Call Number:

C0581

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

20 boxes

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Rushton Coulborn papers, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1939-1970 (inclusive)

Creator:

Coulborn, Rushton, 1901-1968.

Form:

Bibliographies -- 20th century., Correspondence -- 20th century, Dissertations -- 20th century., Historians -- United States., and Manuscripts -- 20th century.

Abstract:

Consists of papers of historian Rushton Coulborn, including manuscripts, correspondence, and bibliographic material.

Rushton Coulborn was an English-born American historian and author.

The collection consists of Coulborn's typescripts of his University College (London) doctoral dissertation, "The Economical and Political Preliminaries of the Crusade of Harry Despenser, Bishop of Norwich in 1383," a book entitled The Origin of Civilized Societies (1959), articles, reports on conferences, notes, commentaries, and a bibliography, as well as several unfinished manuscripts. In addition, there is some correspondence with professional colleagues as well as letters to Coulborn regarding the publication of The Origin of Civilized Societies.

Arranged in this order: doctoral dissertation, book, articles, reports, unfinished manuscripts, notes, and correspondence.