A Thousand Days by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

Despite not having a doctorate, Schlesinger had completed Harvard's own research fellowship program, and his academic career was never adversely affected by his choice not to pursue a doctoral degree. In 1946, he returned to Harvard as an assistant professor of history. During World War II, he worked in the Office of War Information and the Office of Strategic Services, a forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency. He studied at Cambridge University for a year, and then returned to Harvard as a research fellow, where he wrote The Age of Jackson (1945), which won him his first Pulitzer Prize. Graduating from Harvard University in 1938, Schlesinger eventually published his senior thesis on nineteenth-century theologian and activist Orestes Brownson. Schlesinger changed his middle name to Meier when he was a teenager so as to share a name with his father.

Born in Ohio, Schlesinger moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts when his father became a professor of history at Harvard University. Elizabeth was distantly related to historian George Bancroft. He was born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger on Octoto Arthur Meier Schlesinger and Elizabeth Bancroft Schlesinger, both well-known historians. He won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award twice each, while playing a significant role in shaping the intellectual basis of postwar Democratic liberalism. (1917-2007) was an American historian as renowned for his political activities as a liberal Democrat as for his critically acclaimed scholarly work. They represent Schlesinger's vocation as a popular and academic historian, as well as his life as a political activist and advisor.Īrthur M.

The papers provide insight into Schlesinger's philosophical, political, and historical thinking, while offering a glimpse of his daily activities. The collection consists of extensive correspondence, journals, writings, research material, office files, and personal records. (1917-2007), noted for his political activities in the Democratic Party and for his acclaimed accounts of nineteenth and twentieth century history.

papers document the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Arthur M. papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library Repository Manuscripts and Archives Division Access to materials Request an in-person research appointment. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007 Call number MssCol 17775 Physical description 242.99 linear feet (574 boxes, 1 tube) Language English Preferred Citation Arthur M.

A Thousand Days by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.