Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Beale, Howard K. (Howard Kennedy), 1899-1959
2. Curti, Merle (Merle Eugene), 1897-1996
3. Feldberg, Michael, 1943-
4. Franklin, John Hope, 1915-2009
5. Gordon, Michael, 1940-
6. Hays, Samuel P.
7. Morgan, H. Wayne (Howard Wayne)
8. Morris, Richard B. (Richard Brandon), 1904-1989
9. Quint, Howard H.
10. Sennett, Richard, 1943-
11. Sklar, Martin J., 1935-
12. Vevier, Charles
13. Williams, William Appleman
14. Woodward, C. Vann (Comer Vann), 1908-1999
15. Young, Alfred, 1946-
16. Fairleigh Dickinson University
17. American Association of University Professors

Description

1. 32 linear feet (32 boxes and l oversize folder).

Summary

1. Bulk of the collection consists of Gutman's correspondence and writings. Included are his papers as a student and as a university professor, personal miscellany, research notes, and printed matter. His correspondence with historians, professors of history, academic colleagues, graduate students, and others relates mainly to matters of historical method, to the historiography of the black family and of the working class in America, and to Gutman's and his colleagues' research and writings. Also, papers relative to Gutman's professorships, especially at Fairleigh Dickinson University; manuscripts of his writings including his book The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom, 1750-1925 (1976); and personal miscellany such as photographs of Gutman, his family and associates, and audio tape recording. Correspondents include the American Association of University Professors, Howard K. Beale, Merle Curti, Michael Feldberg, John Hope Franklin, Michael A. Gordon, Samuel Pfrimmer Hays, H. Wayne Morgan, Richard B. Morris, Howard H. Quint, Richard Sennett, Martin J. Sklar, Charles Vivier, William Appleman Williams, C. Vann Woodward, and Alfred Young.

Subject

1. Gutman, Herbert George, 1928-
2. Fairleigh Dickinson University -- Faculty
3. History -- Study and teaching
4. Historiography -- United States
5. African American families
6. African Americans -- Study and teaching
7. African Americans -- History
8. Working class -- United States -- Study and teaching

Genre/Form

1. Audio tapes.
2. Photographic prints.

Call number

1. MssCol 1268

Language

1. English

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;
2. restricted until 2020.

Additional formats (note)

1. available on microfilm;

Terms of use (note)

1. No photocopying until 2000 without permission of the Curator of Manuscripts.

Source (note)

1. Gutman, Judith Mara

Biography (note)

1. Herbert George Gutman (1928-1985) was a historian and professor of history at Fairleigh Dickinson University and various New York universities. His published works concerned the social and economic structure of American labor.

Processing action (note)

1. Accessioned
2. Cataloging updated

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Access

1. Selected correspondence restricted until 2020.

Additional formats

1. Research notes (Box 29) available on microfilm; New York Public Library.

Finding aids

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Historians.
2. College teachers.