William T. R. and Annette Fox papers, 1932-2008
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1743
- Bib ID:
- 11296011 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Fox, William T. R (William Thornton Rickert), 1912-1988; Fox, Annette Baker, 1912-2011
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 33.75 linear feet (27 record cartons)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 1-23. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Folders containing graded student work in the collection have been restricted.
Description
Summary
The collection documents the teaching, research, and writing of the international relations scholars William T. R. and Annette Fox. It contains research notes, manuscripts, correspondence, course syllabi and lecture notes, and published works by the Foxes and others scholars whose work informed their own.
Arrangement
Collection is still being processed; arrangement of this collection is ongoing.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 1-23. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Folders containing graded student work in the collection have been restricted.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Single photocopies 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.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William T. R. and Annette Fox Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accrual
No additions are expected
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2013.2014.M167: Source of acquisition--Merritt Fox. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--3/28/2014.
2014.2015.M042: Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--9/25/2014.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Revision Description
2017-03-28 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Biographical / Historical
William T. R. and Annette Baker Fox were a husband and wife team of prominent international relations scholars and Columbia University professors. William T. R. Fox was the Bryce Professor Emeritus of the History of International Relations and the founding director of the Institute of War and Peace Studies. He coined the term "superpower" in the international relations context. Annette Baker Fox was director of the Institute of War and Peace Studies' Canadian Studies Program. She was a noted scholar of small states and middle powers.
Subject Headings
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