Munroe Smith letters, 1880-1929
Collection context
- Creator:
- Smith, Munroe, 1854-1926
- Extent:
- 1 box (1 box (85 items))
- Language:
- English
- Scope and content:
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Incoming correspondence of Smith, containing letters from professional colleagues, university administrators, diplomats, and European acquaintances concerning international affairs, with emphasis on Germany and her role in World War I. References to Germany and the war are in the form of comments about Smith's publications during the period 1913-1919. Of particular importance are two letters from the Paris Peace Conference by James t. Shotwell and Robert Lansing. Other letters of interest are those from Frank Johnson Goodnow while he was in Peking, 1914; from Frederic William Maitland, relating to Cuba, 1889, 1902; from Alfred Nerincx relating to Belgium; from J.V. Sedmik describing political conditions om Czechoslovakia, 1924; from Theodore Roosevelt, 1915-1916, commenting on Smith's pamphlet MILITARY STRATEGY AND DIPLOMACY; and from John William Burgess, most of which were written while he was in Germany, 1905, 1906, 1907.
- Biographical / historical:
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Professor of law and history at Columbia University, 1880-1924.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- Location of this collection:
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