Finding aid prepared by Archives staff, edited with
additions by Amy L. Jankowski
Indiana University Department of History Chair's
records,1940-1991,
bulk 1964-1973
Select files indicated in the folder list are closed to researchers. These include
number of departmental faculty files are included in the collection and restricted due
to the presence of sensitive administrative documents and evaluative details. Additional
restricted documents include those pertaining to faculty hiring, promotion and tenure
review, departmental advising, student placement, and scholarships. Consult the Indiana
University Archivist for further details.
Advance notice is required for access.
History courses at Indiana University existed as early as the 1820s, but were taught
under such course rubrics as "Political Economy" or "The Constitution of the United
States". It was not until 1856 that a course in the discipline of history is named. By
1860 courses such as "General History" and "History of the United States" were listed in
the Indiana University catalogue. John G. Newkirk was the first professor of history at
Indiana University and taught from 1880 until 1886.
In 1884, David Starr Jordan assumed the presidency of the University and instituted
curriculum reform, establishing the modern major and elective course work system. In
1886, Jordan recruited Richard Heath Dabney to teach history under the new curriculum
system which emphasized the scientific and specialized approach to the study of
disciplines over the older, classically- based curriculum. However, in 1889, after a
falling out with Jordan, Dabney left Indiana University for the University of Virginia.
1895 marks the official beginning of Indiana University's Department of History and
Political Science (it was not until 1914 that the department was split into two separate
and autonomous disciplines). James A. Woodburn was chair of the department from its
inception until 1924. Course work included ancient and modern history for freshmen,
specialized courses in European and American history for upperclassmen, classes in
historical methods and research seminars for seniors, and special topic seminars for
advanced students. The department's emphasis at this time was in the areas of U.S.
history, Midwestern history, state history, and regional history.
The years during and after World War II brought many changes to the department. Under
the leadership of Robert F. Byrnes, chair of the department from 1958 until 1965, the
focus of the department shifted away from its traditional emphasis on English, U.S., and
regional history and towards a more international approach. Specialists were sought in
the areas of Latin America, Africa, East Asia, Central Eurasia, and Eastern as well as
Western Europe.
By the late 1960s, the departmental focus was further broadened as the "new social
history" gradually became a part of the history department's curriculum. The new model
focused on such diverse and under-researched historical subjects as immigration, family
life, the role of women, labor, and Native Americans.
Leo F. Solt joined the Indiana University History faculty in 1955. He served as Acting
Chair of the Department from 1962-1963. He was promoted to full professor in 1964 and
served as Chair of the Deptartment from 1965-1970. Solt retired in 1992 and passed away
in 1994.
The collection is arranged in a single series: Subject files.
The collection is organized in a single series: Subject files, which span from
1940-1973. Within the series, subjects are organized alphabetically. When multiple files
exist under a single subject, folders are further arranged alphabetically by sub-topic
and/or chronologically when appropriate. Contents include materials in relation to the
Indiana University Department of History, predominantly those created during Leo Solt's
tenure as department chair. Material genres include correspondence, reports,
departmental committee materials, and other documents in relation to department
initiatives, degree programs, curriculum development, and faculty.
See the following collections for Leo F. Solt’s files in association with his other
professional roles at Indiana University: C154: Leo F. Solt papers and C156: Indiana
University Graduate School Dean’s Records.
Photographs Pulled: One photograph was pulled from the folder entitled "McGarry, Daniel,
1945-1950" and rehoused with the Indiana University Archives photograph collection.
Contact the Archives Photographs Curator for access information.
Series:
Subject Files, 1940-1991
Box 1
A, 1965-1970
(2 folders)
Advanced Placement, 1963
(restricted records removed)
Advising,
Graduate, 1957-1959
(restricted records removed)
Undergraduate, 1956-1960
(restricted records removed)
Afro-American History Course, undated
Alumni Conference, 1959-1960
Alumni Institute, 1965-1970
American Association of University Professors (AAUP), 1965-1970
American Historical Association (AHA),
History Education Project, 1968-1970
American Historical Review, 1965-1970
American Studies, 1965-1970
Ancient History, 1965-1970
Annual Meeting (Bloomington and Regional Faculty), 1965-1970
Asian Studies, 1965-1970
Audio-Visual Center, 1965-1970
Bain, Wilfred C. (Dean), 1965-1970
Balcer, Jack M., undated
Baxter, Maurice G., undated
Big Ten Chairmen, 1965-1970
Bing, J.D., 1965-1970
Boxer, Charles R., 1965-1970
Brentano, Robert, 1977-1978
Brooks, George, 1965-1970
Buck, Roger C. (History and Philosophy of Science), 1965-1970
Budgets, 1969-1972
Buehrig, Edward,
General, 1964-1965
Box 2
Government, 1965-1970
Buller, Travte, 1973-1974
(restricted)
Burks, David D.
