Arthur Herman papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Preferred citation:

Arthur Herman papers, C0075, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
3.15 Linear Feet 7 boxes
Creator:
Herman, Arthur, 1956-
Abstract:
Collection contains research and manuscript materials used by Dr. Herman to produce Joseph McCarthy: Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator (2000) and The Idea of Decline in Western History (1997). Types of materials in the collection include newspaper clippings, research notes, subject files, correspondence, and manuscript copies of chapters and end notes.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Arthur Herman papers, C0075, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains research and manuscript materials used by Dr. Herman to produce Joseph McCarthy: Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator (2000) and The Idea of Decline in Western History (1997). Types of materials in the collection include newspaper clippings, research notes, subject files, correspondence, and manuscript copies of chapters and end notes.

Biographical / historical:

Arthur Herman is an historian and author. He received his doctorate in history at Johns Hopkins University. He is the coordinator of the Western Heritage Program at the Smithsonian Institution, and was an associate professor of history at George Mason University . He has been a contributor to books, including Research Guide to European Historical Biography and to periodicals, such as European Legacy, Journal of Modern History, Sixteenth Century Journal, Journal of History of Ideas, and Cahiers du Dix-Septieme. He is also a consulting historical editor for Time-Life Books. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Elizabeth. Books he has authored include: How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It (2001), Joseph McCarthy: Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator (2000), and The Idea of Decline in Western History (1997).

Acquisition information:
Collection donated by Arthur Herman in 2003.
Processing information:

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in March 2009.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by subject.

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