Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders, Yale University, records
Scope and Contents
The records of the Howard R. Lamar Center consist of materials related to Lamar Research Fellows and scholarship recipents, as well as scheduled lectures and other events hosted by the Howard R. Lamar Center.
Dates
- 2000-2012
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The records for the Howard R. Lamar Center are restricted until January 1, 2087, as established by Yale Corporation regulations.
Some records in this finding aid have been redacted, as they include student names, donor names, and other restricted data. These records will not appear in the published finding aid.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Yale University is retained by Yale University. 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
The records were transferred from the Howard R. Lamar Center in 2012.
Arrangement
The records are arranged by accession.
Extent
6.83 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The records of the Howard R. Lamar Center consist of materials related to Lamar Research Fellows and scholarship recipents, as well as scheduled lectures and other events hosted by the Howard R. Lamar Center.
Biographical / Historical
The Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders at Yale University was established to further the advanced historical study of North American frontiers and borders, as well as the comparative study of the frontier experience throughout the world.
The Center honors Howard Roberts Lamar, Sterling Professor Emeritus of History and former President of the University. Lamar, well-known for his pivotal contributions to the field of western history, continues to work as a scholar and adviser. His The New Encyclopedia of the American West (Yale University Press) was described by historian Stephen E. Ambrose as "a monumental achievement in the historiography of the American West. Howard Lamar had rendered our nation a great service by compiling this magisterial and indispensable reference volume."
The Center's principal priority is the support of graduate study in the departments of History and American Studies at Yale University by providing grants for dissertation research on topics relating to the Center's scholarly interests, by sponsoring talks and workshops by scholars, and in keeping with Howard Lamar's dedication and generosity of spirit as a teacher, mentor, and friend to generations of Yale students, by seeking to create at Yale a community of mutually-supportive scholars interested in frontiers and borders.
General
Forms part of Yale Record Group 37 (YRG 37), Records of associations, institutes, centers, and organizations affiliated with Yale University.
- Title
- Guide to the Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders, Yale University, Records
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Michael Lotstein
- Date
- July 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511