Weber (Eugen J.) Papers, 1950-

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Title:
Eugen Joseph Weber Papers,
Dates:
1950-
Creators:
Weber, Eugen Joseph, 1925-
Abstract:
Eugen Joseph Weber (b.1925) was a professor (1956- ) and chairman of the department of history at UCLA (1965-68), dean of social sciences (1976-77), and dean of the College of Letters and Sciences (1977-82). The collection consists of Weber's notes, manuscripts, galley and proof sheets, correspondence, microfilm, and UCLA course lecture notes. Manuscripts include his A modern history of Europe, The western tradition: a book of readings, The European right: a historical profile, The nationalist revival in France, 1905-1914, My France: politics, culture, myth, France, fin de siècle, Action française: royalism and reaction in twentieth century France, and articles for journals.
Extent:
40 boxes (20 linear ft.) 11 cartons (11 linear ft.)
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Eugen Joseph Weber Papers (Collection 1115). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of notes, manuscripts, galley and proof sheets, correspondence, microfilm, and UCLA course lecture notes of history professor Eugen Weber. Manuscripts include his A modern history of Europe; The western tradition: a book of readings; The European right: a historical profile; The nationalist revival in France, 1905-1914; My France: politics, culture, myth; France, fin de siècle; Action française: royalism and reaction in twentieth century France, and articles for journals.

Biographical / historical:

Weber was born on April 24, 1925 in Bucharest, Romania; attended Institut d'études politiques, Paris, 1948-49, 1951-52; BA (1950), MA (1954) and M.Litt (1956), Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge; lecturer, University of Alberta, 1954-55; assistant professor, University of Iowa, 1955-56; assistant professor (1956), associate professor (1959-63), professor and chairman of the department of history, UCLA (1965-68); dean of social sciences (1976-77) and dean of the College of Letters and Sciences (1977-82), UCLA; published works include The nationalist revival in France, 1905-1914 (1959), Action française: royalism and reaction in twentieth century France (1962), Varieties of fascism: doctrines of revolution in the twentieth century (1964), Peasants into Frenchmen: the modernization of rural France, 1870-1914 (1976), France, fin de siècle (1986), and The hollow years: France in the 1930s (1994).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Professor Eugen Weber, 1972- .
Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Dan Luckenbill; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé and edited by Josh Fiala.
Date Prepared:
© 2005
Date Encoded:
Container List rekeyed and encoded by Byte Managers from in-house paper finding aid, June 2004 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, supplementary encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: October 1993 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Eugen Joseph Weber Papers (Collection 1115). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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