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Anderson (Eugene N.) Papers
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  • Restrictions on Access
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  • Biography
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  • Organization and Arrangement

  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Eugene Newton Anderson papers
    Creator: Anderson, Eugene Newton
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2074
    Physical Description: 2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1924-1978
    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.
    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.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Restrictions on Access

    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    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.
    • Gift of Eugene N. Anderson, 1978.
    • Gift of Mrs. E.N. Anderson, 1985.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Eugene Newton Anderson Papers (Collection 2074). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Processing Information

    Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
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    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 994621913606533 

    Biography

    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.

    Scope and Content

    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.

    Organization and Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series:
    1. Family letters sent from Germany (Box 1).
    2. Personal and professional correspondence and papers (Boxes 1-3).
    3. Letters from artists and writers (Boxes 3-4).
    4. Manuscripts and publications (Box 4).

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Historians -- United States -- Archives.
    Art, Modern -- 20th century.
    Artists -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
    Anderson, Eugene Newton--Archives.
    University of California, Los Angeles--Faculty -- Archives