Spalding (Merrill Ten Broeck) papers, 1905-1966

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Summary

Title:
Merrill Ten Broeck Spalding papers
Dates:
1905-1966
Creators:
Spalding, Merrill Ten Broeck and Eudin, Xenia Joukoff
Abstract:
Collection consists of writings, correspondence, notes, clippings, other printed matter, and photographs, relating to the Russian Revolution and Soviet foreign policy; various aspects of Soviet society from 1917 to World War II, including economic conditions and labor; and nineteenth and twentieth century European history in general. Includes drafts of and working materials for an unpublished book-length documentary study by M. T. B. Spalding and Xenia Joukoff Eudin, "Origins of Soviet Foreign Policy, 1917-1920." Also includes newspapers and periodical issues published in Belgium immediately after its liberation in 1945, and printed reproductions of nineteenth-century Russian paintings at the Tretyakov State Gallery, Moscow and the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1939-1959.
Extent:
20 manuscript boxes, 2 card file box, 2 oversize boxes, one oversize folder (11.8 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English, Russian, French and Dutch
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Merrill Ten Broeck Spalding papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of writings, correspondence, notes, clippings, other printed matter, and photographs, relating to the Russian Revolution and Soviet foreign policy; various aspects of Soviet society from 1917 to World War II, including economic conditions and labor; and nineteenth and twentieth century European history in general. Includes drafts of and working materials for an unpublished book-length documentary study by M. T. B. Spalding and Xenia Joukoff Eudin, "Origins of Soviet Foreign Policy, 1917-1920." Also includes newspaper and periodical issues published in Belgium immediately after its liberation in 1945, and reproductions of paintings in the Tretiakov State Gallery, Moscow and the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Biographical / historical:

Merrill Ten Broeck Spalding (1897–1972) was a research associate in Russian history at the Hoover Institution. Following World War I, he served on Herbert Hoover's war relief team in Russia and became the first recipient of the war relief fellowship established by Hoover for university study. Spalding graduated with honors from Harvard in 1920 and went on to earn a doctorate in history. He taught history at Stanford University during the 1930s and 1940s, and at San Jose State University. While he published few books, he contributed numerous articles to professional journals.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Lyalya Kharitonova
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-23 10:08:08.321812

Access and use

Restrictions:

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:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Merrill Ten Broeck Spalding papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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