George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Herbert Feis papers
Feis, Herbert, 1893-1972
C0089
/repositories/2/resources/45
1 Linear Feet
1 box
1952-1972
This collection contains research materials and correspondence of Herbert Feis, including three letters from Ruth Feis to her husband's assistant, Arline Pratt.
R 30, C 4, S 4
English
3
2
1
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Preferred Citation
Herbert Feis papers, C0089, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Arline Pratt.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in January 2023.
Biographical Information
Herbert Feis was an author and historian, whose work focused on American foreign policy and international economic affairs. Born in 1893, arly in his career Feis worked as Economic Advisor for International Affairs at the U.S. State Department under the Hoover and Roosevelt administrations. His thirteen published books include "The Road to Pearl Harbor" (1950), "Europe, the World's Banker, 1870-1914" (1964), "From Trust to Terror: The Onset of the Cold War" (1970), and the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Between War and Peace: The Potsdam Conference" (1960). Since his passing, the American Historical Association has named an award after Feis - the Herbert Feis Prize - which is awarded annually for excellence in public history and independent scholarship. He died in 1972.
Scope and Content
This collection contains research materials and correspondence of Herbert Feis, including three letters from Ruth Feis to her husband's assistant, Arline Pratt.
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Arrangement
Arranged by subject and date.
Cold War
International finance
World War, 1939-1945
Foreign policy
Correspondence
Pratt, Arline Van Blarcom
Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165806June 13, 19621Cards of 20 Russian paintings at the loan exhibition selected and given by Hanford/repositories/2/archival_objects/165807August 19751Handwritten letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165808February 11, circa 1950s - 1970s1Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165809July 23, 19581Handwritten letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165810circa 1950s - 1970s1Handwritten letter on the Institute for Advanced Study letterhead from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165811circa 1950s - 1970s1Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165812August 7, 19581Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165813May 6, 19601Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165814July 29, 19641Handwritten letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165815July 7, circa 1950s - 1970s1Letter from Nathan R. Einhorn to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165816July 28, 19771Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165817March 1, 19601Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165818May 10, 19601Financial statements (consists of reimbursement for hotel expenses invoice stub)/repositories/2/archival_objects/165819September 21, 19601Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165820October 7, 19591Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165821July 31, 19581Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165822May 16, 19641Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165823May 24, 19711Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165824September 11, 19701Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165825July 13, 19701Letter from Ruth Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165826circa 1950s - 1970s1Letter from Ruth Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165827February 1, 19721Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165828September 27, 19711Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165829September 20, 19711Letter from W.J. Donohoe to Dr. Feis/repositories/2/archival_objects/165830July 31, 19581Letter from Herbert Feis to Mr. Donohoe/repositories/2/archival_objects/165831August 4, 19581Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165832August 4, 19581Handwritten letter from Herbert Feis/repositories/2/archival_objects/165833circa 1950s - 1970s1Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165834January 31, 19581Letter from Florence to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165835March 7, 19621Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165836April 16, 19621Letter from Ruth Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165837March 7, 19621Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165838June 24, 19701Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165839June 20, 19621Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165840January 14, 19601Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165841January 31, 19561Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165842March 1, 19571Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165843June 16, 19551Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165844July 16, 19621Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165845July 2, 19621American Historical Review article by Herbert Feis/repositories/2/archival_objects/165846circa 1950s - 1970s1Handwritten note from Herbert Feis/repositories/2/archival_objects/165847circa 1950s - 1970s1Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165848June 25, 19621Letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165849March 11, 19571Handwritten letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/16585019571Handwritten letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/165851April 25, 19571Handwritten letter from Herbert Feis to Arline Pratt/repositories/2/archival_objects/16585219571