Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Ferrell, Robert H.
- Abstract:
- The Ferrell mss, ca. 1940-1999, consist of the papers, writings and correspondence of Indiana University Prof. Emeritus Robert H. Ferrell.
- Extent:
- 200000 Items
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Ferrell mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Robert H. Ferrell (b. 1921) is an American historian and author of several books on Harry S. Truman and the diplomatic history of the United States. He received a B.S. in Education from Bowling Green State University in 1946 and a Ph.D. from Yale in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and as an intelligence analyst in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Ferrell began his career at Indiana University as an Assistant Professor in 1953, subsequently rising to the post of Distinguished Professor of History in 1974.
- Scope and Content:
The collection includes correspondence, original drafts of Ferrell's work, and accompanying research files.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired: 2000, 2018
- Processing information:
Processed by Staff.
Completed in 2012
- Arrangement:
Organized into correspondence and writings. Correspondence arranged chronologically.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility); Lilly - Map Case
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
-
[Item], Ferrell mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu