Dunbar Rowland correspondence, 1914-1919

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Summary

Abstract:
Photocopies of letters by Dunbar Rowland, American author, historian, scholar, and archivist.
Extent:
1.20 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Dunbar Rowland correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of photocopies of letters by Dunbar Rowland relating to the "reform" movement within the American Historical Association, from 1914 to 1915, which was directed against the so-called "Big-University Trust." The bulk of the letters are from Rowland to fellow historian, Frederic Bancroft.

Biographical / historical:

Dunbar Rowland was born in August 1864. He was an author, historian, scholar, and director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Rowland was a member of several professional societies for historians, including the American Historical Association; he was an active member of its Conference of Historical Societies from its foundation in 1904 and of its Conference of Archivists from 1909. He was a leader in the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, of which he and other regional archivists and historians had been the founder in 1907. Dunbar Rowland helped create the Mississippi state archives. He died in November 1937.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from J.F. Woolridge, State of Mississippi, Department of Archives and History, December 1967.
Processing information:

Processed by Gina C Giang in 2015. In March 2024, Brooke M. Black created the finding aid.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Dunbar Rowland correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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