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Mario S. De Pillis papers, 1957-2008
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- De Pillis, Mario S.
- Title
- Mario S. De Pillis papers
- Dates
- 1957-2008 (inclusive)19572008
- Quantity
- 0.75 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2507
- Summary
- The Mario S. De Pillis papers (1957-2008) consist of correspondence, reviews, and other materials. De Pillis, a professor of history at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, specialized in the social history of the United States and in the history of American religion, with particular emphasis on Mormonsim and Shakerism.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Mario S. De Pillis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1926. He received a B.A. degree in 1952 and a M.A. degree in history at the University of Chicago in 1954. Continuing his graduate studies at Yale University, he earned a M.A. and a Ph.D. degree in 1956 and 1961 respectively. His dissertation was awarded the George Washington Egleston Prize in American History. In 1958 Professor De Pillis commenced his academic career as an instructor of American religious and social history at the University of Masachusetts at Amherst where he became a full professor in 1976. He also taught at the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Munich, the University of Freiburg and the University of Konstanz. A founding member of the Journal of Social History, De Pillis served on the editorial board from 1966 until 2002. He was a member of the board of editors for the Journal of Mormon History as well as a member of the board of directors for the Mormon Historical Association and the Communal Studies Association. From 1982 through 1987, De Pillis edited the journal of Communal Societies. Some of his publications on Mormon history appeared in Dialogue, the Journal of Social History, Church History, the Journal of Mormon History, and Sunstone. In 1993 De Pillis became president of the Mormon History Association.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Mario S. De Pillis papers (1957-2008) consist of correspondence, reviews and other materials. Among this correpondence are letters with Fawn Brodie, Daniel Boorstin, Richard Brown, Newell Bringhurst, Lavina Fielding Anderson, Danny Jorgensen, Bill Mulder, Polly Aird, Michael Quinn, Lawrence Foster, and Peter Stearns. Particularly noteworthy are the communications associated with the founding and the development of one of America's premier historical journals, the Journal Of Social History.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Correspondence, reviews and assorted materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence: Fawn M. Brodie |
1957-1958 |
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence: Gertrude Tingelstad |
1957 |
| 1 | 3 | Correspondence: Theodore C. Blegen |
1958-1960 |
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence: W.H.G. Armytage |
1958-1963 |
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence: Lloyd Hustvedt |
1959-1960 |
| 1 | 6 | Correspondence: Helen Thane Katz |
1959-1962 |
| 1 | 7 | Correspondence: Kenneth O. Bjork |
1960-1969 |
| 1 | 8 | Correspondence: Daniel J. Boorstin |
1961-1965 |
| 1 | 9 | Correspondence: Editors of "Arizona and the West" |
1962-1964 |
| 1 | 10 | Correspondence: Loren Bartz |
1963 |
| 1 | 11 | Correspondence: John Caughey |
1963 |
| 1 | 12 | Correspondence: Richard H. Brown |
1964-1971 |
| 1 | 13 | Correspondence: Vernon Carstensen |
1965-1966 |
| 1 | 14 | Correspondence: American Consulate in Munich, Germany |
1966-1967 |
| 1 | 15 | Correspondence: Paul Carter |
1966-1977 |
| 1 | 16 | Correspondence: Theodore Baird |
1966 |
| 1 | 17 | Correspondence: Klaus Baer |
1968 |
| 1 | 18 | Correspondence: Peter Crawley |
1969 |
| 1 | 19 | Correspondence: Robert Berkhofer |
1969 |
| 1 | 20 | Correspondence: Lois W. Banner |
1978-1979 |
| 1 | 21 | Correspondence: Paul Boyer |
1981-1987 |
| 1 | 22 | Correspondence: the Museum of Our National Heritage |
1982-1983 |
| 1 | 23 | Correspondence: Gilmer W. Blackburn |
1986-1987 |
| 1 | 24 | Correspondence: Nancy E. Sephton |
1987 |
| 1 | 25 | Correspondence: David J. Whitaker |
1989 |
| 1 | 26 | Correspondence: John E. Hallwas |
1989 |
| 1 | 27 | Correspondence: Jessie L. Embry |
1992-2000 |
| 1 | 28 | Correspondence: Newell G. Bringhurst |
1989-2006 |
| 1 | 29 | Correspondence: Lavina Fielding Anderson |
1992-2006 |
| 1 | 30 | Correspondence: Armand L. Mauss |
1998 |
| 1 | 31 | Correspondence: Ronald K. Esplin |
2000 |
| 1 | 32 | Correspondence: Richard L. Bushman |
2001 |
| 1 | 33 | Correspondence: Stephen Carter |
2001 |
| 1 | 34 | Correspondence: Randy Cornelius |
2001 |
| 1 | 35 | Correspondence: Danny L. Jorgensen |
2001 |
| 1 | 36 | Correspondence: Joni Wilson |
2001 |
| 1 | 37 | Correspondence: Bill Mulder |
2001-2002 |
| 1 | 38 | Correspondence: Polly Aird |
2001-2003 |
| 1 | 39 | Correspondence: Billie Young |
2002 |
| 1 | 40 | Correspondence: Mary L. Bradford |
2002 |
| 1 | 41 | Correspondence: Stan Larson |
2002 |
| 1 | 42 | Correspondence: Members of "Voice of the Faithful" |
2002-2003 |
| 1 | 43 | Correspondence: Michael Quinn |
2003-2006 |
| 1 | 44 | Correspondence: Brenda Case Scheer |
2003 |
| 1 | 45 | Correspondence: Stephen Fleming |
2003 |
| 1 | 46 | Correspondence: Roger Launius |
2004 |
| 1 | 47 | Correspondence: W. Grant Murray |
2004 |
| 1 | 48 | Correspondence: Lawrence Foster |
2004-2007 |
| 1 | 49 | Correspondence: Philip Barlow |
2007 |
| 1 | 50 | Correspondence: Lynn Rainard |
2007 |
| 1 | 51 | Correspondence: the Hancock Shaker Village |
2008 |
| 1 | 52 | Correspondence: Bill Russell |
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| 1 | 52A | Correspondence: Kenneth Feinberg |
1981-1983 |
| 1 | 52B | Correspondence: General |
1981-2001 |
| 1 | 53 | Article: "Mormons Get Revelations Often, but Not Like This" |
1978 |
| 1 | 54 | Review: Michael S. Raber's Manuscript |
1981-1982 |
| 1 | 55 | Review of the "Encyclopedia of Mormonism" and the Critiques of Bunner and Barlow |
1993-1995 |
| 1 | 56 | Interview: "Salt Lake City Tribune" |
1994 |
| 1 | 57 | Introduction and Correspondence: Tanner Lecturer Howard R. Lamar |
1955; 1987; 1996 |
| 1 | 58 | Joseph Fielding Smith Institute Visiting Scholar Fellowship |
2000-2001 |
| 1 | 59 | Curriculum vitae |
"Journal of Social History"Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1 | Correspondence |
1965-1967 |
| 2 | 2 | Correspondence |
1968-1970 |
| 2 | 3 | Correspondence |
1972-2002 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saint churches--History
- Shakers--History
Personal Names
- De Pillis, Mario S.
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Reviews (Criticism)
Finding aid created by Roger V. Paxton.
2010 (last modified: 2019)
