Jesse Siddall Reeves Papers, 1853-1942 (majority within 1901-1942)

Start Over Collection Jesse Siddall Reeves Papers, 1853-1942 (majority within 1901-1942) Date range 1940 to 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.

1927-1942

The papers for 1927-1942 are particularly rich. The correspondence for 1927 includes excellent letters written to his wife and brother (as well as official papers) dealing with his mission as a delegate to the International Commission of Jurists meeting in Buenos Aires. In addition, the correspondence with colleagues in Europe and the Philippines is particularly interesting. There are comments on Mussolini's Italy, the Stavisky affair in France, the early months of the Hitler regime, etc. written by political scientist living in the countries at the time. There is also a large body of correspondence dealing with the placing of refugee scholars in the United States, and illuminating the difficulties associated with this activity.