Finding Aid for Fred A. Shannon Papers, 1910-1963 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Fred A. Shannon Papers, 1910-1963

ID: 15/13/21

Primary Creator: Shannon, Fred A. (Fred Albert) (1893-1963)

Extent: 4.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: By type of material.

Subjects: Agricultural History, Agriculture, Civil War, Course Notes, Economic History, Faculty Papers, Graduate Study, Mississippi Valley Historical Association

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Papers of Fred Albert Shannon (1893-1963), professor of history (1939-1961), including correspondence (1910-1963) about writing and editing historical publications, teaching and research in agricultural and economic history, positions and placement, Mississippi Valley Historical Association, book reviews, summer and retirement teaching, history departments, radio lectures, the "safety valve" theory and family affairs; manuscripts and proofs of America's Economic Growth (1951), The American Farmer's Movements (1957), The Farmer's Last Frontier (1945) and An Analysis of Walter P. Webb's "The Great Plains" (1939); book reviews and commentaries, lecture notes, poetry, reprints, student papers and shorter manuscripts on "The Mercenary Factor in the Creation of the Union Army (1861-1865)" (1923), "History and History Textbook", "A Century of Monopoly Growth in America" (1957), "The Conscription and Bounty Problem of the North in the Civil War" (1925) and graduate training in American History. Correspondents include Richard Bardolph, Henry S. Commager, Elmer Ellis, Frank Freidel, Paul W. Gates, Jeanette P. Nichols, Clara S. Paine, Arthur M. Schlesinger, David and Raymond Shannon and Walter P. Webb.

Agricultural History
Agriculture
Civil War
Course Notes
Economic History
Faculty Papers
Graduate Study
Mississippi Valley Historical Association

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 11/5/1963; 2/11/1972

Other Note: 4 Pages

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1513021.pdf

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