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Joseph John Spengler papers, [ca. 1896]-1987

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Summary

Creator:
Spengler, Joseph J. (Joseph John), 1902-1991
Extent:
111.8 Linear Feet
60,387 Items
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
RL.01242

Background

Scope and Content:

Chiefly correspondence, printed material, critiques of publications, bibliographies, class notes, and other papers relating to his career, publications, and affiliation with different economics associations (26,378 items, 52.7 linear feet; dated 1928-1987). Some are photocopies of Spengler's correspondence with William Richard Allen. The collection also includes manuscripts of some of his works, information concerning Duke University's administrative policies and staff, reprints of published articles relating to his career, and a charcoal portrait. (1-9-87, 88-010, 93-180, 00-213) No container lists exist for these accessions.

Addition #93-294 (34,009 items, 59.1 linear feet; dated [ca. 1896]-[ca. 1976], bulk 1914-1960) contains primarily business and Spengler and Kress family correspondence, especially between Dot and Joe ([ca. 1919]-[ca. 1976]). Also includes manuscripts for Dot's genealogical novel, Family Saga in America ([ca. 1930s]) and Joe's work, Life in America; as well as Dot's journals and diaries (1924-1939, 1969). There are Christmas cards, postcards, and newspaper clippings; photographs of family and friends, including 2 tintypes, 32 cartes-de-visite, 1 color and 91 black-and-white prints, and 76 healthy nitrate negatives; and lace knitted by Dot's grandmother.

Also includes 6 photograph albums kept by Dot, two of which contain pictures taken by her with a brownie camera in and of Piqua, OH (1914-1919). The other albums contain photographs and memorabilia depicting Dot's life as a college student at Miami University, OH (1919-1921); and two showing views of the Spengler's homes, friends, and life in Tuscon, AZ, Tampa, FL (1930-1938), and Durham, NC and Duke University (1932-1940). The latter also records the 1938 Duke University faculty baseball team.

Biographical / Historical:

Professor of economics at Duke University, 1934-1979. Spengler married Dorothy "Dot" Kress in 1927. He died in 1991.

Acquisition Information:
The Joseph John Spengler Papers was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1987-2000.
Processing information:

Processed by Ann G. Langford; other Rubenstein Library staff

Completed April 25, 2002

Encoded by Ann G. Langford; Ruth E. Bryan

This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Rules or Conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Using These Materials

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Collection is open for research.

However some of the materials are not immediately accessible, because they require further processing before use.

In addition, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. There may be a 48-hour delay in obtaining these materials.

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Joseph John Spengler papers, [ca. 1896]-1987
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Collection ID RL.01242
EAD ID spenglerjosephjohn
ARK ark:/87924/m1xq0w
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Total components 397
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Last indexed 2023-02-15

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