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Eric L. McKitrick Papers, 1934-2001

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Series II: Columbia University, 1952-1999

Material related to McKitrick's professional career at Columbia University comprises this series. The teaching material relates both to his work as a lecturer (1952-1954) and as a faculty member of the History Department (1960-1990) at the University

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Subseries II.1: General Files, 1952-1999

is made up of personal business files on personnel matters and material related to general events, occasions, and University committees.


Box 16 Folder 14 General Studies (G.S.) U.S. History Survey--Columbia, 1952-1954


Box 41 Folder 1 Columbia-Informal-Colleagues-Miscellaneous, Etc., 1976-1985, 1999, 1976-1985, 1999

Box 41 Folder 2 Retirements-Deaths-Occasions (Columbia), 1989-1999


Box 42 Folder 1 Personal University Business--Salary, Leave, Etc., 1960-1989

Box 42 Folder 2 Columbia Centennial Committee 1880-1980, 1978-1979, 1880-1980, 1978-1979


Box 44 Folder 12 Committee Business, 1961-1965

Subseries II.2: History Department, 1961-1990

consists of McKitrick's files on "department business" and committee work related to the History Department. The committee files include documentation of McKitrick's work on the Curriculum, Executive, and Master's Program committees. McKitrick's chronological files on department business include announcements, correspondence, memoranda, and notes on dissertation defenses.


Box 42 Folder 3 to 4 Curriculum Committee, 1961-1962, 1972-1973, 1961-1962, 1972-1973, (2 Folders)

Department Business

Box 42 Folder 5 to 11 1982-1990, (7 Folders)


Box 43 Folder 1 to 13 1968-1982, (13 Folders)


Box 44 Folder 1 to 11 1960-1971, (11 Folders)

Box 44 Folder 13 MA Committee, 1964


Box 45 Folder 1 Placement, 1972-1973

Box 45 Folder 2 Secretary's Minutes, 1964-1967

(Related to the Executive Committee)

Box 45 Folder 3 Commencement, 1961-1996

Box 45 Folder 4 American History Area Committee, 1983-1984

Subseries II.3: Teaching Activities, 1952-1990

includes course material, chronological files on individual classes, and files on McKitrick's activities with graduate seminars, students, orals and defenses. McKitrick kept files of general course material by course title; these files include syllabi, detailed lecture outlines, and examination questions. He also kept chronological files on individual classes that he taught in the history department. These files include class-specific examination questions, reading lists, syllabi, and correspondence with individual students and teaching assistants. Some of these files, particularly the oldest files, also have additional notes written by McKitrick.

McKitrick kept separate files related to his teaching of the masters and doctoral seminars and on individual graduate students, doctoral candidates, and orals and defenses. These files include course material, student research proposals, notes, and correspondence. There is additional correspondence with dissertation advisees filed in the Alphabetical File of Series V: Correspondence.

Masters Seminar


Box 35 Folder 1 to 10 1960-1973, (10 Folders)


Box 36 Folder 1 to 9 1974-1985, (9 Folders)


Box 37 Folder 1 to 5 1985-1990, (5 Folders)

Masters Students

Box 37 Folder 6 Inherited-Adopted-Miscellaneous, 1989, Undated, 1989, Undated

Box 37 Folder 7 Student List, 1960-1990

Doctoral Seminar

Box 37 Folder 8 to 12 1960-1962, (5 Folders)


Box 38 Folder 1 to 6 1963-1970, (6 Folders)

Individual Doctoral Candidates, 1960-1970

Box 38 Folder 7 to 8 A-E, (2 Folders)


Box 39 Folder 1 to 2 G-Z, (2 Folders)

Box 39 Folder 3 Doctoral Candidates Lists, 1960-1970, 1990, 1960-1970, 1990

Box 39 Folder 3 to 4 Individual Students, 1960s, 1980s, 1960s, 1980s, (2 Folders)

Box 39 Folder 5 Patronage-Job Market, 1960s

Box 39 Folder 6 to 12 Orals & Defenses--A-Z, 1960-1990, (7 Folders)

Chronological Files on Individual Classes


Box 40 Folder 1 to 5 American History Survey Course, 1984-1989, (5 Folders)

Box 40 Folder 6 to 9 Undergraduate Seminar--Jeffersonian America, 1985-1989, (4 Folders)

Box 40 Folder 10 to 25 Lecture Course--Age of Federalism and Jeffersonian Era, 1974-1984, (16 Folders)


Box 41 Folder 1 Lecture Course--Civil War and Reconstruction, 1969 Spring and 1973 Spring, 1969, 1973

Box 41 Folder 2 Colloquium--Jeffersonian American, 1972 Fall, 1972

Box 41 Folder 3 Lecture Course--Middle Period, 1968 Fall and 1972 Fall, 1968, 1972

Box 41 Folder 4 Colloquium--Federalist Era, 1971 Fall, 1971

Box 41 Folder 5 Colloquium--Jeffersonian American, 1970 Spring, 1970

Box 41 Folder 6 Colloquium--Federalist Era, 1969 Fall, 1969

Box 41 Folder 7 Lecture Course--Civil War and Reconstruction, 1967 Spring, 1967

Box 41 Folder 8 Lecture Course--Middle Period, 1966 Fall, 1966

Box 41 Folder 9 Colloquium--Jeffersonian America, 1965 Fall, 1965

Box 41 Folder 10 Lecture Course--Civil War and Reconstruction, 1964 Summer Session, 1964

Box 41 Folder 11 Colloquium--Jacksonian America, 1964 Spring, 1965 Spring, 1966 Spring, 1964, 1965, 1966

Box 41 Folder 12 Colloquium--Jeffersonian American, 1964 Fall, 1964

Box 41 Folder 13 Colloquium--Jeffersonian American, 1963 Fall, 1963

Box 41 Folder 14 Lecture Course--Civil War and Reconstruction, 1961 Spring, 1962 Spring, 1961, 1962

Box 41 Folder 15 Lecture Course--Middle Period, 1960 Fall, 1961 Fall, 1960, 1961

Box 41 Folder 16 Colloquium--Literature of American History (McCaughey-Graff-Garraty),, 1984-1986

Teaching Materials


Box 45 Folder 5 to 6 American History Survey Course 1492-1877, 1984 Fall-1989, 1492-1877, 1984

Box 45 Folder 7 The Age of Federalism 1787-1801 (History W4637x), circa 1980, 1787-1801, 1980

Box 45 Folder 8 The Age of Federalism 1787-1801, 1974, 1787-1801, 1974

(Revised 1983-1984)


Box 46 Folder 1 The Jeffersonian Era 1801-1828, 1975, 1801-1828, 1975

Box 46 Folder 2 Political and Social History of the United States 1828-1860 (History G6675x--Formerly History 177), Undated, 1828-1860, Undated

Box 46 Folder 3 Political and Social History of the United States 1828-1860 (History G6675x--Revised), circa 1966, 1828-1860, 1966

Box 46 Folder 4 Political History of the United States 1860-1877 (Columbia University G6676y & Vassar College 385a), 1967-1968, 1860-1877, 1967-1968

Box 46 Folder 5 G.S. Survey Course--Lecture Outlines, 1952-1954

(American History course taught by Elkins & McKitrick)