Milton Klein Correspondence
This collection houses correspondence between University of Tennessee History Professor Milton M. Klein and other historians and politicians. Topics discussed include the historical profession, personal issues, sports, national news, publications, and the people and events in the History Departments of the University of Tennessee and Harvard University. Many of the letters are from colleague Dr. Richard C. Marius, a former UT History professor, who was then head of the expository writing program at Harvard. The collection also includes some certificates and newspaper articles documenting Milton Klein.
Dates
- 1978-1991
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.9 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses correspondence between University of Tennessee History Professor Milton M. Klein and other historians and politicians. Topics discussed include the historical profession, personal issues, sports, national news, publications, and the people and events in the History Departments of the University of Tennessee and Harvard University.
Biographical/Historical Note
Milton Martin Klein was born on August 15, 1917 in New York City. He earned his BS (1937) and MS (1939) at The City College in New York and his PhD (1954) at Columbia University in New York. Before coming to the University of Tennessee, Klein was a Lecturer in History at Columbia University (1954-1957), the Chair of the Department of History at Long Island University (1958-1962), the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Long Island University (1962-1966), and the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at the State University of New York College at Fredonia (1966-1969). Klein joined the University of Tennessee faculty as a Professor of History in 1969. He earned a great deal of respect in this position, and was honored as the Alumni Distinguished Service Professor (1977-1985) and as the Lindsay Young Professor of History (1980-1985). After Klein's official retirement in 1985, he served as the University Historian (1988-1997). Milton Klein died on June 10, 2004 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Klein wrote a number of books during his career, including Social Studies for the Academically Talented Student (1960), The Politics of Diversity: Essays in the History of Colonial New York (1974), New York in the American Revolution: A Bibliography (1974), The Twilight of British Rule in Revolutionary America (with Ronald Howard, 1983), The American Whig: William Livingston of New York (1990), and Volunteer Moments: Vignettes of the History of the University of Tennessee, 1794-1994 (1994).
Arrangement
Collection consists of thirteen folders.
Acquisition Note
Collection was donated to University Archives.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository