John H. Gleason Papers
Finding aid prepared by Sara Chetney, MA
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont 91711
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Descriptive Summary
Title: John H. Gleason Papers
Dates: 1940-1992 and undated
Collection number: H.Mss.1087
Creator:
Gleason, John
Extent:
1 Linear Foot
(2 document boxes)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library. Claremont, CA 91711
Abstract: This collection contains the papers of John Howe Gleason, Pomona College professor of English History.
Gleason led a distinguished teaching career and authored texts on English and British history. He travelled extensively in
Europe, studied at Oxford University,
and earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University. This collection contains book reviews authored by Gleason, reviews by others
of his own work, research notes,
correspondence, news clippings, navy training manuals, and maps.
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John H. Gleason papers (H.Mss.1087). Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont,
California.
Provenance / Source of Acquisition
Gift of John H. Gleason, 1992.
Accruals
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
Processing Information
Collection was minimally processed. Files were refoldered and placed in archival boxes.
Biography / Administrative History
John Howe Gleason was a professor of Engligh History at Pomona College, and at one time served as the chairman of the History
Department. Gleason attended Oxford
University and earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University. His historical interests included the political affairs and government
of Early Modern England and Europe,
and he authored "The Justices of the Peace in England, 1558-1640" (1969) and "The Genesis of Russophobia in Great Britain;
a study of the interaction of policy and
opinion" (1950). In 1970, he was the recipient of Pomona College's highest faculty honor, the Wig Distinguished Professor
Award for excellence in teaching.
Sources
Coronado Compass, Number 6, 12 February 1948. Accessed February 28, 2018.
"Wig Awards." Pomona College. https://www.pomona.edu/faculty/wig-awards. (Accessed February 28, 2018).
Scope and Contents
Collection includes correspondence, book reviews written by Gleason, collected book reviews for his book "The Justices of
the Peace in England, 1558 to 1640: a
later Eirenacha," publications, WWII naval training manuals, clippings, notes, maps, and charts. Notable items include Gleason's
research notes for "Justices of the Peace"
and clippings from the Claremont Courier newspaper relating to World War II.
Organization and Arrangement
This collection is arranged at the file level. Items are organized by type, and chronologically within each type.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library’s online public access catalog.
Subject Terms
Historians
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.) -- Faculty
United States. Navy
World War, 1939-1945
Genre and Form of Materials
Book reviews
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Research notes and studies
Training manuals
Maps
Box 1, Folder 1
Book reviews
1973-1974
Note
Includes: Brooke, John. King George III: America's Last Monarch in History; Morgan, Kenneth O., ed. Lloyd George: Family Letters;
Malcomson,
Robert W. Popular Recreations in English Society, 1700-1850; and Jenson, John R. Journal and Letter Book of Nicholas Buckeridge,
1651-1654.
Box 1, Folder 2
Book reviews
1975-1977
Note
Includes: Galbraith, John S. Crown and Charter: The Early Years of the British South African Company; Alexander, Sir Michael
Van Cleave. Charles's
Lord Treasurer: Sir Richard Weston, Earl of Portland (1577-1635); Miers, Suzanne. Britain and the End-of the Slave Trade;
Milsom, S. F. C. The Legal
Framework of English Feudalism: The Maitland Lectures Given in 1972 in History, v. 5, no. 3 (January 1977); Smith, Alan C.
R. Seniant of the Cecils:
the Life of Sir Michael Hickes, 1543-1612 in History, v. 6, no. 1 (October 1977).
Box 1, Folder 3
Book reviews
1978-1980
Note
Includes: Salgado, Gamino. The Elizabethan Underworld in History, v. 6, no. 4 (February 1978); Powell, Ken and Chris Cook.
English Historical Facts,
1485-1603 in History, v. 6, no. 5 (March 1978); Rawcliffe, Carole. The Staffords, Earls of Stafford and Dukes of Buckingham,
1394-1521 in History, v. 7,
no. 4 (February 1979); Kenyon, J . P. Stuart England in History, v. 7, no. 7 (May/June 1978); and Davies, Robert H. Capital,
State and White Labour in Africa,
1900-1960: An Historical Materialistic Analysis of Class Formation and Class Relations in History, v. 9, no. 1 (October 1
980).
Box 1, Folder 4
Book reviews
1981-1984
Note
lncludes: Mills, Dennis R. Lord and Peasant in Nineteenth Century Britain; Jay, Richard. Joseph Chamberlain: A Political Study;
Owen, Trevor A. Lancelot
Andrews in History, v. 10, no. 6 (April 1982); Menefee, Samuel Pyeatt. Wives for Sale: An Ethnographic Study of British Popular
Divorce; Wollrych, Austin.
Commonwealth to Protectorate in History, v. 11 , no. 1 (October 1982); Robinson, John Martin. The Dukes of Norfolk: A Quincentennial
History in History,
v. 12, no. 3 (January 1984); and Stone, Lawrence and Jeanne C. Fawtier Stone. An Open Elite England, 1540-1880 in History,
v. 13, no. 1 (October 1984).
Box 1, Folder 5
Book reviews of The Justices of the Peace in England
1970-1974
Box 1, Folder 6
Correspondence regarding The Justices of the Peace in England
1965-1969
Box 1, Folder 10
Pomona College News Releases
1969-1974
Box 1, Folder 11
Courier clippings regarding WWII
1940
Box 2, Folder 1
Writings of John H. Gleason
1940-1992
Box 2, Folder 2
Association items (folder 1)
Box 2, Folder 3
Association items (folder 2)
Box 2, Folder 4
Miscellaneous notes by Gleason
1992
Box 2, Folder 5
The Logistics of Advance Bases
Box 2, Folder 6
Navy Training Manuals
1943 December and 1944 June
Box 2, Folder 7
Navy Training Manuals
1944 November and 1945 April
Box 2, Folder 8
Naval Service Documents (World War II)
Box 2, Folder 9
Maps and chart
1945 March 26
Note
A map to be employed in The Justices of the Peace in England and an outline of the logistic planning, procurement and distribution
for Pacific Ocean areas
as of 26 March 1945.
