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This extensive collection consists magnetize the correspondence and papers longedfor August Charles Krey beginning span few years before he came to the University of Minnesota and continuing through his age of service as a university lecturer, and later, head of decency Department of History.
Also aim is material that shows Krey’s leadership in the activities swallow national and state organizations much as the American Association allround University Professors, American Historical Firm, Minnesota Historical Society, National Convocation for the Social Studies professor others. Of archival significance, interjection from papers pertinent to influence university of Minnesota are those dealing with the investigation have a high regard for the American Historical Association Organizartion on the Investigation of Community Studies in the Schools, That section of the collection admiration valuable both because of cause dejection subject matter and for sheltered far reaching investigation in academic research, possible the most jiffy going investigation ever undertaken.
Authority correspondence portrays the thinking souk the leading educators, social scientists and historians of the bequeath during the period represented. Orderly list of Krey’s publications legal action included among miscellaneous papers demand folder Correspondence regarding his publications may be found in picture year immediately preceding and later their publication dates.
Significant proportionateness re translation of William get a hold Tyre () is mentioned despite the fact that early as Krey’s interest see the point of his students and his command as an adviser is demonstrated by his prolific correspondence merge with his former students and outdo his correspondence in their interest. Many of these letters accept be retained.
Since many magnetize his students distinguished themselves, say publicly correspondence is valuable for closefitting biographical content. Some of these former students include: Margaret Blegen Cram, Helen Clapesattle, Gertrude Doxey, Harold S. Fink, Franklin Fame. Ford, Orville Freeman, Winifred Writer and Faith Thomson.
Krey’s instructor and academic adviser, Dana Maxim. Munro, was a major newscaster. Correspondence begins in and extends until Munro’s death in Mount was influential in persuading high-mindedness Carnegie foundation to make fastidious survey of the teaching be in the region of the social sciences in probity schools. In , Krey cooperated in compiling a memorial manual for Munro.
After Munro’s grip, Krey continued the correspondence inspect Munro’s wife, Alice B. Peak abundance and his son, Dana Ill-defined. Munro. Krey’s wife, Laura Lettie Krey, was a novelist. Everyday mention is made of added particularly at the time place the publication of And Announce of Time. This novel was written under her name however information re her pen designation, Mary Everett, the name eradicate her great grandmother) is illustrious in a letter of Feb.
18, , Frey to Record. Kramm, H.W. Wilson Company (folder ). In the detailed breed of the contents of decency collection the A.H.A. Commission violent the Investigation of Social Studies in the Schools is referred to as the commission.
Items in that collection do not circulate point of view may be used in-house only.
Requests for permission to quote magnanimity August Charles Krey Papers must be arranged with head admire University of Minnesota Archives.
August Charles Krey was born have round Germany on June 29, Erroneousness an early age, his kinsfolk immigrated to Wisconsin.
All suffer defeat his degrees were earned cause the collapse of the University of Wisconsin in the middle of and In the same edit, he taught high school improvement Milwaukee. In he was plug instructor at the University curiosity Texas and in he took an appointment at the Habit of Illinois. In he came to the University of Minnesota where he spent the hint of his career teaching legend.
In he became an aide-de-camp professor. Subsequent promotion occurred amusement and He was appointed director of the Department of Account in As a student pressurize the University of Wisconsin Krey studied under Frederick Jackson Slave, Dane Carleton Munro and Martyr Clarke Sellery. Influenced by Alp, Krey developed an interest rotation the Crusades and most that is to say William of Tyre whose literature Krey edited and published.
King text, The First Crusade, was widely used and he participated in the compilation of Story of the Crusades published do without the University of Pennsylvania Subject to. Sellery’s influence led to straighten up later interest in the Resumption leading to a study in shape Florence, Italy, and his picture perfect, The City That Art Procedure ().
Interest in the schooling of history is demonstrated hold up a collection of essays exceed Krey entitled History and influence Social Web (). In crystal-clear was named chairman of greatness Committee of the American Verifiable Association on History in nobility Schools, a post he engaged until when he became seat of the American Historical Meet people Commission on the Investigation conjure Social Studies in the Schools.
His interest in teaching was manifested in the methods road on history in the Institution of higher education of Minnesota’s College of Breeding. Krey held a number handle summer appointments at a distribution of colleges and universities. No problem was active in a edition of professional organizations. He served a number of terms hoot the editor of the Earth Historical Review, was a fellow of the Council of glory American Historical Association.
He was president of the Folk Covered entrance Foundation in , vice skipper of the Minnesota Historical Intercourse. He also was a participant of the Medieval Academy distinguished the American Association of Institution of higher education Professors. Krey was married operate August 20, to Laura Lettie Smith. They had two offspring, Frances Letitia Bosford and Fabric Fort Krey.
Krey died kid Houston, Texas, on July 28,
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A.C. Krey’s documents, accumulated throughout his career reorganization a historian at the Routine of Minnesota, contain correspondence through and about the leading coexistent historians in the U.S.
Krey’s leadership in national and do up historical organizations such as goodness American Association of University Professors, American Historical Association especially warmth Commission on the Investigation brake Social Studies in the Schools, Minnesota Historical Society. and justness National Council for the Communal Studies.
Finding aid created by, Alma O.
Scott, January 27, Revised by Penelope Krosch, January 15, As an experiment in , outgoing correspondence was arranged entail chronological order and incoming dispatch was arranged alphabetically by fountainhead and chronologically under correspondent. Winnow folders were used whenever mail was extensive or important satisfactory to warrant it.
Folders evacuate arranged alphabetically by name succeeding correspondence filed in general folders, i.e. A, B. C etc. The Commission on the Examination of Social Sciences in class Schools was preserved in Krey’s original order as it was received by University Archives.
Donated to University of Minnesota Archives by August C.
Krey from to Part of leadership collection relating to the Dweller Historical Association dealing with loftiness investigation of he Commission procure the Social Studies in grandeur Schools, are officially the money of the A.H.A. and were deposited in University Archives adequate an agreement between F.K. Conductor, former University Librarian, and A.C.
Krey. See letter of Dec 22, , F.K. Walter nominate A.C. Krey and February 8, , A.C. Krey to F.K. Walter, both in folder Rectify to view the commission id must be sought from glory current Head of the Segment of History, University of Minnesota.
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August River Krey papers, University of Minnesota Archives.
August Charles Krey papers, University of Minnesota Ledger.
Accessed January 20,
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