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Rowland Berthoff Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA-03-wua00093

Dates

  • Creation: 1942-1998

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

6.50 linear feet

7 boxes

Biographical Information

Rowland Berthoff: Born: 20 September, 1921 in Toledo, Ohio

Died: 25 March, 2001 in St. Louis, Missouri

Education: Oberlin College A.B. 1942, Harvard University A.M. 1947, Harvard University Ph.D. 1952

Honors: Fulbright Scholar, Aberystwyth, 1952-1953; ACLS Fellow, 1960-1961; Fulbright lecturer, Edinburgh 1965-1966

Appointments: Princeton University - Instructor 1953-1957; Princeton University  - Assistant Professor 1957-1962; Washington University - Associate Professor of History 1962-1965; Washington University - Professor of History 1965-June, 1992; William Eliot Smith Professor of History 1974-June, 1992; History Department Chair 1968-1974; William Eliot Smith Professor Emeritus of History July 1, 1992-2001

Arrangement

This collection is organized into four series:

Series 01: Class Notes and Papers from Harvard University and Oberlin College; arranged alphabetically by subject.

Series 02: Teaching Syllabi and Student Papers Graduate Handbooks; arranged by class level.

Series 03: Publications; arranged alphabetically by title.

Series 04: Professional Correspondence; arranged chronologically.

Method of Acquisition

This material was donated to University Archives by Mrs. Tirzah Berthoff, except Series 04: Professional Correspondence, folder “Professional Correspondence from Rowland Berthoff to his doctoral advisee Charles K. Piehl, 1975 – 1989” which was donated by Charles K. Piehl on December 9, 2009.

Processing Information

Processed by Sarah Pabarcus in September 2005.  Updated by Sonya Rooney in December 2009.

Title
Rowland Berthoff Papers
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
eng

Revision Statements

  • 2021 March 25: Resource record updated in ArchiveSpace by Sarah Schnuriger.

Collecting Area Details

Part of the University Archives Collecting Area

Contact:
Sonya Rooney
Olin Library, 1 Brookings Drive
MSC 1061-141-B
St. Louis MO 63130 US
(314) 935-5495