Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Christina Phelps Harris papers
- Dates:
- 1914-1973
- Creators:
- Harris, Christina Phelps, 1902-1972
- Abstract:
- Writings, correspondence, lecture notes, printed matter, and photographs, relating to political conditions in the twentieth-century Middle East, European intellectual history, and political science.
- Extent:
- 14 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 small object box, 1 oversize folder, memorabilia (6.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Christina Phelps Harris papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Christina Phelps Harris papers include writings, correspondence, lecture notes, printed matter, and photographs related to political conditions in the twentieth-century Middle East, European intellectual history, and political science.
Harris was a historian, professor, and curator with a subject specialty in the Middle East. The bulk of the materials relate to her work for Stanford University, where she was a professor and curator of the Hoover Institution's Middle East collection. The collection also includes her extensive research files, with typed notes on various writings related to the Middle East.
Although the collection is not arranged, thirteen series have been identified as part of a survey of the collection. The container listing can serve as a guide to the materials.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1902 Born in New York City, New York1919-1920 Attended the Sorbonne in Paris1920-1922 Attended Wellesley College1925 A.B., History and Latin, Barnard College1930 Ph.D., Modern European History, Columbia University1930-1934 Traveled to Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt1937 Author, The Syrian Desert: Caravans, Travel and Exploration1938-1939 Instructor, Middle Eastern History, Extension Division, McGill University1942-1946 Associate Professor of History and College Dean, Bryn Mawr College1943 Co-Author, This Age of Conflict: A Contemporary World History, 1914-19431944 Specialist on Syria and Lebanon, Division of Territorial Studies (wartime leave to U.S. Department of State)1946-1947 Specialist, Arab World Division of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State1948-1957 Middle East Curator and Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace1951-1967 Professor, Stanford University1957-1967 Departmental Editor of Near Eastern History, Encyclopaedia Britannica1964 Author, Nationalism and Revolution in Egypt1972 Death1939-1942 Associate Professor in History and Assistant to the Dean, Barnard College1930 Author, The Anglo-American Peace Movement in the Mid-Nineteenth Century - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1979.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Political science
- Places:
- Middle East -- Politics and government
Europe -- History
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-23 09:42:09.831036
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Boxes 16 and OCM3 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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Christina Phelps Harris papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563