Recommendation – P-R (R-80) |
| Box 33 Folder 13 | Letters of Recommendation – S (R-80) |
| Box 33 Folder 14 | Letters of Recommendation – T-Z (R-80) |