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Eric Frederick Goldman Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Prepared by Donna Ellis with the assistance of Patricia Craig, Patrick Kerwin, Margaret Martin, and Greg Van Vranken Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2009 Contact information: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2009 Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009038 Collection Summary Title: Eric Frederick Goldman Papers Span Dates: 1886-1988 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1940-1970) ID No.: MSS80597 Creator: Goldman, Eric Frederick, 1915-1989 Extent: 27,600 items; 91 containers plus 13 oversize; 43 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Abstract: Author, educator, and historian. Correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, research materials, scrapbooks, speeches, and writings pertaining to Goldman's career as a historian and consultant to President Lyndon B. Johnson on intellectual matters. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. Personal Names Aaron, Hank, 1934---Correspondence. Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971--Correspondence. Bacall, Lauren, 1924---Correspondence. Beard, Charles Austin, 1874-1948--Correspondence. Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971--Correspondence. Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921. Buckley, William F. (William Frank), 1925-2008--Correspondence. Busby, Horace W.--Correspondence. Carpenter, Liz--Correspondence. Catton, Bruce, 1899-1978--Correspondence. Commager, Henry Steele, 1902-1998--Correspondence. Curti, Merle Eugene, 1897---Correspondence. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969--Correspondence. Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006--Correspondence. Godfrey, Arthur, 1903-1983--Correspondence. Goldman, Eric Frederick, 1915-1989. Goldman, Harry Eric--Correspondence. Greenfield, Kent Roberts, 1893-1967--Correspondence. Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901--Correspondence. Hofstadter, Richard, 1916-1970--Correspondence. Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986. Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007--Correspondence. Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973--Correspondence. Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974--Correspondence. Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977--Correspondence. Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978--Correspondence. Pilpel, Harriet F.--Correspondence. Powell, Adam Clayton, 1908-1972--Correspondence. Reedy, George E., 1917---Correspondence. Revelle, Roger, 1909---Correspondence. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Correspondence. Rossiter, Clinton, 1917-1970--Correspondence. Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994--Correspondence. Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968--Correspondence. Eric Frederick Goldman Papers 2 Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965--Correspondence. Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003--Correspondence. Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972--Correspondence. Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim--Correspondence. Valenti, Jack--Correspondence. Walker, Zachariah, d. 1911. Wing, Willis Kingsley, 1899-1985--Correspondence. Organizations Society of American Historians. Subjects Arts. Civil rights. Civil service--Study and teaching (Internship) Emigration and immigration. International cooperation. Lynching--Pennsylvania--Coatesville. Open mind (Television program) Poverty. Presidential Scholars. Vietnam War, 1961-1975. White House Fellows. Locations United States--Economic policy. United States--History--1865-1900. United States--History--20th century. United States--Intellectual life. United States--Politics and government--1865-1900. United States--Politics and government--20th century. United States--Social policy. Occupations Authors. Educators. Historians. Administrative Information Provenance: The papers of Eric Frederick Goldman, historian, educator, and author, were given to the library of Congress between 1990 and 1995 by the executor of Goldman's estate. Processing History: Part I of the papers of Eric Frederick Goldman was processed in 1992. Additional material received in 1995 was processed as Part II in 1996. The finding aid was revised in 2009. Transfers: Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Photographs, posters, a print, and a sketch have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. Audiotapes and a film have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Sheet music has been transferred to the Music Division. Microfilm has been transferred to the General Collections. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Eric Frederick Goldman Papers. Eric Frederick Goldman Papers 3 Copyright Status: Copyright in the unpublished writings of Eric Frederick Goldman in these papers and in other collections in the custody of the Library of Congress is reserved. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for further information. Access and Restrictions: The papers of Eric Frederick Goldman are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Preferred Citation: Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Eric Frederick Goldman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note Date Event 1915, June 17 Born, Washington, D.C. 1938 Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. 1938-1940 Instructor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. 1940-1944 Staff writer on national affairs, Time magazine (two periods for a total of about four years). 1941 Edited Historiography and Urbanization: Essays in American History in Honor of W. Stull Holt. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press 1942-1985 Instructor, later professor, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 1943 Published Charles J. Boneparte, Patrician Reformer: His Earlier Career. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press Published John Bach McMaster, American Historian. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press 1944 Married Betty Ann [Heilbrun?] (divorced 1945) 1947 Edited with Erling M. Hunt and Frederick C. Lane The World's History. New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Co. 1950 Married Anne Metzger (divorced circa 1951) 1952 Published Rendezvous with Destiny: A History of Modern American Reform. New York: Alfred A. Knopf; awarded the Bancroft Prize for distinguished American history Married Joanna Ruth Jackson (died circa 1983) 1953-1954 Lecturer in Europe for State Department 1956 Published The Crucial Decade: America, 1945-1955. New York: Alfred A. Knopf Lecturer in India for State Department 1959-1967 Moderator, “Open Mind,” NBC Television Network (show won New York Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award, 1962, 1966) Eric Frederick Goldman Papers 4 1962 Appointed Rollins Professor of History, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. Appointed McCosh Fellow, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 1962-1969 President, Society of American Historians 1964-1966 Special consultant to President Lyndon B. Johnson 1966 Published The Crucial Decade—and After: America, 1945-1960. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1969 Published The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1975 Guest commentator, “Morning News,” CBS Television Network 1985 Emeritus status, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 1989, Feb. 19 Died, Princeton, N.J. Scope and Content Note The papers of Eric Frederick Goldman (1915-1989) span the years 1886-1988, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940 to 1970. Part I Part I of the Goldman Papers, covering the entire time span of the collection, is organized into the following series: Family Papers, General Correspondence, Subject File, Writings, and Oversize. The Family Papers contains correspondence between Goldman and his family and close friends pertaining chiefly to personal matters but also providing details concerning his public career. Goldman's third wife, Joanna, kept diaries, generally in a rough note format, which document her husband's private and public life, especially during his association with the Johnson administration. Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, printed ephemera, photographs, and correspondence also cover Goldman's achievements. Eight of these scrapbooks are in the Oversize series. General Correspondence contains letters from colleagues, students, and the public, usually accompanied by a copy of Goldman's reply. There are letters from historians such as Charles Austin Beard, Henry Steele Commager, and Merle Eugene Curti; journalists such as Walter Lippmann; entertainers such as Arthur Godfrey; athletes such as Hank Aaron; and Supreme Court justices. Topics include research inquiries, requests for articles and book reviews, invitations to speak, and discussions of historical points. There are a few letters from Harry S. Truman, who because of differing interpretations of his presidential administration refused to let Goldman write his biography. The letters of Willis Kingsley Wing, Goldman's literary agent, provide information on the production and promotion of Goldman's writings. The legal aspects of Goldman's contracts are covered in the letters of Harriet F. Pippel. The Subject File documents the wide variety of Goldman's activities. Intending to collaborate on a book with Jacob K. Javits, Goldman collected