Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007
- Authoritative Name:
- Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007
- Biography:
- "Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 15, 1917. He received his A.B. summa cum laude from Harvard University in 1938, was a postgraduate Henry Fellow at Cambridge University in England from 1938 to 1939, and a member of the Harvard Society of Fellows from 1939 to 1942. Schlesinger was with the Office of War Information from 1942 through 1943 and the Office of Strategic Services from 1943 to 1945. In 1945, he served in the United States Army. Following the war, he was an associate professor at Harvard from 1946 to 1954 and professor from 1954 to 1961. During 1948, Schlesinger served as a consultant to the Economic Cooperation Administration and in 1951 and 1952 to the Mutual Security Administration. He was a member of Adlai Stevenson's campaign staff in 1952 and 1956. In 1960, he worked as a speechwriter in John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. Schlesinger was appointed Special Assistant to the President by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and held the position until 1964. He then served as a visiting fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton University in 1966. Schlesinger was appointed Albert Schweitzer Professor of Humanities at the City University of New York in 1966 and held this position until his retirement in 1994."--ARTHUR M. SCHLESINGER PERSONAL PAPERS, https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/AMSPP.
- Associated Subjects:
- Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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7 items in 2 collections (expand all)
CORE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Convention challenge - Memoranda and diary, 1964 June-Oct. (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 39)
- Creator:
- Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi Fourth Congressional District
- Date of Original:
- 1964/1965
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Goodman--National clippings and loose clippings (Carolyn Goodman papers, 1964-2000; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 833, Reel 1b)
- Creator:
- Goodman, Carolyn
- Date of Original:
- 1964/1967
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Goodman--New York newspaper clippings (Carolyn Goodman papers, 1964-2000; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 833, Reel 1a)
- Creator:
- Goodman, Carolyn
- Date of Original:
- 1964/1967
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
King--August, 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 9)
- Creator:
- King, Mary E., 1940-
- Date of Original:
- 1964-08
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
MFDP--General papers, 1963-1965, part 2 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 1, Segment 2, Part 2)
- Creator:
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
- Date of Original:
- 1964/1965
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Arthur M. Schlesinger to Jim, 19 January 1962
- Creator:
- Schlesinger, Arthur M. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007
- Date of Original:
- 1962-01-19
- Collection:
- James W. Silver Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
Arthur M. Schlesinger to Jim, 23 November 1957
- Creator:
- Schlesinger, Arthur M. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007
- Date of Original:
- 1958-11-23
- Collection:
- James W. Silver Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections