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Inventory of the Frederic B. M. Hollyday Papers, 1943-1971

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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University Archives, Duke University
Creator
Hollyday, Federic B. M.
Title
Frederic B. M. Hollyday Papers, 1943-1971
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
2.0 Linear Feet

2000 Items
Abstract
Frederic Hollyday was a professor in the Dept. of History from 1956-1982.
The collection includes meeting minutes, memoranda and relating to his research and administrative duties and ranges in date from 1943-1971.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Frederic B. M. Hollyday Papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Frederic B. M. Hollyday Papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer between 1960-1977.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives Staff, November 2006
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, February 2007
Accessions A60-208, A62-483, A67, A71-75, and A77-81 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
            

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Biographical Note

Frederic Blackmar Mumford Hollyday was born in Easton Maryland in 1928. He received his B.A. from Washington and Lee University in 1948, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University in 1950 and 1955, respectively. He joined the faculty of the Duke History Department in 1956, and he specialized in 19th century German history. In 1968 and 1971, he served as Director of Undergraduate Studies in the History Department. Among his major publications include the books Bismarck's Rival: A Political Biography of General and Admiral Albrecht von Stosch (1960), Bismark: Great Lives Observed (1970), and the edited volume of E. Malcolm Carroll's The Western Powers and Soviet Russia, 1917-1922. He was promoted to Professor in 1971 and served in that capacity until his death in 1982.

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Collection Overview

The collection includes personal, professional and official material, primarily correspondence and memoranda, concerning Holly's training and his subsequent career in Duke's History Dept. and his service on the Honors Committee of the Undergraduate Faculty Council. There is correspondence with Harold Lewis, E. M. Carroll and other historians which documents the way in which the department sought to bring along young scholars; other letters illustrate concerns the faculty had over matters such as segregation and race relations in the 1950s and 1960s. Some letters describe preparations for E. M. Carroll's Festschrift. There is a small amount of family correspondence and material relating to Hollyday's teaching and professional activities, such as National Archives conferences and the Southern Historical Association. Also included are the records of the Undergraduate Faculty Council Committee on Honors which Hollyday chaired in the late 1960s and probably received records from his predecessors. The collection ranges in date from 1943-1971.
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Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
  • Hollyday, Frederic B.M.
  • Duke University--History--20th century.
  • Duke University. Dept. of History.
  • Duke University. Dept. of History--Faculty.
  • Duke University. Undergraduate Faculty Council.
  • Germany--Study and teaching (Higher)
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List of Series in Collection
Container List
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Detailed Description of Collection

Container List

Box 1
Jefferson Encyclopedia
Rutgers - Stearns Correspondence
Southgate Program
Mary Carroll - Clipping and Correspondence, 1968
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1963-1965
Correspondence Re: Purchase of Library Materials, 1964-1969
Thacker Correspondence, 1958
Summer Session, 1974-1975
Heniger Correspondence, 1965
Neal Correspondence, 1959
"The Story of Two Wars" , 1950
European Studies Program, 1971-1972
Washington and Lee/Shaw - 1966 Ceremony
Editorship - Central European Affairs, 1966
Alabama Offer, 1969
Morier Affair Article and Correspondence, 1967
Correspondence, 1943-1958
Correspondence, Army Reserve Applications, Report Cards, 1949-1977
Box 2
Diaz Correspondence, 1966
Steinmetz Correspondence, 1964
Nipperdey Correspondence, 1970
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1969, 1972
Department Committees, 1973
Central European History Conference Group, 1972
Graduate Candidate Selection Procedure, 1967
Dorian Correspondence, 1973
Krause Correspondence, 1973
Acting Director - Undergraduate Studies, 1967
Committee on Courses, 1973
History Department Meetings, 1971-1973
Fulbright Information, 1972
Microform Review, 1971-1972
Graduate Program in History, 1971
Stark - Prentice Hall Correspondence, 1971
Department Bylaws
Core Collection for College Libraries
Summer Session, 1971
Undergraduate Assistantship Program
New Curriculum, 1969
Leyburn Correspondence, 1961
J. Swell Correspondence, 1970-1971
National Archives Materials
Pitcher Correspondence, 1968
Committee on Library Research Sources, Southern Historical Association, 1967
Pass/Fail Memo, undated
Boschan Correspondence, 1967
University of Wisconsin Seminar, 1967
Duke Salaries, General Info, 1967
Deans and Freshman Faculty Fellows
Committee on Undergraduate Faculty Council
United Fund Campaign, 1966
Southern Historical Association - Memos and Correspondence, 1966
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowships, 1966
Department Committees, 1966
Graduate Procedures, 1967
Kirk Correspondence, 1966
Graduate Student Job, 1966
Introductory Course Report
Southern Historical Association Conference, 1966
Duke Bylaws
Conference Group - Central Europe
Department Report - Southern Association
Archival Conference
High School Teachers, 1964
History Honors Program
Box 3
Forms to Send to Departments Having Graduation with Distinction Programs
Approved Graduation with Distinction Programs
Correspondence with Departments Re: Distinction Programs
Minutes, Rulings on Special Cases
Graduation Programs, 1957-1965
Honors Committee - Evaluation Responses
Honors Programs - Original Copy, 1964-1965
Committee on Honors, 1967-1968
Candidates for Graduation with Distinction, 1962-1963
Honors Papers, 1965
Honors at Duke, 1963-1964
Duke Programs in Graduation with Distinction, 1965-1968
Box 4
Honors Programs and Brochures, 1966
Honors Committee Report, 1965-1969
Honors Materials
Graduation with Distinction Candidate Memos, 1965-1966
Graduation with Distinction Candidates, 1968-1969