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Title: Stephen J. Tonsor papers
Date (inclusive): 1951-2001
Collection Number: 2000C97
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
50 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(18.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Papers of the American historian include correspondence, speeches, and writings, relating to conservative political thought
and higher education in the United States.
Creator:
Tonsor, Stephen J. (Stephen John), 1923-2014
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2002
[Identification of item], Stephen J. Tonsor papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
| 1923 November 26 | Born, Jerseyville, Illinois |
| 1941-1943 | Student, Blackburn College, Carlinville, Illinois |
| 1943-1946 | Served as Sergeant (Cryptographer) Signal Corps, U.S. Army |
| 1948 | B.A., Philosophy, University of Illinois |
| 1948-1949 | Student, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1953-1954 | Student, University of Munich, West Germany |
| 1954 | Awarded Ph.D., History, University of Illinois |
| 1954- | Assistant professor to professor of history, University of Michigan |
| 1954-1955 | Pre-doctoral instructor, University of Michigan |
| 1957, 1962, 1972 | Horace H. Rackham grantee |
| 1955-1959 | Instructor, University of Michigan |
| 1959 | Author, National Socialism: Conservative Reaction or Nihilist Revolt? |
| 1959-1964 | Assistant professor, University of Michigan |
| 1962 | Recipient, University of Michigan Literary and Education Class of 1923 Award for Distinguished Teaching |
| 1962-1963 | Relm Foundation grantee |
| 1964- | Associate professor, University of Michigan |
| 1969 | Associate Editor, Modern Age |
| 1970-1973 | Consultant, President's Council of Economic Advisers, Washington, D.C. |
| 1971 | Summer grantee, Earhart Foundation |
| 1972 | Awarded honorary D. Litt |
| 1972-1973 | Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University |
| 1974 | Author, Tradition and Reform in Education Member, Mont Pelerin Society |
| 1974-1977 | Member, board of directors, YM-YWCA, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1975 | Author, America's Continuing Revolution: An Act of Conservation |
| 1982 | Author, Freedom, Order, and the University |
| 1990 | Author, Reflections on the French Revolution: A Hillsdale Symposium |
| 1993 | Author, Quest for Liberty: America in Acton's Thought |
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
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
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Conservatism
Education -- United States
United States -- Politics and government
Universities and colleges -- United States