New England, 1866 to present; Middle Atlantic, 1866 to present; South, 1866 to present; Middle West, 1866 to present. The bulk to the contents are in the latter category. At rear a few miscellaneous items, including skyscraper book

New England, 1866 to present; Middle Atlantic, 1866 to present; South, 1866 to present; Middle West, 1866 to present. The bulk to the contents are in the latter category. At rear a few miscellaneous items, including skyscraper book | Collections | The Huntington

Description: Subjects covered: Turner's education; family affairs; business affairs, particularly with his publisher Henry Holt and Co.; ideas about the frontier, sectionalism, historical scholarship, professional matters generally, and politics; Turner's activities and experiences at Johns Hopkins University, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Harvard and the Huntington Library; teaching career; work with the Harvard Commission on Western History; work with the Dictionary of American biography project; and his role in the American Historical Association, particularly the "Bancroft insurrection" of 1915. In his extensive research notes, maps, and graphs there is a large body of data about American history. Collection contains: letters, documents, maps, photographs, lantern slides, research notes, lecture notes, manuscripts of speeches, essays, books, and clippings. The collection also contains 15 boxes of correspondence between Turner and Alice Forbes Perkins Hooper.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1862-1976.
Call number: mssTU
Creator: Turner, Frederick Jackson (1861-1932)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Several gifts from Frederick Jackson Turner, his family, correspondents, and other persons, 1928- 1976.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Adams, Ephraim, (1818-1907.); Alvord, Clarence Walworth, (1868-1928.); Andrews, Charles McLean, (1863-1943.); Becker, Carl L. (1873-1945.); Bolton, Herbert Eugene, (1870-1953.); Coolidge, Archibald Cary, (1866-1928.); Crissey, Merrill H. (1869-1940.); Dodd, William E. (1869-1945.); Farrand, Max, (1876-1932.); Fish, Carl Russell, (1858-1941.); Ford, Worthington Chauncey, (1870-1947.); Greene, Evarts Boutell, (1868-1938.); Hale, George Ellery, (1877-1963.); Henderson, Archibald, (1867-); Hooper, Alice Forbes Perkins, (1809-1895.); Howe, M. A. De Wolfe (1864-1936.); Hull, Charles Henry, (1873-1933.); Hulbert, Archer Butler, (1859-1937.); Jameson, J. Franklin (1851-1931.); Jordan, David Starr, (1856-1943.); Lowell, A. Lawrence (1861-1947.); McLaughlin, Andrew C. (1887-1977.); Merk, Frederick, (1898-)
Associated organization: Henry Holt and Company.
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