RMA03804.xml Guide to the Richard Polenberg papers, 1961-2000 Polenberg, Richard papers Compiled by RMC Staff Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library March 2010

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 Finding aid encoded by RMC Staff, March 2010 Guide to the Richard Polenberg Papers, 1961-2000 Collection Number: 14-17-3804 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu RMC Staff March 2010 RMC Staff, March 2010 RMC Staff, June 2012 © 2010 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY Richard Polenberg papers, 1961-2000 14-17-3804 Polenberg, Richard. 4.8 cubic feet. Correspondence, Manuscripts, Printed Materials, Research Materials Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library Professional papers relating to his research, teaching, and writings about American History. Collection material in English ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Emeritus professor of American History, Cornell University.

Polenberg came to Cornell in 1966 and is a recipient of the Clark Distinguished Teaching Award and the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award. He has offered seminars on Justice Cardozo and the judicial process and has written books on American History, the Constitution, Robert Oppenheimer, Benjamin Cardozo, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jacob Abrams, class, race, and ethnicity in the United States, and war and society.

 COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Professional papers relating to his research, teaching, and writings about American history.

 SUBJECTS Names: Polenberg, Richard. Cornell University--Faculty. Cornell University.Dept. of History. Subjects: Historians. History--Study and teaching. Freedom of speech--United States. Ethnicity--United States. Social classes--United States. Judicial process--United States. Trials (Anarchy)--New York State)--New York. Places: United States--Politics and government--1933-1945. Form and Genre Terms: Photographs. INFORMATION FOR USERS Cite As:

Richard Polenberg papers, #14-17-3804. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

 CONTAINER LIST 1 Articles, Reviews with Correspondence, Reports, Subject Files 1960s-2000 2-3 Correspondence, Reports, Papers from Graduate School, Manuscripts, Reviews, Photographs 1950s-1990s 4-8 Cardozo and Sacco-Vanzetti case files, and research files used for writing the book "Fighting Faiths"