Fred Herbert Winkler Papers

Fred Herbert Winkler Papers, 1936-1983

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Fred Herbert Winkler, 1923-
Title: Fred Herbert Winkler Papers
Dates: 1936-1983 (inclusive)
19361983
Quantity: 5 cubic feet
Collection Number: MG347 (collection)
Summary: Course and lecture outlines for courses taught at the University of Idaho and other institutions; typescripts and reprints of articles by Winkler; outlines, notes, and papers resulting from graduate and undergraduate study, including copies of Winkler's thesis and dissertation; articles about Winkler; newspaper and magazine articles on historical subjects.
Repository: University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Long term history professor at the University of Idaho, Fred Herbert Winkler was born in New Orleans on December 23, 1923. He received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Florida in 1947 and 1948 respectively. He was granted a Ph.D. degree from Northwestern in 1957; his dissertation was entitled "The United States and the world disarmament conference, 1926-1935."

From 1943 to 1946 he served in the Armed Forces in France, Germany and Italy. After completing his M.A. he accepted employment as an instructor in the history department at Denison University, Granville, Ohio from 1948 to 1950. He was at the University of North Dakota, in Grand Forks from 1953 to 1955 before coming to the University of Idaho as an instructor in the combined History and Political Science Departments in 1955.

Winkler was the author of numerous scholarly articles and book reviews, and spoke before many local civic and religious groups. He was a member of the American Historical Association, Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations, and American Association of University Professors. He retired from the University of Idaho in June 1983.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

1991

The papers of Fred Winkler span the years 1948 to 1982, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1950 to 1978.

Materials in this record group include course and lecture outlines for courses he taught at the University of Idaho and previously, and typescripts and reprints of articles written by him. Also included are outlines, notes, and papers for undergraduate and graduate classes he took, articles about him, and newspaper and magazine articles covering various aspects of history. Bound carbon copies of his thesis and dissertation are also part of this group.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The papers of Fred H. Winkler were received over several years and were in no apparent order; therefore, series order was imposed during processing.

The papers were divided into three main groups. The first of these was called Professional papers and consist of lecture outlines and course outlines for classes he taught throughout his career. The classes taught at other universities were placed first, followed by the courses taught at Idaho. Courses with numbers were placed in numerical ordered, followed by an alphabetical arrangement by subject of material not identified by course number. The second part of this first series contains typescripts and reprints of articles by Winkler which are arranged alphabetically by title, typescripts and mimeographed copies of the syllabuses for several courses, and correspondence and memos related to his teaching career.

The second series concerns his education, both undergraduate and graduate, and contains class notes, outlines, and papers for courses he took, plus grades and correspondence from Northwestern University.

The final series of Personal material contains articles about Winkler, and a variety of newspaper and magazine articles on various events of historical significance. Also included are correspondence, maps, military discharge papers, some research notes, his M.A. thesis and Ph.D. dissertation, two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and two boxes of note cards.

Duplicate material was removed from the collection, published items were sent to subject librarians for review, and material in from three ring binders was placed file folders. In this manner the collection was reduced by one cubic foot.

