Dwight L. Dumond papers, 1928-1970

University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library

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Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2113, USA

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Creator:: Dumond, Dwight Lowell, 1895-
Abstract:: Professor of history at the University of Michigan, first distinguished visiting professor at Northern Michigan University. Correspondence and other papers concerning his research and writings on the anti-slavery movement in America. Also, analog and digitized recordings of 1965 interviews given to WNMR Northern Dimensions.
Extent:: 2 linear feet
23.62 MB
Language:: English
Call Number:: 85152 Aa 2
Authors:: Finding aid created by Michigan Historical Collections staff

Scope and Content:: The Dumond collection contains professional correspondence, including letters received, ca. 1961-1970, reflecting prevailing attitudes towards race relations and the historiography of the American Civil War. There are also research materials, notebooks containing lecture notes and drafts of writings, reviews of his books, an audio-tape of a talk he gave, and a scattering of photographs.
Biographical / Historical:: Dwight L. Dumond was born August 27, 1895, in Kingston, Ohio. He received a bachelor of arts degree at Baldwin-Wallace University in 1920, a master of arts degree at Washington University in 1928, and a Ph.D. degree in 1929 at Michigan. After teaching for a year at Ohio Wesleyan University, Dumond joined the University of Michigan faculty in 1930. He remained at Michigan until his retirement in 1965. Dumond was best known for his authoritative works on the history of slavery. The titles of some of his work were Antislavery Origins of the Civil War in the United States (1939) and Antislavery: The Crusade for Freedom in America (1961). Dumond was granted the University's Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award in 1963. He died May 30, 1976.
Acquisition Information:: The collection was the gift of Dwight L. Dumond (donor no. 3695 ).
Accruals:: No further additions to the papers are expected.
Rules or Conventions:: Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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Subjects:: African Americans.
Antislavery movements -- United States.
Civil rights -- United States.
Historians -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.
Students -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.
Interviews.
Formats:: Digital file formats.
Photographs.
Sound recordings.
Names:: University of Michigan. Dept. of History.
University of Michigan -- Faculty.
Places:: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

RESTRICTIONS:: The collection is open to research.
USE & PERMISSIONS:: Copyright is held by the Regents of the University of Michigan but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright is not held. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials.

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