Scope and Contents
The papers consist of Henry Ashby Turner's correspondence with other historians about the controversy surrounding David Abraham's book, The Collapse of the Weimar Republic. A later accession comprises two databases, one containing information concerning foreign workers in the Adam Opel AG plant in Rüsselsheim, Germany, during the World War II era, and the other containing evaluative records concerning documents and articles relating to General Motors' acquisition, ownership, management, loss of effective control, write-off, and reacquisition of Adam Opel AG during the period from 1929 through the early 1950s.
Dates
- 1982-circa 2000
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by Henry Ashby Turner, Jr. has been transferred to Yale University. These materials may be used for non-commercial purposes without seeking permission from Yale University as the copyright holder. For other uses of these materials, please contact mssa.assist@yale.edu.
Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Henry Ashby Turner, Jr., 1995 and 2008.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
187 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The papers consist of Henry Ashby Turner's correspondence with other historians about the controversy surrounding David Abraham's book, The Collapse of the Weimar Republic. A later accession comprises two databases, one containing information concerning foreign workers in the Adam Opel AG plant in Rüsselsheim, Germany, during the World War II era, and the other containing evaluative records concerning documents and articles relating to General Motors' acquisition, ownership, management, loss of effective control, write-off, and reacquisition of Adam Opel AG during the period from 1929 through the early 1950s.
Biographical / Historical
Henry Ashby Turner, Jr., born in 1932, received his B.A. degree from Washington and Lee University in 1954, and his M.A. (1957) and Ph.D. (1960) from Princeton. He held the following positions at Yale University: instructor in history, 1958-1961; assistant professor, 1962-1964; associate professor, 1964-1970; professor, 1971-1989; Charles Seymour Professor of History, 1990-1991; and Bass Professor of History, 1991-. Turner was master of Davenport College from 1981-1991. He was a noted scholar of modern Europe, particularly Germany. Turner died on December 17, 2008, in New Haven, Connecticut.
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Henry Ashby Turner, Jr. Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Richard Szary and William Landis
- Date
- May 1995
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511