Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
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Biography
Scope and Content
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
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)
personal name
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
personal name
Tuchman, Barbara
subject
Historians -United States -Correspondence
subject
Diplomacy -United States -History
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Nationalism -United States -History
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Historians -California
subject
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.