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This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities; this finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
Size | 2.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately About 2,500 items) |
Abstract | John L. Snell (1923-1972) was an author and professor of German history at Tulane University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of North Carolina. The collection is chiefly professional papers of Snell, consisting mainly of correspondence with fellow historians and material related to his service on committees of the Southern Historical Association and the American Historical Association and other professional societies. Unpublished lectures, writings, and notes concerning German history in the 20th century are also included. |
Creator | Snell, John L. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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John L. Snell (1923-1972) was an author and professor of German history at Tulane University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of North Carolina. He was actively involved in the Southern Historical Association and the American Historical Association and other professional societies. Snell published several books including The Outbreak of the Second World War: Design or Blunder? and The Nazi Revolution: Hitler's Dictatorship and the German Nation.
Back to TopThe collection is chiefly professional papers of John L. Snell consisting mainly of correspondence with fellow historians and material related to his service on committees of the American Historical Association and the Southern Historical Association. Unpublished lectures, writings, and notes concerning German history in the 20th century are also included.
Back to TopFolder 13 |
Tulane University, 1957-1966 |
Folder 14 |
1966 |
Folder 15 |
1967 |
Folder 16 |
1968 |
Folder 17 |
University of North Carolina, 1968-1972 |
Folder 18 |
1969 |
Folder 19 |
1970 |
Folder 20 |
1971 |
Folder 21 |
1972 |