Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Herbert Feis papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Herbert Feis papers, C0089, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Collection donated by Arline Pratt.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009.

Biographical Information

Born in 1893, Herbert Feis was a distinguished author and historian, whose work focused on American foreign policy and international economic affairs. Early in his career, Feis worked as Economic Advisor for International Affairs at the State Department under the Hoover and Roosevelt administrations. His thirteen published books include "The Road to Pearl Harbor" (1950), "Europe, the World's Banker, 1870-1914" (1964), "From Trust to Terror: The Onset of the Cold War" (1970), and the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Between War and Peace: The Potsdam Conference" (1960). Since his passing, the American Historical Association has named an award after Feis, the Herbert Feis Prize, which is awarded annually for excellence in public history and independent scholarship. He died in 1972.

Scope and Content

This collection contains research materials and correspondence of Herbert Feis, including three letters from Mrs. Feis to her husband's assistant, Arline Pratt.

Arrangement

Organized by subject and date.

Related Material

Special Collections and Archives also holds the Leonard H. Clark military history collection.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Feis, Herbert, 1893-1972.

Subjects:

• Cold war.
• International finance.
• World War, 1939-1945.