The New Deal and American Liberalism
Full text of an unpublished essay that Richard Hofstadter wrote around 1950, entitled "The New Deal and American Liberalism." Scroll down to "Document Viewer" to browse.
Richard Hofstadter
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<p>Box 36: Miscellaneous Notes and Drafts, <a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a>, <a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a>, Columbia University in the City of New York</p>
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Benjamin Serby
Late 1940s (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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New Deal and American Liberalism Cover Page
President Harry S. Truman Signing National Security Act Amendment of 1949
President Harry S. Truman, with military advisors, signing the National Security Act Amendment of 1949. Under his administration, military operations were expanded and consolidated into a single, unified Department of Defense.
United States Air Force
<a href="http://www.trumanlibrary.org/photographs/view.php?id=1790" target="_blank">Harry S. Truman Library & Museum</a> (accession #58-443)
August 10, 1949
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Eric L. McKitrick's notes for <em>The Age of Reform</em>
Notes taken by Eric L. McKitrick for Richard Hofstadter's <em>The Age of Reform</em>.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_McKitrick" target="_blank">Eric L. McKitrick</a>
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<p>Box 25: Age of Reform, <a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a>, <a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a>, Columbia University in the City of New York</p>
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Benjamin Serby
1950s (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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Coin's Financial School
This cartoon depicting the extent of the Rothschild family's control of the global economy was published in the Populist author <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hope_Harvey" target="_blank">William Hope Harvey</a>'s 1894 book, <em>Coin's Financial School</em>.
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W.H. Harvey, <em>Coin's Financial School</em>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin%27s_Financial_School#/media/File:English-Octopus-Coin-1894.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>
1894 (digitized 2016)
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Pulitzer Prize recognition
Certificate from Columbia University in recognition of Richard Hofstadter's 1956 Pulitzer Prize, which was awarded for <em>The Age of Reform</em>.
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<p>Box 19: Biographical Material, <a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a>, <a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a>, Columbia University in the City of New York</p>
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Benjamin Serby
May 7, 1956 (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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<em>The Age of Reform</em>, Japanese edition
Japanese edition of Richard Hofstadter's <em>Age of Reform</em>, printed in 1967.
Richard Hofstadter
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<p>Box 29: Printed Materials, <a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a>, <a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a>, Columbia University in the City of New York</p>
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Benjamin Serby
1967 (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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Reviews of <em>The Age of Reform</em>
A selection of reviews of Richard Hofstadter's Pullitzer Prize-winning 1955 book, <em>The Age of Reform</em>, from assorted publications across the United States.
<em>Newsweek</em>; Max Freedman, <em>The Washington Post</em>; <em>Best Sellers</em> (Scranton, Pa.); <span class="font6"><em>The World-Herald</em> </span><span class="font5">(Omaha, Neb.); James A. Rawley, <em>The </em><em>News-Leader</em> (Richmond, Va.); </span>William Appleman Williams; <em>The Nation</em>
<span>Box 21: Article Reviews, </span><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a><span>, </span><a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a><span>, Columbia University in the City of New York</span>
Benjamin Serby
1955-1956 (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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Research Proposal, early 1950s
Research proposal sent by Richard Hofstadter to the Council for Research in the Social Sciences for a project to be called "The Significance of Status in American History."
Richard Hofstadter
<span>Box 36: Miscellaneous Notes and Drafts, </span><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a><span>, </span><a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a><span>, Columbia University in the City of New York</span>
Benjamin Serby
Early 1950s (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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Lecture Programs and Announcements, 1950s-1960s
An assortment of programs and announcements of lectures given by Richard Hofstadter between 1955 and 1969.
<span>Box 23: Lectures and Speeches, </span><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a><span>, </span><a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a><span>, Columbia University in the City of New York</span>
Benjamin Serby
1955-1969 (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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Authors Guild membership card, 1966
Richard Hofstadter's Authors Guild membership card, 1966.
<a href="https://www.authorsguild.org/" target="_blank">The Authors Guild</a>
<span>Box 19: Biographical Material, </span><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a><span>, </span><a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a><span>, Columbia University in the City of New York</span>
Benjamin Serby
1966 (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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<em>Current Biography</em> profile
Profile of Richard Hofstadter in <em>Current Biography</em>, October 1956.
<em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_Biography" target="_blank">Current Biography</a> </em>(magazine)
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<p>Box 19: Biographical Material, <a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a>, <a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a>, Columbia University in the City of New York</p>
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Benjamin Serby
October 1956 (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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<em>The American Republic</em>: illustrations
Illustrations from promotional materials for <em>The American Republic</em>, a history textbook by Richard Hofstadter, Daniel Aaron, and William Miller.
