Hofstadter Remembered by the United States Congress
Richard Hofstadter honored in the United States House of Representatives, as recorded in <em>The Congressional Record</em>, November 16, 1970.
<em>The Congressional Record - House</em>
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><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
November 16, 1970 (digitized 2016)
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"American Historians Shift Emphasis To Conflict"
Article in <em>The New York Times</em>, from January 1969, that discusses the major historiographic shifts that were underway in the final years of Richard Hofstadter's life.
John Leo
<span>Box 28: Article Reviews About Hofstadter, </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>
<em>The New York Times</em>
January 2, 1969 (digitized 2016)
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"The Paranoid Style in American Politics"
Original edition of Richard Hofstadter's famous essay, "<a href="http://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/" target="_blank">The Paranoid Style in American Politics</a>," which appeared in <em>Harper's</em> magazine, November, 1964.
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>
<em>Harper's </em>Magazine
November 1964 (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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<em>New York Times</em> image of Hofstadter.
<em>Curriculum vitae</em>, Spring 1970
Richard Hofstadter's <em>curriculum vitae</em>, drafted in 1970 shortly before his death.
Richard Hofstadter
<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
Spring, 1970 (digitized 2016)
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Letter of Condolence from President Richard Nixon
Condolence letter to Beatrice Hofstadter from President Richard Nixon, October 27, 1970.
President Richard M. Nixon
<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
October 27, 1970 (digitized 2016)
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Hofstadter discussing <em>The Idea of A Party System</em>
Richard Hofstadter discussing his 1969 book, <em>The Idea of A Party System</em>, with historian John A. Garraty. This is one of a series of interviews that Garraty conducted with other academic historians as part of his series, the American Historians Project.
John A. Garraty
<span>American Historians Project, </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>
David Olson, <a href="http://library.columbia.edu/locations/ccoh.html" target="_blank">Columbia Center for Oral History Archives</a>; Benjamin Serby
1968 (digitized 2016)
Richard Hofstadter
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Letters in response to "America As A Gun Culture"
A collection of letters to the editors of <em>The American Heritage </em>in response to Richard Hofstadter's article, "America as a Gun Culture," which appeared in that magazine in October, 1970. Hofstadter did not live to see these replies, all of which were highly critical to the point of hostility.
J.C. Greene
S.E. Garner
George A. Olson
Frank Hawthorne
Anonymous
Robert J. Sprinkman
Jack M. Fulton
Russell L. Metz
Richard L. Paugh
<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
1970 (digitized 2016)
<em>The American Heritage</em>
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America at 1750
<em>America at 1750 </em>review in <em>The New York Times</em>, November 21, 1971.
Irving Bogen; Robert A. Rutland; John Demos
Box 22: Article Reviews, <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
Knopf; <em>The Washington Star</em>; <em>The New York Times</em>
1971-1972 (digitized 2016)
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<em>A People and A Nation</em>
Documents relating to <em>A People and A Nation</em>, a 1971 United States history textbook co-authored by Richard Hofstadter and Clarence ver Steeg.
Richard Hofstadter; Clarence ver Steeg
<span>Box 28: Article Reviews about Hofstadter, and Box 29: Printed Materials, </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>
Harper & Row; Unknown
1971 (digitized 2016)
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Van Am Award acceptance speech
Draft of a speech that Richard Hofstadter delivered in May 5, 1970, upon receiving a Van Am Award from Columbia University for his 1969 book, <em>The Idea of A Party System</em>.
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>
Benjamin Serby
May 5, 1970 (digitized 2016)
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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Reviews of <em>American Violence</em>
Reviews of <em>American Violence</em>, a 1970 book co-edited by Richard Hofstadter and his graduate student Michael Wallace.
Frederick Herman; Bill Arthur; Richard M. Mosk; Robert Zuckerman; Robert Kirsch
Box 28: Article Reviews About 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>
<em>The Pilot</em> (Norfolk, Va.); <em>The Observer</em> (Charlotte, NC); <em>Riverside, CA, Press</em>; <em>The Miami Herald</em>; <em>St. Petersburg Times</em> (Fla.)
November 1970 - March 1971
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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The Age of Rubbish
Full text of Richard Hofstadter's article, "The Age of Rubbish," which appeared in <em>Newsweek</em>, July 4, 1970.
Richard Hofstadter
<span>Box 22: 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>
<em>Newsweek</em>
July 4, 1970
Estate of Richard Hofstadter
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Memorial Service, Columbia University
Program for Richard Hofstadter's memorial service at Columbia University, October 30, 1970.
<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
October 30, 1970 (digitized 2016)
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Columbia 1968: Aftermath
Items relating to the aftermath of the "Columbia Crisis" of the spring of 1968: (1) a two-page letter written by Richard Hofstadter to David Truman, Vice President of Columbia University, in which he proposes several reforms to the university administration; (2) a letter written by Hofstadter, along with Professors Fritz Stern and Loren R. Graham, regarding Columbia University's involvement with the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC); (3) a letter written by Hofstadter concerning the problem of disruptive students; and (4) a three-page report, in the Columbia <em>Newsletter</em>, on a statement on academic freedom and the university signed by 100 faculty, including Hofstadter.
