Harper Hubert Wilson papers
Scope and Contents
The letters with exchanged with J. Edgar Hoover are quite acrimonious. There are over 102 letters between Wilson and Robert Staughton Lynd, a noted American sociologist. There are 134 letters total in the collection.
The outgoing correspondence file contains letters dated 1954 to 1974.
The incoming correspondence file contains letters from J. Edgar Hoover, Lyle Mercer, and Robert B. Payne, among others.
The collection does contain correspondence about politics, but also letters from parents or students regarding classes Wilson taught, who were upset at perceived political or philosophical biases. The collection includes Wilson's answers to these letters.
There is a separate file for incoming letters from Robert S. Lynd.
The collection also contains a file of media clippings regarding exchanges between Hoover, Wilson, and Lynd.
Dates
- Creation: 1954-1970
Creator
- Mercer, Lyle (Person)
- Wilson, H. H. (H. Hubert) (Person)
- Lynd, Robert Staughton, 1892-1970 (Person)
- Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972 (Person)
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Harper Hubert Wilson (1909 - ?) was a professor of political science at Princeton University. He corresponded with Robert Staughton Lynd, and with J. Edgar Hoover, regarding violations of civil liberties.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 box) : 4 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Harper Hubert Wilson (1909 - ?) was a professor of political science at Princeton University. The collection (1954-1970) contains correspondence with Robert Staughton Lynd and with J. Edgar Hoover, among others, regarding civil liberties and politics of the day, and also clippings regarding Wilson, Hoover, and Lynd.
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Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
Subject
- Princeton University (Organization)
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation (Organization)
- Wilson, H. H. (H. Hubert) (Person)
- Wilson, H. H. (H. Hubert) (Person)
- Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Civil rights
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Education, Higher -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Political science -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- New Jersey -- Princeton
- Political science teachers -- New Jersey -- Princeton
- Political scientists -- United States
- Politics and Politicians
- Title
- Guide to the Harper Hubert Wilson Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