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<span>Box 20: Article Reviews, </span><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a><span>, </span><a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a><span>, Columbia University in the City of New York</span>
Prentice-Hall
1959 (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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<em>Das Land Lincolns</em>
Lecture by Richard Hofstadter translated into German for a radio broadcast on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westdeutscher_Rundfunk" target="_blank">Westdeutscher Rundfunk</a>, December 4, 1959. Published by Amerika-Haus Köln, February 1960).
Richard Hofstadter
<span>Box 35: Miscellaneous Notes and Drafts, </span><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a><span>, </span><a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a><span>, Columbia University in the City of New York</span>
Amerika-Haus Köln
Broadcast: December 4, 1959. Published: February 1960. Digitized: 2016.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westdeutscher_Rundfunk" target="_blank">Westdeutscher Rundfunk</a>
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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Richard Hofstadter Discussing Thomas Cole, 1954
Audio recording of Richard Hofstadter discussing the nineteenth-century American landscape painter Thomas Cole on a 1964 broadcast of a radio program entitled "Perspectives in American Art." On the program, Hofstadter describes a work painted by Cole that he and his wife had recently acquired.
Richard Hofstadter
<a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a><span>, </span><a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a><span>, Columbia University in the City of New York</span>
Benjamin Serby
June 21, 1964 (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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List of Historians Who Marched From Selma to Montgomery
A list of American historians who participated in the <a href="http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_selma_to_montgomery_march/" target="_blank">historic march for African-American civil rights</a> in Alabama, March 25, 1965
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<div class="element-text"><span>Box 19: Biographical Material, </span><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a><span>, </span><a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a><span>, Columbia University in the City of New York</span></div>
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Benjamin Serby
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Statement on Loyalty Oaths, 1960
A statement by Richard Hofstadter declaring his opposition to student loyalty oaths, 1960. Also included is a copy of a loyalty oath form, which was required as part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Education_Act" target="_blank">National Defense Education Act </a>of 1958.
Richard Hofstadter
<a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a><span>; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University.</span>
Benjamin Serby
January 13, 1960 (digitized 2016)
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<p class="p1">Reviews of <em>Anti-Intellectualism in American Life</em></p>
Reviews of <em>Anti-Intellectualism in American Life </em>by Richard Hofstadter.
<span>Box 21: Article Reviews, </span><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a><span>, </span><a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a><span>, Columbia University in the City of New York</span>
Benjamin Serby
1962-1963 (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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Correspondence with C. Vann Woodward
Correspondence between Richard Hofstadter and historian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Vann_Woodward" target="_blank">C. Vann Woodward</a> regarding a draft of Hofstadter's book, <em>Anti-Intellectualism in American Life</em>, May 1962.
C. Vann Woodward; Richard Hofstadter
<span>Box 31: Miscellaneous Material, </span><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a><span>, </span><a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a><span>, Columbia University in the City of New York</span>
Benjamin Serby
May 11 & May 15, 1962 (digitized 2016)
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The Genteel Reformers
"Idealists and Professors and Sore-heads," an article by Richard Hofstadter that appeared in <em>Columbia University Forum</em>, Spring 1962.
Richard Hofstadter; <em>Columbia University Forum</em>
<span>Box 36: Miscellaneous Notes and Drafts, </span><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a><span>, </span><a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a><span>, Columbia University in the City of New York</span>
Benjamin Serby
1962 (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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<em>Anti-Intellectualism</em> notebook
Composition notebook containing notes for Richard Hofstadter's 1963 book, <em>Anti-Intellectualism in American Life</em>.
Richard Hofstadter
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<div class="element-text"><span>Box 26: Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, </span><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a><span>, </span><a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a><span>, Columbia University in the City of New York</span></div>
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Benjamin Serby
Early 1960s (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards
Photograph of Richard Hofstadter with the other recipients of the 1963 Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards. Hofstadter won for <em>Anti-Intellectualism in American Life</em>.
<em>The American Scholar</em>, Winter 1963-64
<p class="p1"><span>Box 21: Article Reviews, </span><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/001_24_HOB-HOW_07.pdf" target="_blank">Richard Hofstadter Papers</a><span>, </span><a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/rbml.html" target="_blank">Rare Book and Manuscript Library</a><span>, Columbia University in the City of New York</span></p>
Benjamin Serby
Winter 1963-64 (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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