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Francis Jennings papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ayer-Modern-MS-Jennings

Scope and Content of the Collection

Where given, original file names and order were kept. Because of this, correspondence can be found throughout all three series. Filenames that would now be seen as inappropriate or harmful have been updated.

Dates

  • Creation: 1923-2000

Creator

Restrictions

Access was restricted until 2005 per deed of gift.

Conditions Governing Access

The Francis Jennings papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Ownership and Literary Rights

The Francis Jennings papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.

Extent

13 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Colonial historian and former director of the Newberry Library D'Arcy McNickle Center, 1976-1981, who after a teaching and union activities in Philadelphia, and investigation by the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities, returned to graduate school, received in Ph.D. in history in 1965, and began a distinguished academic career. Jennings's first book, The Invasion of America, published in 1975, explored the violence and brutality of European settlement. Jennings's papers include correspondence, writings, subject files, course papers from the 1950s, bibliographies, and much other material.

Organization

Papers are arranged in the following series

Series 1: Project Files
Boxes 1-7
Series 2: Correspondence
Boxes 7-9
Series 3: Personal Files
Boxes 9-12

Location

3a 55 4

Provenance

Gift, Francis Jennings, 1993.

Processed by

Emily Keeler, 2021

Title
Francis Jennings papers, 1923-2000
Status
Completed
Author
Emily Keeler
Date
©2021.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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