Acquisition Information

The papers of Fred Herbert Winkler were donated to the University of Idaho Library between December 1987 and June 1989.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Professional , 1948-1982Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	A. Course Outlines and Lecture Notes	1948-1982
Box/Folder
1/1	Core course 21-22: History of western civilization 5 items	1949-1950
1/2	History 102: Europe since 1500 3 items	1954
1/3	History 107: Economic development of modern Europe 17 items	1954
1/4	History 305: Europe 3 items	1815-1914, 1954
1/5	History 311-312: Europe since 1914 11 items	1948-1949
1/6	History 318: The Near East in modern times 18 items	1953
1/7-8	History 319: Europe in the 19th century 13 items	1949-1950
1/9	History 328: History of Canada 13 items	1953
1/10	History 505-506: Contemporary U.S. history 4 items	1953-1955
1/11	Latin American Institute 5 items	1967
1/12	NDEA History Institute 20 items	1966-1967
1/13	History 3-4: History of Civilization 25 items	1956-1962
1/14	History 9: U.S. history to 1865 53 items	undated
1/15-19	History 101: History of civilization 111 items	1968-1982
1/20-21	History 102: History of civilization 71 items	1968-1982
1/22	History 111: U.S. history to 1865 16 items	1960-1980
1/23	History 112: U.S. history since 1865 35 items	1960-1980
1/24	History 115-116: History of American diplomacy 8 items	1964-1965
1/25	History 130: American diplomacy 1 item	undated
1/26	U.S. history since 1865, Advanced 66 items	1957
1/27-28	History 143: European diplomatic history 44 items	1960-1961
1/29	History 273: Social and cultural history of Europe 29 items	1957-1958
1/30	History 291: American historiography 20 items	1957-1960
1/31	History 305: Europe 1 item	1954
1/32	History 402: Readings in contemporary American history 1 item	195-
1/33	History 429: History of American diplomacy to 1914 45 items	1961-1982
1/34	History 430: American diplomatic history since 1914 67 items	1969-1980
2/35	History 430: American diplomatic history since 1914 45 items	1978-1982
2/36	History 464: European diplomatic history, 1494-1914 15 items	1978
2/37	History 496: Theory and practice of history 4 items	1974-1977
2/38	Honors 101, History of civilization 5 items	198-
2/39	Political Science 1, American government 22 items	1960
2/40	American diplomatic history 5 items	undated
2/41	American foreign policy 3 items	undated
2/42-44	American history 27 items	undated
2/45	The ancient world 2 items	undated
2/46	Church history 7 items	undated
2/47	English history 1 item	undated
2/48	Europe since 1500 1 item	1954
2/49-52	European diplomatic history 37 items	undated
2/53	European foreign policy 12 items	undated
2/54-55	European history 12 items	undated
2/56	Geopolitics 3 items	undated
2/57	Gold standard 2 items	undated
2/58	Hellenic civilization 14 items	undated
2/59	History of American diplomacy 1 item	undated
2/60-68	History of civilization 89 items	undated
2/69	Introduction to world civilization 1 item	undated
2/70-71	Nationalism 14 items	1951, 1958
2/72	The New Deal 1 item	undated
2/73	Supreme Court 1 item	undated
2/74	U.S. history since 1877 2 items	undated
2/75-77	U.S. history 11 items	undated
2/78	War and peace 1 item	undated
2/79-80	Miscellaneous lecture notes 31 items	1951-1959
	B. Writings and Other Papers	1948-1981
Box/Folder
2/81-83	Typescripts of articles and talks by F.H. Winkler 17 items	undated
3/84	Typescript: "Classical influences on early American democracy," by Fred Winkler and John L. Harnsberger, with outline and notes 4 items	undated
3/85	Untitled articles and talks by Fred Winkler 11 items	undated
3/86	Reprints of articles by Fred Winkler 6 items	1966-1972
3/87	Book reviews 19 items	1964-1966
3/88	Correspondence study course for University of Florida 1 item	1948
3/89	Play: "Winkler and God do KP," by Fred H. Winkler and Robert V. Noble 1 item	undated
3/90	Syllabus typescript: History of civilization to 1700 1 item	1967
3/91	History of Civilization since 1600 1 item	1974
3/92	European diplomatic history 1 item	1968
3/93	European diplomatic history, 1494-1914, an outline and atlas 1 item	1976
3/94	Syllabus mimeographed: History 101, History of civilization, honors section 1 item	198-
3/95	History of civilization to 1700, by Charles Simmons 1 item	1964
3/96	History of civilization to 1700, by Fred Winkler 1 item	1964
3/97	History of civilization to 1700, revised edition 1 item	1967
3/98	History of civilization since 1600 1 item	1965
3/99	History of civilization since 1600, revised edition 1 item	1967
3/100	History of civilization since 1600, second revised edition 1 item	1974
3/101	European diplomatic history, 1494-1914; an outline and atlas 1 item	1965
3/102	European diplomatic history, 1494-1914; an outline and atlas, revised edition 1 item	1968
3/103	European diplomatic history, 1494-1914; an outline and atlas, second revised edition 1 item	1976
3/104	Denison teaching position 14 items	1948-1952
3/105	University of North Dakota teaching position 1 item	1955
3/106	Correspondence 6 items	1959-1983
3/107	University of Idaho memos 13 items	1958-1981
3/108-109	Student advisees 25 items	1962-1981

