Guide to the MacMaster, Robert E. Collection

Finding Aid Authors: Adam Gossman.

135 N. Oakland Avenue

Pasadena, CA, 91182-0002

URL: http://library.fuller.edu/archives/

Email: archives@fuller.edu

Phone: (626) 584-5311

Fax: (626) 584-5613

Guide to the MacMaster, Robert E. Collection 1919/2008

David Allan Hubbard Library Archives

Overview of the Collection

Collection Title: MacMaster, Robert E. Collection

Dates: 1919-2008

Bulk Dates: 1967-1972

Identification: CFT00097

Creator: MacMaster, Robert E.

Physical Description: 8.00

Language of Materials: English Russian

Repository: David Allan Hubbard Library Archives

135 N. Oakland Avenue

Pasadena, CA, 91182-0002

URL: http://library.fuller.edu/archives/

Email: archives@fuller.edu

Phone: (626) 584-5311

Fax: (626) 584-5613

Administrative History:

Robert E. MacMaster (1919-2008) was a prominent historian of Russian History and Literature at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and served as Chair of the History section from 1970-1972. He was educated at Harvard Graduate School where he studied the classics of Russian and Germanic literature. Professor MacMaster authored the definitive work on Nikolay Yakovlevich Danilevsky entitled, “Danilevsky: A Russian Totalitarian Philosopher,” (1967). This collection includes research notes on Tolstoy,Fyodor Dostoevsky and Nikolay Yakovlevich Danilevsky among other Russian thinkers.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Personal Name:

Danilevsky, Nikolay

Tolstoy, Leo

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information:

Donation.

Processing Information:

Basic.

Conditions Governing Use:

Scholarly use within parameters of copyright law.

Conditions Governing Access:

Supervised use only.

Physical Characteristics or Technical Requirements:

For full Finding Aid email the archives

Scope and Contents

Robert E. MacMaster was a prominent historian of Russian History and Literature. His major work, “Danilevsky: A Russian Totalitarian Philosopher,” is the only full-scale biography on the controversial, yet very significant Russian philosopher of the 19th century. The collection contains research materials used by Dr. Robert E. MacMaster including extensive notes, research materials, personal notes and personal letters.

ArchonID: id579

Notes: personal notes, class notes, study notes, notes for manuscripts - Boxes 1-10.

ArchonID: id580

Research materials - Boxes 11-13.

ArchonID: id581

Personal - Boxes 14-16.