Description: Papers of Winton Udell Solberg (1922-2019), professor of history (1961-92), including correspondence, reports, publications, manuscripts, course materials, lecture notes, and appointment books relating research on the history of the University of Illinois including an original typecript for "University of Illinois, 1894-1904," the American Historical Association Committee on the Rights of Historians (1971-79), the American Association of University Professors, of which Solberg was first vice-president (1974-76), AAUP's Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure (1968-73), AAUP's Committee W on the Status of Women (1970-72), Harper vs. City of Chicago Heights (1988-89), Macalester College (1957-65), Bowen Controversy in the Department of Economics (1947-53), Solberg's students (1965-92), campus, college, and departmental committees (1964-88), the Mid-American Studies Association, of which Solberg was president (1983-87), the Project on Religion and the Life of the Nation (1983-90), the American Society of Church History, of which Solberg was president (1981-88), the Department of History (1954-73), of which Solberg was chair (1970-72), the Puritan Sabbath in America (1957-90), articles by Solberg (1961-91), National Endowment for the Humanities Seminars for college teachers (1972-78), and Solberg's travels to Japan, China, the U.S.S.R., Eastern Europe, Korea and Malaysia (1976-90). Significant correspondents include DeWitt Wallace, Douglas C. Eadie, Thomas G. Mendenhall, Benjamin Uroff, Clark Spence, Bennett H. Wall, J. David Hoeveler, Jr., Sally Gregory Kohlstedt, David Huehner, Robert N. Berger, Oscar Handlin, Christopher M. Beam, Christopher Niebuhr, John C. Ruoff, and Andrzij Wyrobisz.
Classification Note: Below is a list of the categories of the materials and a brief description of the types of materials found in each.
Book Reviews - Contain book reviews by and about Winton U. Solberg.
Correspondence and Subject File - Correspondence with publications, colleagues, students, and visiting scholars relating to Solberg’s role as a professor.
Course Materials – Rosters, exams, assignments, syllabi, lecture outlines, student papers, and other materials related to the teaching of a course.
Lecture Materials – Notes, drafts, scripts, and correspondence relating to lectures given by Solberg outside of the classroom.
Lectures, Dictionaries, Publications - Notes, correspondence, drafts, and research materials relating to lectures given, the process of publication of articles and books, and the publishing of dictionary and encyclopedia entries.
Personal and Biographical - Documents relating to Solberg’s personal life and scholarly career.
Research Materials – A combination of notes and other materials (e.g., articles, book chapters, bibliographies, correspondence, photos, photocopies, etc.) concerning a given research topic or project.
Research Topics File - Contains drafts, correspondence, notes, and research materials arranged alphabetically by topic
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