Joseph James Mathews papers, 1930-1976
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Summary
- Creator:
- Mathews, Joseph James
- Abstract:
- Chairman of the Emory History Department starting in 1948. Collection spans Joseph Mathews' career as a professor of European history 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 papers primarily consist of Mathew's personal and professional correspondence. The personal letters include letters from his wife, Marcia M. Mathews, and reflect his professional interests and activities; 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.
- Extent:
- 4 Linear Feet (10 boxes)
- Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00856
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection spans Dr. Mathews' career as a professor of European history at the University of Chattanooga, University of Mississippi, and Emory University. His vitae is included in the collection. The collection holds primarily Mathew's personal and professional correspondence.
The personal letters to various people including his wife, Marcia M. Mathews, whose papers are also at the Rubenstein Library, reflect his professional interests and activities; 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 relate to World War II, the Zulu War, the United States Civil War, and conflict in Sudan.
- Biographical / historical:
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Joseph James Mathews was a professor of European History and Chairman of the Emory History Department starting in 1948. He also taught at the University of Chattanooga and the University of Mississippi. He served as historian in the armed forces during World War II, and at the Naval Bureau of Ordnance and Ordnance Activities he directed and authored numerous studies and publications.
- Acquisition information:
- The Joseph James Mathews papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1976.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library staff; encoded by Carrie Mills, May 2011
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 12-14-76
Materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
- Physical facet:
- Approximately 4,184 items
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- College teachers -- Correspondence
Ordnance, Naval
World War, 1939-1945 - Format:
- Political cartoons
Photographs
Black-and-white photographs - Names:
- University of Mississippi
University of Chattanooga
United States. Navy -- Ordnance and ordnance stores
Southern Historical Association
Emory University
Mathews, Joseph James
Mathews, Marcia M. - Places:
- Atlanta (Ga.)
Europe -- History -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Southern States
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