John Martin Vincent papers, 1827-1940

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Summary

Creators:
Vincent, John Martin, 1857-1939
Abstract:
A collection of material related to the life and career of American historian and Johns Hopkins professor John Martin Vincent.
Extent:
51.2 Linear Feet (41 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. John Martin Vincent papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of 4,382 items from 1827 to 1940, which contains personal and business documents, correspondence, diaries, speeches, essays, and ephemera. The personal correspondence of John Vincent Martin, chiefly his family correspondence, contains comments on politics, religion, race, economics, and history. Also included are the papers of Vincent's father, John Martin Vincent (1820-1863) which includes letters, sermons, addresses, diaries, travel journals, and legal papers. Also present are five letters from Woodrow Wilson to John Martin Vincent, see Box 35 for details.

Biographical / historical:

Martin John Vincent (1827-1939) was born in Elyria, Ohio, the son of Phebe Martin and John Martin Vincent (1820-1863) who was prosecuting attorney for Lorain County, Ohio, the publisher of the Elyrian Independent Democrat, an anti-slavery weekly journal, and a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1859 to 1861. The younger Vincent was educated at Amherst and Oberlin, and he also studied in Germany and France; in 1880, Vincent married Ada Jane Smith. Vincent was a historian, political scientist, and Professor of European history at Johns Hopkins University from 1889 until his retirement in 1925. He specialized in the government and laws of Switzerland, and was author of numerous books on the subject, including State and Federal Government in Switzerland (1891). In 1936, Vincent moved to Pasadena, California and died there in 1939.

Acquisition information:
Gifts of John Martin Vincent, 1932-1936.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1940. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from a legacy summary report. In 2022, Melissa Haley enhanced description of the presidential material present in the collection as part of the American Presidential Papers Project. In 2023, Suzanne Oatey enhanced description of the box titles and contents.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

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]. John Martin Vincent papers, 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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