Doenecke (Justus) papers, 1915-2022

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Summary

Title:
Justus Doenecke papers
Dates:
1915-2022
Creators:
Doenecke, Justus D.
Abstract:
Justus Drew Doenecke (born 1938) is an American historian, author, and professor emeritus, recognized for his scholarship on the America First Committee. The Justus Doenecke papers (1915-2022) includes correspondence, speeches, writings, and research material related to the America First Committee and twentieth-century U.S history of the World War I and World War II eras.
Extent:
30 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 card file box, digital media (14 Linear Feet)
Language:
Text in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Justus Doenecke papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Justus Doenecke papers (1915-2022) includes correspondence, speeches, writings, and research material related to the America First Committee and twentieth-century U.S history of the World War I and World War II eras. The collection also includes Doenecke's teaching material and lectures, materials from events that include conferences, and a handwritten account of a voyage around the world written by his father.

Biographical / historical:

Justus Drew Doenecke (born 1938) is an American historian, author, and professor emeritus, recognized for his scholarship on the America First Committee. He earned a B.A. from Colgate University in 1960, an M.A. (1962) and Ph.D. (1966) in History from Princeton University. Doenecke taught at Colgate University (1963–1964), Ohio Wesleyan University (1965–1969), and served as a professor at New College of Florida from 1975 until his retirement in 2005, when he was named Professor Emeritus of History.

Doenecke is the author of over ten books on American history. His 1990 publication, "In Danger Undaunted: The Anti-Interventionist Movement of 1940–1941 as Revealed in the Papers of the America First Committee," draws extensively on the America First Committee records held by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. His book "Storm on the Horizon: The Challenge to American Intervention, 1939–1941" (2000) received the Herbert Hoover Book Award from the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2021.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-23 10:05:35.777409

Access and use

Restrictions:

Box 31 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Justus Doenecke papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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