Francis Jennings papers
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
- Jennings, Francis, 1918-2000 (Person)
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
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- 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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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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