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Register of the Van Alstyne (Richard W.) Papers, 1932-1982
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Van Alstyne (Richard W.) Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1932-1982
    Collection number: Mss219
    Creator: Richard W. Van Alstyne
    Extent: 7.5 linear ft.
    Repository: University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
    Stockton, CA 95211
    Shelf location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Van Alstyne (Richard W.) Papers, Mss219, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

    Access Points

    personal name

    Van Alstyne, Richard W. (1900-1983)

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    Beard, Charles

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    Billington, Ray Allen

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    Lodge, Henry Cabot

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    Morgenthau, Hans

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    Pomeroy, Earl

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    Nevins, Allen

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    Tuchman, Barbara

    subject

    Historians -United States -Correspondence

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    Diplomacy -United States -History

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    Nationalism -United States -History

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    Historians -California

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    History -Study and teaching -California

    corporate name

    University of the Pacific (Stockton, Calif.) -Curricula

    Biography

    Following receipt of a Ph.D. in History from Stanford University (1928), Richard Van Alstyne (1900-1983) taught for seventeen years at Chico State University. In 1945 he joined the faculty of the University of Southern California, where he taught for twenty more years. After a year-long fellowship at the Huntington Library, Van Alstyne came to the University of the Pacific as Distinguished Professor of History, a post he held until his death. Long recognized as a leading scholar in the field of American Diplomatic History, Van Alstyne also maintained a keen interest in the development of American Nationalism. His principal works include: "American Diplomacy in Action" (1944); "American Crisis Diplomacy" (1952); "The Rising American Empire" (1960); "Empire and Independence" (1965); and, "The Genesis of American Nationalism" (1970).

    Scope and Content

    The Van Alstyne Papers contain correspondence (1932-1982); book, article and review manuscripts; samples of lectures and other teaching materials; and, memorabilia. Van Alstyne's correspondants include: Charles Beard; Ray Allen Billington; Henry Cabot Lodge; Hans Morgenthau; Earl Pomeroy; Abraham Nasatir; Allan Nevins; Barbara Tuchman and many other distinguished American historians.