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[Identification of item], Joseph James Mathews Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
The Joseph James Mathews Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 1976.
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Encoded by Carrie Mills, May 2011
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 12-14-76
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Joseph James Mathews was a professor of European History and Chairman of the Emory History Department starting in 1948.
Collection spans Dr. Mathews' career as a professor of European history. He taught at the University of Chattanooga, University of Mississippi, and Emory University. He served as historian in the armed forces during World War II. At the Naval Bureau of Ordnance and Ordnance Activities he directed and authored numerous studies and publications. His vitae is included in the collection. The collection holds primarily Mathew's personal and professional correspondence. The personal letters reflect his professional interests and activities while the professional letters deal with personnel, budgets, curricula, and his service for the Southern Historical Association, among other topics. There are about three dozen wartime photos, and volumes of class rolls. Photographs and political cartoons in box 10 relate to World War II, the Zulu War, the United States Civil War, and conflict in Sudan. See also the Marcia (Mayfield) Mathews (Mrs. Joseph J.) Papers.
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