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Inventory of the Lawrence Bacon Lee Correspondence
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Description
Lawrence Bacon Lee (1917-2003) served as Professor of History at San Jose State University from 1957-1983. The collection contains his correspondence primarily with fellow historians Paul W. Gates and Donald J. Pisani. Topics discussed include their research and writings on the history of the American West including environmental and water history and public land policy.
Background
Lawrence Bacon Lee (1917-2003) received his B.A. from the Lewis Institute and his M.A. and Ph.D from the University of Chicago. He served as Professor of History at San Jose State University from 1957-1983 and specialized in environmental and water history of the Western United States. He was the author of Reclaiming the American West: an Historiography and Guide and Kansas and the Homestead Act, 1862-1905.
Extent
0.8 linear feet
Restrictions
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Availability
Collection is open for research.