Feis, Herbert, 1893-1972

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Born in 1893, Herbert Feis was a distinguished author and historian, whose work focused on American foreign policy and international economic affairs. Early in his career, Feis worked as Economic Advisor for International Affairs at the State Department under the Hoover and Roosevelt administrations. His thirteen published books include "The Road to Pearl Harbor" (1950), "Europe, the World's Banker, 1870-1914" (1964), "From Trust to Terror: The Onset of the Cold War" (1970), and the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Between War and Peace: The Potsdam Conference" (1960). Since his passing, the American Historical Association has named an award after Feis, the Herbert Feis Prize, which is awarded annually for excellence in public history and independent scholarship. He died in 1972.

From the description of Herbert Feis papers, 1952-1972. (George Mason University). WorldCat record id: 746214054

Historian, economist, and author.

From the description of Papers of Herbert Feis, 1916-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069892

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creatorOf Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941. Papers of Sherwood Anderson, 1923-1941. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950. Henry Lewis Stimson papers, 1846-1966. Yale University Library
referencedIn Lawrence S. Kubie Papers, 1916-1978 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn J. Robert Oppenheimer Papers, 1799-1980, (bulk 1947-1967) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Elman, Philip, 1918-. Papers, 1925-1979. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Felix Frankfurter papers Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Hamilton Fish Armstrong Papers, 1893-1973, 1916-1973 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.
referencedIn Nicholas Roosevelt Papers, 1846-1962 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Elman, Philip. Philip Elman papers. 1925-1979. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Felix Frankfurter papers Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Armstrong, Hamilton Fish, 1893-1973. Hamilton Fish Armstrong papers, 1893-1973 (bulk 1916-1973). Princeton University Library
referencedIn Rogers, James Harvey, 1886-1939. James Harvey Rogers papers, 1904-1963 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Benjamin N. Cardozo papers, 1885-1940. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Feis, Herbert, 1893-1972. Correspondence, 1918, n.d., from Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Feis, Herbert, 1972-1977 Senate House Library (University of London)
referencedIn William Ernest Hocking papers Houghton Library
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Papers, 1898-1967. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn George S. Messersmith papers University of Delaware Library - Special Collections
creatorOf Feis, Herbert, 1893-1972. Letters, 1915-1923, n.d., to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Papers, 1866-1953, 1933-1953 (bulk) New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn W. Averell Harriman Papers, 1869-1988, (bulk 1895-1986) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886-1960. Papers, 1894-1960 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Feis, Herbert, 1893-1972. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1921. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Feis, Herbert, 1893-1972. Herbert Feis papers, 1952-1972. George Mason University, Fenwick Library
creatorOf Herbert Feis papers, 1889-1972. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Robert E. Sherwood papers, 1917-1968 (inclusive), 1934-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn James Harvey Rogers papers, 1904-1963 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
creatorOf Dreiser, Karola. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1921-1926. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Stanley-Brown, Mary Garfield, 1867-1947. Mary Garfield Stanley-Brown papers, 1881-1967. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
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Cold War
International finance
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1893-06-07

Death 1972-03-02

Americans

English

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