Guide to the Arthur Herman papers C0075 Arthur Herman papers

Guide to the Arthur Herman papers C0075

Arthur Herman papers


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Eron Ackerman

Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Identification
C0075
Title
Arthur Herman papers 1950-1999
Quantity
3.15 Linear Feet, 7 boxes
General Physical Description note
(7 boxes)
Creator
Herman, Arthur, 1956-
Language
English .
Abstract
Collection contains research and manuscript materials used by Dr. Herman to produce Joseph McCarthy: Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator (2000) and The Idea of Decline in Western History (1997). Types of materials in the collection include newspaper clippings, research notes, subject files, correspondence, and manuscript copies of chapters and end notes.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Arthur Herman papers, Collection C0075, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Collection donated by Arthur Herman in 2003.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in March 2009.


Biographical Information

Arthur Herman is an historian and author. He received his doctorate in history at Johns Hopkins University. He is the coordinator of the Western Heritage Program at the Smithsonian Institution, and was an associate professor of history at George Mason University . He has been a contributor to books, including Research Guide to European Historical Biography and to periodicals, such as European Legacy, Journal of Modern History, Sixteenth Century Journal, Journal of History of Ideas, and Cahiers du Dix-Septieme. He is also a consulting historical editor for Time-Life Books. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Elizabeth. Books he has authored include: How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It (2001), Joseph McCarthy: Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator (2000), and The Idea of Decline in Western History (1997).

Scope and Content

Collection contains research and manuscript materials used by Dr. Herman to produce Joseph McCarthy: Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator (2000) and The Idea of Decline in Western History (1997). Types of materials in the collection include newspaper clippings, research notes, subject files, correspondence, and manuscript copies of chapters and end notes.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject.

Related Material

Special Collections and Archives also holds other political collections, including the Francis J. McNamara papers.

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