Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Information about Access
Ownership & Copyright
Cite As
Biographical/Historical note
Related Materials
Scope and Contents
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Carl N. Degler papers
creator:
Degler, Carl N.
source:
Roark, James L.
Identifier/Call Number: SC1100
Physical Description:
17 Linear Feet
(13 boxes and 148 megabytes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1920s-2016
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
The materials were a gift of Carl N. Degler, 2010; Tess Degler, 2015; James L. Roark,
2016.
Information about Access
The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in
original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Cite As
[identification of item], Carl Degler Papers (SC1100). Dept. of Special Collections and
University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical note
Carl Neumann Degler is an American historian. Degler is a past president of the
Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association and the Southern
Historical Association. He is the Margaret Byrne Professor of American History Emeritus at
Stanford University.
In 1972, Degler was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History for his book
Neither Black nor White, a work comparing slavery
and race relations in Brazil and the United States. He wrote
Out of Our Past, a study of United States history. In 1986 Degler
was elected President of the American Historical Association.
Related Materials
An oral history interview conducted by Glenna Matthews is available at San Jose State
University: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt8k40382g/.
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence, research files, drafts, and travel materials, among
others.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United States -- History -- Study and teaching (Higher).
Race relations -- History.
Degler, Carl N.
Roark, James L.
Degler, Carl N.