Richard Hofstadter; Fritz Stern; Loren R. Graham; <em>Columbia University Newsletter</em>
Box 27:<span> Columbia 1968; Box 2: Uncatalogued Correspondence; Box 3: Uncatalogued Correspondence, </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; <em>Columbia University Newsletter</em>
1968-1969 (digitized 2016)
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<p class="p1"><em>The Progressive Historians</em></p>
Advertisement and review of Richard Hofstadter's book <em>The Progressive Historians</em>, 1968.
Box 28: Article Reviews about 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>, <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
1968 (digitized 2016)
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Interview with Eric Foner about the Columbia Crisis of 1968
Interview conducted by Professor Michael J. Birkner with Professor Eric Foner, November 19, 1992, regarding Richard Hofstadter and the historic student demonstrations at Columbia University in the spring of 1968.
Michael J. Birkner
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Benjamin Serby
November 19, 1992 (digitized 2016)
Eric Foner
<table width="398" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><colgroup><col width="113" /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="xl64" width="113" height="16"><a href="http://www.gettysburg.edu/special_collections/">Special Collections & College Archives, Gettysburg College</a></td>
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Columbia University Commencement, June 1968
Items relating to Richard Hofstadter's commencement speech at Columbia University, June 1968: (1) statement, issued by student protesters, condemning Hofstadter for his support of the university administration's response to demonstrations on campus; (2) announcement, by the Columbia Strike Committee, of a "counter-commencement" to be held as an alternative to the official, university-sponsored graduation ceremony at which Hofstadter spoke; (3) an image, from <em>The</em> <em>New York Times</em>, depicting students leaving the ceremony just before Hofstadter began to deliver his remarks; (4) program from Columbia University rommencement, with full text of Hofstadter's remarks; and (5) letters to Hofstadter, from the sociologist Daniel Patrick Moynihan and the art historian Meyer Schapiro, praising his speech.
Unknown; Edward Hausner/<em>The New York Times</em>; Richard Hofstadter; Daniel Patrick Moynihan; Meyer Schapiro
<span>Box </span><span> 27: Columbia 1968; Box 23: Lectures and Speeches; and Catalogued Correspondence; </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; <em>The New York Times</em>
May/June 1968
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Columbia Crisis, April, 1968
Items relating to the "Columbia Crisis" in the spring of 1968. (1) telegram to Richard Hofstadter, from University President Grayson Kirk, announcing an emergency faculty meeting; (2) statement signed by Hofstadter and other faculty in support of President Kirk's handling of the student demonstrations; and (3) copy of "Why We Strike," a pamphlet put out by the Columbia Strike Committee.
Grayson Kirk; Various Columbia University Faculty; Columbia Strike Committee
<span>Box </span><span> 27: Columbia 1968, </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; Columbia Strike Committee
April, 1968 (digitized 2016)
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Forces of Liberation
This note appears to have been left in Richard Hofstadter's office following the occupation of several buildings on the Columbia Campus in April 1968. The reverse side of the page shows that the note was folded up into a paper airplane.
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Box <span> 27: Columbia 1968, </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
April 1968
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Reply from President Johnson
President Lyndon B. Johnson's seven-page reply to five Columbia faculty members (including Richard Hofstadter) regarding the war in Vietnam, 1966.
President Lyndon B. Johnson
<span>Box 2: Uncatalogued Correspondence (Folder: Columbia Department of History), </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
June 16, 1966 (digitized 2016)
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Letter to President Johnson
A five-page letter written by Daniel Bell, and co-signed by four other Columbia University faculty members (including Richard Hofstadter), expressing their concerns to President Lyndon B. Johnson regarding the Vietnam War, 1966.
Daniel Bell; Herbert Deane; Richard Hofstadter; Robert K. Merton; Fritz Stern
<span>Box 2: Uncatalogued Correspondence (Folder: Columbia Dept. of History), </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 18, 1966 (digitized 2016)
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Letter to Irving Kristol, 1967
A four-page letter written by Richard Hofstadter to Irving Kristol regarding Kristol's 1967 article in <em>Foreign Affairs</em> magazine entitled "<a href="https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/1967-07-01/american-intellectuals-and-foreign-policy" target="_blank">American Intellectuals and Foreign Policy</a>." Also included is the title page of Hofstafter's copy of the article.
<p class="p1">Irving Kristol; Richard Hofstadter</p>
<span>Box 6: Uncatalogued Correspondence (Folder: Kristol, Irving), </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>
<em>Foreign Affairs</em> magazine; Benjamin Serby
July 1967; August 19, 1967 (digitized 2016)
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Correspondence Concerning Eldridge Cleaver
Two different letters from Richard Hofstadter, both from April 1968, concerning Black Panther Party leader and author Eldridge Cleaver. Hofstadter donated to Cleaver's defense fund following a shootout between several members of the Panthers, including Cleaver, and Oakland police. The second letter, written to the California parole board, shows Hofstadter attempting to intervene on Cleaver's behalf without legitimizing any resort to violence.
Richard Hofstadter
Box 2: Uncatalogued Correspondence (Folder: Cleaver, Eldridge), <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
Benjamin Serby
April 18, 1968 (digitized 2016)
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Letter concerning campus demonstrations, 1967
A two-page letter from Richard Hofstadter to Columbia University President Grayson Kirk regarding the punishment of antiwar undergraduates who protested CIA recruitment on campus in February, 1967.
Richard Hofstadter
Box 2: Uncatalogued Correspondence (Folder: Columbia - General), <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
Benjamin Serby
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