MenuInventory of the E. Malcolm Carroll Papers, circa 1930-1954
Abstract
E. Malcolm Carroll was a professor of History at Duke University from 1933-1959.
The collection includes his writings, research notes, some course materials and a manuscript, mostly undated. The collection ranges in date from circa circa 1930-1954.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- University Archives, Duke University
- Creator
- Carroll, Eber Malcolm, 1893-1959.
- Title
- E. Malcolm Carroll Papers, circa 1930-1954
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 3.7 Linear Feet, 600 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Collection includes manuscripts, clippings, course materials, and handwritten research notes relating to Carroll’s publishing project on German World War I and World War II documents. There is also a book-length manuscript entitled "The Western Powers and Soviet Russia, 1917-1921," a book review for the South Atlantic Quarterly, five addresses, and a copy of the preliminary bibliography of the writings of Dr. Carroll, which was compiled by Frederic B. M. Hollyday. While most items are undated, the collection ranges in date from circa circa 1930-1954.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
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.
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Historical Note
Eber Malcolm Carroll was born in 1893 in Coldwater, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan, where he received his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in 1916, 1917 and 1922, respectively. From 1917-1919, he served in the U.S. Army Ambulance Service. Carroll came to Duke in 1933 to teach in the History Department. He served as chair of the Department from 1954 until his retirement in 1959. His specialties included Germany during the two World Wars, origins of the Whig Party, and French foreign affairs. From 1946-1949, he served as Deputy Editor of the German War Documents Project of the State Department which sought to uncover Nazi war schemes. He also held key posts with the Office of Strategic Services in World War II, with the rank of lieutenant colonel and was an overseas veteran of World War I. He died in December 1959 while living in the Netherlands. His books Germany and the Great Powers, 1866-1914, Soviet Communism and Western Opinion and Origins of the Whig Party were published posthumously.
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Related Material
- Hollyday (Frederic B. M.) Papers, 1943-1971. (University Archives, Duke University.)
- News Service Biographical Files, 1960-2004. (University Archives, Duke University.)
- Biographical Reference Collection, 1972-2004. (University Archives, Duke University.)
- Trinity College Historical Society, [1492?]-1981. (University Archives, Duke University.)
- Photograph Collection, 1861-2006. (University Archives, Duke University.)
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], E. Malcolm Carroll Papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The E. Malcolm Carroll Papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1961.
Processing Information
Processed by Jessica Wood, January, 2007
Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, February, 2007
Accession A61-447 is 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.