Correspondence and related papers
Reeves' correspondence and related papers are arranged chronologically. It is subdivided into several time spans roughly reflecting major periods in Reeves' career: 1953-1912, 1913-1917, 1918,1919-1926, 1927-1942.
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Jesse Siddall Reeves Papers, 1853-1942 (majority within 1901-1942)
14 linear feet — 1 oversize folder
Chairman of the department of political science at University of Michigan. Correspondence, reports, manuscript articles, book reviews, lecture notes, and miscellaneous papers concerning family affairs and his academic interests in political science and international law.
The Reeves papers largely concern JSR's activities as professor (also chairman) of the University of Michigan Department of Political Science from his appointment in 1910 until his retirement in 1937. The great bulk of the collection consists of Reeves' correspondence. With this is a smaller series of such other materials as lectures, research materials, professional organizational materials. As an aid to accessing the correspondence, a selective index of correspondents and subjects has been prepared and is appended to the following containing listing.
1853-1912
The papers for 1853-1912 consist largely of personal and family correspondence. Much of Reeves' correspondence is with his brother Will, professor of English at Kenyon College. Reeves made a trip to Panama and Nicaragua in 1897 and his letters home contain excellent descriptions of the construction of the canal. The negotiations relating to Reeves' acceptance of a position at the University of Michigan professorship will be found in the folder for March 1910.
1913-1917
In addition to departmental information, the letters for 1913-1917 include family correspondence (mainly letters exchanged with his brother Will). There are also papers dealing with his association with the American Political Science Association. Of interest are letters detailing the reaction of the academic community to the First World War.
1918
The 1918 papers here deal almost exclusively with Reeves' service as a captain in the United States Signal Corps and as a member of its examining board. Much of the correspondence is with his brother Will.
1919-1926
During the 1919-1926 period Reeves was particularly active in the American Political Science Association and was also a leading figure in the Williamsburg Institute.