Commager Papers, 1920-1998 (bulk 1945-1985)
Henry Steele Commager, Herbert Agar, Charles Roberts Anderson, Eugene C. Barker, Jacques Barzun, Cass Canfield, Milton Cantor, David Laurance Chambers, Frank Church, Charles Woolsey Cole, Geoffrey Cumberlege, Clement Eaton, Samuel James Ervin, J. William Fulbright, Byron Hollinshead, Harold Melvin Hyman, Jacob K. Javits, G. S. R. Kitson Clark, William E. Leuchtenburg, Leonard W. Levy, Arthur A. Link, Archibald MacLeish, Lester Markel, Herbert Mitgang, Samuel Eliot Morison, Richard B. Morris, Allan Nevins, A. L. P. Norrington, Calvin Hastings Plimpton, Maurice Rosenblatt, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies
The Papers document the rich professional life and career of Henry Steele Commager. They include the extensive letters received from historians, congressmen, educators, journalists, jurists, publishers, as well as former students, and the general public. Commager's writings and public appearances reflect his productive, active professional life as well as his influence within the profession. The papers are a rich resource for exploring pivotal issues of 20th century American society, including the interventionist role in Europe; civil liberties; academic freedom; the loyalty oath; nationalism; the American military in Vietnam; the expansion of executive power; changing views of foreign policy; and the purpose and role of education in society
Archival Material, English, 1945
History
148 boxes (12.5 linear ft.)
176879324
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