General, 1965-1970
Promotion, 1971
(restricted)
Byrd, Cecil K., 1965-1970
Byrnes, Robert F.,
1965-1970
Carmony, Donald F., 1965-1970
Chapman, Warner (Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Honors Division),
1965-1970
Christoph, James (Chairman, Govt. Dept.), 1965-1970
Clark, Thomas, 1965-1970
Cleland, Ralph E., 1965-1970
Cohen, William B.,
1965-1970
College Memos, Arts and Sciences, 1972
Committee for I.U. Center for Research and Development in Social
Studies, 1968
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC),
General, 1965-1970
Library Cooperation, 1965-1970
Continuing Education, 1971
Cooper, Sheila, 1972-1985
(restricted)
Correspondence Study/Courses,
1959-1964
College Memos, Arts and Sciences, 1972
(restricted)
1965-1970
College Memos, Arts and Sciences, 1972
Course Evaluation, 1970-1971
Course Offerings, undated
Crable, Robert, 1971-1972
(restricted)
Cridland, Nancy (Liaison Librarian), 1965-1970
Curriculum Committee,
1965-1970
1970
Curriculum Revision Committee, 1963
D, 1965-1970
Davis, G. Cullom, 1965-1970
Day, Harry (Dean, Res. and Adv. St.), 1965-1970
Department Business, 1960-1972
Departmental Committees and Duties, 1970-1971
Departmental Projection Committee (Thompson Patterson), 1967-1970
Derge, David (Dean, Graduate School), 1965-1970
Doctoral Dissertations in History, 1965-1970
Dorson, Richard, 1965-1970
Dowling, Dean, 1965-1970
Downey, Glanville, 1965-1970
E, 1965-1970
Edgerton, William B. (Slav. L. and L.), 1965-1970
Education Dept., Office of (Dept. H.E.W.), 1965-1970
Box 3
Edwards Committee, undated
Engle, Shirley (Dean, Graduate School), 1965-1970
Epstein, Fritz T., 1965-1970
European Search, 1972
(restricted)
Ewers, Joseph R. (Assistant to the President), 1965-1970
Executive Committee
1963-1965
1977-1979
Experimental Course Curriculum,
1971-1972
1972-1973
1973
Faculty Council Minutes, 1969-1970
Faculty on Leave, 1970-1971
Faculty Miscellaneous, 1965-1970
Faculty Reports,
1970-1971
1971-1972
1972-1973
Faculty Review, 1971
(restricted)
Faculty Work Load Forms, undated
Fellowship and A.I. (Associate Instructor) Committee, 1976
(restricted)
Fellowships, undated
Ferrell, Robert, undated
Field Committee,
Ph.D., 1971-1972
Box 4
Five Year Plan, 1970-1972
Ford Foundation, 1966-1967
Ford Proposal, 1965-1970
Foreign Area Fellowship, 1965-1970
Foster Project, 1965-1970
Fulbright Program,
General, 1965-1970
Committee, 1970-1977
(restricted)
Interview Schedule, 1972
G, 1965-1970
German Exchange, undated
Gomberg, Barry, 1973
(restricted)
Grade Change for Non-majors, 1965-1970
Graduate (general), 1965-1970
Graduate Advisor, 1977-1978
(restricted records removed)
Graduate Curriculum Revision Committee, 1965-1970
Graduate School Council, 1965-1970
Greenberg, Allen, undated
Guggenheim Foundation,
Holders (History), undated
Ray, Gordon, 1971-1975
(restricted)
Simon, John, undated
Hagen, Charles (Dean of Faculties), 1965-1970
Higgins, Smith (Dean), 1965-1970
High School, 1965-1970
History Department Notices, 1957-1973
Hoff, Earl (News Bureau), 1965-1970
Hogue, Arthur, 1965-1970
Honors Division, 1971
(restricted)
Honors Work, 1971-1972
Horizons of Knowledge Lecture Fund (Dean Eunice Roberts), 1965-1970
Huntington Library (San Marino, California), 1965-1970 )
Hunt, Joel (Dean, Graduate School), 1965-1970
I, 1965-1970
Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences, 1965-1970
Indiana Magazine of History, 1965-1970
International Affairs Center, 1965-1970
International Affairs Institute,
Correspondence, 1965-1970
Forms, Mimeo Material, 1965-1970
Itabashi, Shigeo (Visiting Scholar), 1969-1970
I.U. Foundation, 1965-1970
J, 1965-1970
Box 5
Jelavich, Barbara, 1965-1970
Jelavich, Charles, 1965-1970
John Foster Dulles Prize, 1965-1970
Journal of Modern History, 1965-1970
Juergens, George, 1965-1970
Jwaideh, Wadie, 1965-1970
K, 1965-1970
Kagan, Richard L., 1965-1970
Kaplan, Herbert H.,
1965-1970
Katz, Irving, 1965-1970
Kearney, Hugh, 1965-1970
Krekic, Barisa,
1965-1970
Kurland, Jordan, 1962
(restricted)
Lafleur, Ingrum, Indianapolis Lecturer, 1968-1969
(restricted)
Leacock, Ruth, Calumet-Gary, 1963
(restricted)
Li, Tien-yi, 1961-1962
(restricted)
Liason Librarian, 1965-1970
Library Affairs for the History Department, 1965-1970
Library Committee, 1965-1970
Lilly, undated
Lilly (Manning M. Patillo), 1965-1970
Lilly Library, 1965-1970
Listenfelt Scholarship, 1965-1970
Logan Esarey Graduate History Club, 1965-1970
Lombardi, John V. (Assistant Professor), 1965-1970
Long Range Planning Committee, 1963-1964
Long Range Priorities Committee, 1970
Lucas, Colin, Visiting Assistant Professor, 1969-1970
(restricted)
Lucas, Paul, 1965-1970
Lugar, Catherine, Latin America, 1972
(restricted)
Lundin, C. Leonard, 1965-1970
Lynn, John A., Visiting Lecturer, 1971-1973
(restricted)
Box 6
M, 1965-1970
Mc, 1965-1970
McCoy, John, Lecturer, 1967-1968
(restricted)
McGarr, Philip M., 1973
(restricted)
McGarry, Daniel, 1945-1950
(restricted)
(photograph removed)
MacLeod, Roy, Victorian, 1968-1969
(restricted)
McMains, Howard, Summer, 1971
(restricted)
McNeill, John T., 1964-1967
(restricted)
McRandle, James, 1964
(restricted)
McReynolds, George E., 1940-1941
(restricted)
Madden, William A. (Dean, Junior Division), 1965-1970
Majeska, George P., Visiting Professor, 1970-1971
(restricted)
Major, J. Russell, 1965-1970
Manhart, George B., 1958
(restricted)
Marcus, Robert D., 1963-1967
(restricted)
Marker, Gerald W. (Coordinator for School Social Studies), 1965-1970
Marshall, Woodville, Jamaican Exchange, 1965-1967
(restricted)
Martin, Bradford, 1965-1970
Martin, Terrence (Dean), 1965-1970
Martin, Thomas P., 1950-1954
(restricted)
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), 1965-1970
Mehlinger, Howard, undated
Meikle, Douglas L., Kokomo, 1956-1962
(restricted)
Mendel, Bernardo, 1965-1970
Merl, Frank, Bary, 1964-1968
(restricted)
Merritt, Lynne L. (Dean, Arts and Science,) 1965-1970
Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities (MUCIA),
1965-1970
Mirkovic', Mirko, Visiting Scholar, 1967-1968
(restricted)
Mooney, Chase C., 1965-1970
Moore, Powell A., Calument, 1957-1969
(restricted)
Morgan, William Thomas, 1957-1969
(restricted)
Mosse, George L. (Univ. of Wisconsin), 1965-1970
Murray, John J., 1946-1957
(restricted)
N, 1965-1970
National Defense Education Act, 1965-1970
Negro History Correspondence, 1968-1970
Neu, Irene D., 1965-1970
Neumann, Georg, 1941-1942
(restricted)
Nicol, Donald M., 1965-1967
(restricted)
Northern Tour of Graduate Schools, November 1967
Nugent, Walter T.K., 1965-1970
Nye, Russel B., 1961-1962
(restricted)
O, 1965-1970
Olsson, Nils William, Visiting Lecturer, 1966-1967
(restricted)
