Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Tonsor, Stephen J. (Stephen John), 1923-2014
- Abstract:
- Papers of the American historian include correspondence, speeches, and writings, relating to conservative political thought and higher education in the United States.
- Extent:
- 50 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (18.8 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Stephen J. Tonsor papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Stephen John Tonsor papers, acquired in 2002, consist of correspondence, speeches and writings and other materials relating to conservative political thought and to higher education in the United States.
The bulk of the materials contained in the Correspondence series include Stephen Tonsor's personal correspondence with his friends and family members, various organizations he was associated with, and exchange of official letters with his colleagues relating to students' requests for recommendations for teaching positions and admission to graduate programs in different universities around the country. Among his personal correspondents, special mention should be made of, F. A. Hayek, Sidney Hook, Henry Regnery, and Eric Voegelin. Speeches and Writings reflect his political ideas relating to conservative ideology, his views about current educational systems and problems arising out of that system. Some of Henry Regnery's writings are included in the Writings by Others series.
The inclusion of photographs sent to him by his friends, such as Annelise Thimme, George Tilton, and others, complement the series previously mentioned.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1923 November 26 Born, Jerseyville, Illinois1941-1943 Student, Blackburn College, Carlinville, Illinois1943-1946 Served as Sergeant (Cryptographer) Signal Corps, U.S. Army1948 B.A., Philosophy, University of Illinois1948-1949 Student, University of Zurich, Switzerland1953-1954 Student, University of Munich, West Germany1954 Awarded Ph.D., History, University of Illinois1954- Assistant professor to professor of history, University of Michigan1954-1955 Pre-doctoral instructor, University of Michigan1957, 1962, 1972 Horace H. Rackham grantee1955-1959 Instructor, University of Michigan1959 Author, National Socialism: Conservative Reaction or Nihilist Revolt?1959-1964 Assistant professor, University of Michigan1962 Recipient, University of Michigan Literary and Education Class of 1923 Award for Distinguished Teaching1962-1963 Relm Foundation grantee1964- Associate professor, University of Michigan1969 Associate Editor, Modern Age1970-1973 Consultant, President's Council of Economic Advisers, Washington, D.C.1971 Summer grantee, Earhart Foundation1972 Awarded honorary D. Litt1972-1973 Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University1974 Author, Tradition and Reform in Education Member, Mont Pelerin Society1974-1977 Member, board of directors, YM-YWCA, Ann Arbor, Michigan1975 Author, America's Continuing Revolution: An Act of Conservation1982 Author, Freedom, Order, and the University1990 Author, Reflections on the French Revolution: A Hillsdale Symposium1993 Author, Quest for Liberty: America in Acton's Thought - Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2002
- Arrangement:
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The collection is organized into eight series: Biographical File, Correspondence, Speeches and Writings, University of Michigan File, Writings by Others, Subject File, Oversize Material, Photographs
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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], Stephen J. Tonsor 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