Series II. Education , 1943-1953Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
3/110	History C12: American colonial history 9 items	1950
3/111-112	Comprehensive Course C1: American institutions 2 items	1947
3/113-114	History C6: Colonial America 4 items	1950
3/115	Bibliography 3 items	undated
3/116	Comparative governments 9 items	194-
3/117	Constitutional and legal history of the U.S. 7 items	undated
3/118	Europe since 1914 20 items	1950-1953
3/119	Economic history of the United States 4 items	1949
3/120	European cultural history 8 items	1951
3/121	Literature 1 item	undated
3/122	Modern political theory 2 items	undated
3/123	Philosophy 3 items	ca. 1946
3/124	Shakespeare 3 items	undated
3/125	United States history 3 items	1945
3/126	United States history 3 items	undated
3/127	World geography 2 items	ca. 1943
3/128-129	Pages from notebooks, various class notes 7 items	undated
3/130	Book reviews 9 items	undated
3/131	Student papers, drafts 8 items	1940s
3/132	Papers for History 303 1 item	1947
3/133	Paper and notes for Philosophy 303 5 items	1947
3/134	Papers on Eastern Europe 2 items	1950-1951
3/135	Student papers 3 items	1947-1952
3/136	Northwestern University, grades and correspondence 16 items	1949-1953

Series III. Personal , 1936-1983Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
4/137	Articles about Fred Winkler 10 items	1954-1983
4/138	Articles by and about Arnold Toynbee 11 items	1947-1975
4/139	Reprints of articles by others 20 items	1954-1980
4/140	Articles from North Dakota Quarterly 7 items	1956-1962
4/141	Articles on armaments 16 items	1967-1970
4/142	Articles on disarmament and civilization 14 items	1960-1967
4/143	Articles and notes on Cleopatra 2 items	1956
4/144-145	Articles on history 17 items	1954-1971
4/146	Articles on history, religion, art, etc. 31 items	1968-1980
4/147	Articles and notes on the Jacksonian revolution 5 items	undated
4/148	Articles on U.S. history, 1914 to present 5 items	1953
4/149	Articles on Western civilization 26 items	1955-1958
4/150	Articles on history 3 items	1938-1952
4/151	Art reproductions 35 items	undated
4/152	Book: The heroes of the Civil War 1 item	undated
4/153	Book: In quest of peace and security: selected documents on American foreign policy, 1941-1951 1 item	1951
4/154	Brochures on historical monuments 7 items	1941-1959
4/155	Cartoons 19 items	1970-1974
4/156	Correspondence 21 items	1944-1968
4/157	Correspondence with Robert Harris 8 items	1965-1966
4/158	German newspapers 4 items	May 1932
4/159	Graduate record exam 4 items	1943
4/160	Lists of books (possibly those owned by Winkler) 3 items	undated
4/161	Map: Europe 1 item	1949
4/162	Map: Histomap of evolution 1 item	1932
4/163	Map: Historical map of the United States 1 item	1953
4/164	Map: Spread of Christianity 1 item	1947
4/165	Military discharge papers 1 item	1946
4/166	Miscellaneous (card, photograph, poem, etc.) 8 items	undated
4/167	Newspaper clippings: Disarmament and arms control 39 items	1957-1958
4/168	Europe since 1914 14 items	1939-1949
4/169	History 46 items	1950-1964
4/170	Historical events 7 items	1960-1961
4/171	History 7 items	1949-1960
4/172-173	Miscellaneous notes: For dissertation 35 items	ca. 1954
4/174	Economics 6 items	undated
4/175	Historiography 10 items	1950-1961
4/176	Military appropriations 14 items	undated
4/177	Teaching 2 items	undated
4/178	Outstanding educator award 1 item	1975
4/179	Theta Chi 3 items	1958-1959
4/180	Vita and related items 4 items	1969-1978
4/181	M.A. thesis: "From cooperation to neutrality: a phase of United States foreign policy, 1931-1935" 1 item	1948
4/182	Ph.D. dissertation: "The United States and the world disarmament conference, 1926-1935: a study of the formulation of foreign policy" 1 item	1957
4/183	Ph.D. dissertation, University Microfilms copy. 1 item
4/184-185	Thesis and dissertation of Winkler's students 2 items	1976-1978
5/186	Green scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, postcards, and maps, all dealing with U.S. history and World War II 1 item	1942-1945
5/187	Paper bound scrapbook containing newspaper clippings concerning U.S. history and other topics 1 item	1936-1955
5/188	Box of 4x6 note cards 250 items	undated
5/189	Box of 3x5 bibliography cards 350 items	undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Historians -- Idaho -- Records and correspondence
History -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Idaho

Occupations

Professor of history, University of Idaho, 1955-1983.

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Winkler, Fred H. (Fred Herbert), 1923- --Archives.

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