Oral History, undated
Organization for Graduate Study (Section Committee), 1965-1970
Osborn, George C., 1941-1959
(restricted)
Overseas Programs, 1973-1975
P, 1965-1970
Pantaleo, Olga, Latin American Studies, 1965-1967
Parker, William R. (English), 1965-1970
Patterson, James T., 1965-1970
Peterson,
Promotion and Tenure, 1976-1977
(restricted)
Review, 1976
(restricted)
Ph.D.,
General, 1965-1970
Committee, 1963-1968
(restricted)
Committee Alternate, 1971
Ph.D. Fields 1967-1968
Programs, 1955-1965
(restricted)
Questions, 1956-1973
Revision, 1971
Phi Alpha Theta,
General, 1965-1970
Phi Alpha Theta Book Awards, 1965-1970
Phi Beta Kappa, 1965-1970
Pierson, Coen, 1966
(restricted)
Pikaza, Otto, Assistant Professor,
1963-1969
Placement, 1973-1976
(restricted)
Placement Committee,
1970-1971
1971-1972
Plesur, Milton, 1964-1965
(restricted)
Pletcher, David, 1965-1970
Policy Committee,
Box 7
1970
1970-1971
1972-1973
Pollard, Alan, 1965-1970
Pounds, Norman J.G., 1965-1970
Press Publications Committee, 1969-1970
Priorities Committee,
General, 1973
Ad Hoc, 1972
Promotion and Tenure (general), 1970-1971
Q, 1965-1970
Quirk, Robert, 1965-1970
R, 1965-1970
(two folders)
Rabinowitch, Alexander,
Tenure, 1969-1970
(restricted)
Randall, T.E., undated
Reappointments, 1975
(restricted)
Raper, Horace W., Visiting Professor, 1967-1968
(restricted)
Rappe, Marion L., 1962
(restricted)
Rea, Robert R., 1954
(restricted)
Reardon, Michael, 1968-1969
(restricted)
Recommendations for Promotion,
(restricted)
1964-1968
1969-1970
Regional Campuses,
General, 1965-1970
Eastern Indiana Center of Earlham College in I.U., Dean Orville
Johnson, 1965-1970
Ft. Wayne, 1965-1970
(2 folders)
Indianapolis, Downtown, 1965-1970
Kokomo, 1965-1970
Northwest, Gary, 1965-1979
Southeastern, Jeffersonville, 1965-1970
Southwestern Center of Indiana and Vincennes Universities, 1965-1970
South Bend, Mishawaka, 1965-1970
Box 8
Registration Committee, undated
Reiberg, Rufus (Dean, University Extension),
1965-1970
Remak, Joachim, 1963
(restricted)
Residential College, 1965-1970
Research Plans (Proposed 2-course load), 1965-1970
Retiring Faculty,
General, 1976
Dinner, 1975-1978
Ridge, Martin, 1965-1970
Ringer, Fritz, 1965-1970
Rissler, Herbert J., South Bend, 1959-1962
(restricted)
Rolak, Bruno, 1965-1968
(restricted)
Ronsheim, Robert D., 1955-1957
(restricted)
Ryan, John W. (Vice President, Regional Campuses),
1965-1970
1973
Rystand, Nils Goran, 1963
(restricted)
S, 1965-1970
(two folders)
Sage, Leland, 1964-1965
(restricted)
Sage, Walter N., 1953-1954
(restricted)
Salzburg Seminar, 1964
Schaffer, Ronald,, 1961-1967
(restricted)
Schedules for Fall, 1973
Scheduling, 1971
Scheibert, Peter, 1962-1967
(restricted)
Schell, Herbert S., 1940
(restricted)
Scherer, Paul (Ft.Wayne), 1965-1970
Schoenbaum, David, 1972
(restricted)
Schoenhals, Kai P., Visiting Associate, German Studies, 1971
(restricted)
School Social Studies,
General, 1965-1970
Committee, 1959-1963
Coordinator, 1972-1974
(restricted records removed)
Development center, 1972-1977
Schrier, Arnold, 1965
(restricted)
Scobie, James 1972-1975
(restricted)
Search,
(restricted)
General Faculty,
1973-1974
1975-1977
Bzyantine, Medieval Slavic (Downey, Chairman), 1970-1971
European, Intellectual (Byrnes, Chairman), 1970-1971
French Revolution (Cohen, Chairman), 1970-1971
