Collection Overview
Title: | Thomas E. Skidmore papers |
Date range: | 1878-2006, (1950-2006) |
Creator: | Skidmore, Thomas E. |
Extent: | 28 Linear Feet 28 record center boxes |
Abstract: | This collection documents the career of Thomas E. Skidmore who was a professor in the Latin American Studies department at the University of Wisconsin (1967-1987) and then at Brown University (1988-1999). His area of focus was Brazil and he was the pre-eminent expert in the United States on the topic of its history and politics. The collection relates primarily to his professional life as a student, professor and scholar. Materials related to his personal life are interspersed throughout with the highest concentration in Series 5. Correspondence. |
Repository: | John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts |
Collection number: | AMS.1UF.S4 |