Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Eugene Newton Anderson papers
- Dates:
- 1924-1978
- Creators:
- Anderson, Eugene Newton
- Abstract:
- Eugene Newton Anderson (1900- ) was a professor of history at the University of Nebraska where he was attacked during the McCarthy period by the American Legion for the use of a certain textbook. He later joined the UCLA Department of History. His publications include The first Moroccan crisis, 1904-06 (1930) and Nationalism and the cultural crisis in Prussia, 1806-15 (1939). The collection consists of Anderson's personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts and publications, and the American Legion allegations made against him in the 1950s.
- Extent:
- 2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Eugene Newton Anderson Papers (Collection 2074). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of personal and professional correspondence and manuscripts of UCLA professor of history Eugene Anderson. Letters describe travels in Germany and also give details of European and California artists. Correspondents include Rainer Maria Rilke, Ernst Barlach, John McLaughlin, and Rufino Tamayo. Includes manuscripts and publications by Anderson and American Legion allegations during the McCarthy period while Anderson taught at University of Nebraska.
- Biographical / historical:
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Anderson was born July 24, 1900 in Texas; BA, Chemistry, University of Colorado, 1921; Ph.D, European history, University of Chicago, 1928; studied at University of Berlin, 1924-25, and returned to Germany on Social Sciences research fellowship, 1930-31; published The first Moroccan crisis, 1904-06 (1930) and Nationalism and the cultural crisis in Prussia, 1806-15 (1939); became Associate Chief of the Division of Occupied Areas, U.S. Department of State, 1945; taught at University of Chicago before World War II; taught at University of Nebraska and attacked during McCarthy period for use of textbook; came to UCLA; associated with various modern artists.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Eugene N. Anderson, 1978. Gift of Mrs. E.N. Anderson, 1985.
- Processing information:
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- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series:
- Family letters sent from Germany (Box 1).
- Personal and professional correspondence and papers (Boxes 1-3).
- Letters from artists and writers (Boxes 3-4).
- Manuscripts and publications (Box 4).
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-12-20 11:08:11 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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:
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[Identification of item], Eugene Newton Anderson Papers (Collection 2074). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988