West (Cohen, Chairman), 1970-1971
U.S. since 1865 (Ridge, Chairman), 1970-1971
Search and Screen, 1973
(restricted)
Secretary of the Faculty, 1973
Self Instruction in Art, J-Courses, 1973
Sequicentennial, 1965-1970
Seton-Watson, Hugh, Russian, 1971-1972
(restricted)
Shriver, Frederick, Lecturer, South Bend, 1966-1968
(restricted)
Shugg, Roger W., 1941-1945
(restricted)
Shull, Harrison (Dean, Arts and Science), 1965-1970
Sinor, Denis, 1965-1970
Smith, David (American Studies Program), 1965-1970
Smith, Dwight L., 1962-1963
(restricted)
Smoke-Up Committee, 1965-1966
Snyder, John W., Professor,
Social Science Advisory Committee,
1965-1970
1972
Social Sciences and Humanities Lecture, undated
Social Studies,
Advisory Committee, 1972
Development Center,
1970-1972
1973-1975
1977-1978
Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, Alabama), 1965-1970
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Box 9
Strauss, Gerald, 1965-1970
Student Advisory Committee, 1965-1970
Student Evaluation of Faculty, Fall 1978
Study Travel Program, 1972
Sturgeon, Robert (Dean), undated
Summary Reports of Chairman, 1968-1969
Summer Session, 1956
Sutton, Joseph (President), 1965-1970
Sylvester, David, 1974
T, 1965-1970
Teacher Education Committee,
General, 1973
All University, 1973
Teaching Training, 1965-1970
Teaching Awards, 1965-1968
Television, 1965-1970
Teng, S.Y., 1965-1970
Thompson, John M. 1965-1970
Thompson, Phillip, 1972
Tool Skill Proposal, 1965-1970
Toronto, University of, 1965-1970
Trident Proposal, undated
Undergraduate,
Advisory, 1969-1972
(restricted records removed)
College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) Credit, 1972
Counseling,
1963-1965
(restricted records removed)
1971
Counseling Committee, 1965-1970
Curriculum, undated
1970-1972
History Majors and Minors, 1971,
undated
Honors, 1971-1972
(restricted)
Policy Committee, 1971-1972
(restricted)
Prizes, 1971-1972
(restricted)
Program Committee, undated
Scholarships, Internships, Assistantships, 1971-1972
(restricted)
Library Reserves, 1973-1974
University Honors Committee, 1963-1965
(restricted records removed)
U.S. History Conference, 1967-1968
V, 1965-1970
(two folders)
Vice Com (Committee of Vice Chancellors), 1972-1973
Victorian Studies, 1957-1971
Visiting Scholars, 1965-1970
W, 1965-1970
Waldman, Thomas, 1965-1970
Wells, Herman B, 1965-1970
West, Philip, 1976
(restricted)
West European Studies (WEST),
General,
1965-1966
(restricted records removed)
1965-1971
(restricted records removed)
1967-1969
(restricted records removed)
Box 10
1968-1973
(restricted records removed)
1970
(restricted records removed)
1971-1975
(restricted records removed)
Contemporary Western Europe, W 400/401, undated
Exchange Program, 1967-1970
(restricted)
Executive Committee, 1970-1971
(restricted)
Publications Committee, 1967-1969
Self-Survey, 1966-1971
West Indies Exchange, 1965-1970
Wison, George, undated
Wiltz, John,
1965-1970
1972
Wingspread Conference, 1965-1966
(two folders)
Winther, O.O., 1965-1970
Winther, Oscar, 1965-1970
Wolff, Michael, 1965-1970
World History, 1965-1970
World History Conference, March 24, 1967
Y, 1965-1970
Yamaguchi, Harry (Dean, Graduate School), 1965-1970
Young, Dean, undated
Young, Harry F., 1965-1970
Z, 1965-1970
Box 10-13
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