William Christian Lehmann papers, 1916-1980
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0764
- Bib ID:
- 4078400 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Lehmann, William C. (William Christian), 1888-1980
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 13 boxes (13 boxes)
- 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 2-13. 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.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Summary
Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, research materials, microfilms, printed materials and books. Included among the correspondents are Eleanor Roosevelt, Henry A. Wallace, Norman Thomas, Wayne Morse, Reinhold Niebuhr and Franklin H. Giddings. Also included are the manuscript notes and research materials for Lehmann's book John Millar of Glasgow, 1735-1801 (1960); early drafts, notes and research materials for Henry Home, Lord Kames, and the Scottish Enlightenment (1971); and numerous papers and articles, many unpublished, dealing with the Scottish Enlightenment. The collection also includes some information relating to Lehmann's involvement in local and national politics, especially his participation in the Liberal Party and Americans for Democratic Action. A number of Lehmann's Scottish books, as well as his own writings are shelved at the end of the collection.
Arrangement
Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.
- Series I: Cataloged Correspondence
- Series II: Arranged Correspondence
- Series III: Subject Files
- Series IV: Notes
- Series V: Manuscripts
- Series VI: Supporting Materials
- Series VII: Photographs
- Series VIII: Miscellaneous
- Series IX: Printed Matter
- Series X: Microfilms
- Series XI: Articles by William C. Lehmann
- Series XII: Books by William C. Lehmann
- Series XIII: Books and Articles
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 2-13. 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.
This collection has no restrictions.
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); Name of Collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Shirley Lehmann Spohr, 1984.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Spohr, Shirley Lehmann. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1984.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Papers Processed TC 08/27/84.
Revision Description
2020-06-02 EAD document created by CCR.
Biographical sketch
Professor of sociology at Syracuse University, 1927-1974 (Columbia Ph.D., 1930) and a leading authority on the eighteenth century Scottish Enlightenment who published several books on the period.
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