Bernadotte E. Schmitt Papers
This collection houses photographs, photograph albums, correspondence, diplomas, newspaper clippings, and published works documenting Bernadotte E. Schmitt's family, time at the University of Tennessee, participation in the Rhodes Scholarship Program, and later career.
The bulk of the material shows Schmitt's undergraduate education at the University of Tennessee and includes photographs of the campus and of Schmitt's friends (including future Dean of Women Harriet C. Greve), correspondence, notes, class assignments, and grade reports. Other items show Schmitt's time as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and include the crests of Oxford University and Merton College, a photograph album, and numerous event and dinner programs. The collection also includes materials documenting his father Cooper D. Schmitt's work as a mathematics professor at the University of Tennessee and death, numerous book reviews, and reprints of articles that Schmitt published later in his career.
Dates
- 1894 October-1968 March 28
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
6 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Abstract
This collection houses photographs, photograph albums, correspondence, diplomas, newspaper clippings, and published works documenting Bernadotte E. Schmitt's family, time at the University of Tennessee, participation in the Rhodes Scholarship Program, and later career.
Biographical/Historical Note
Bernadotte Everly Schmitt was born in Strasburg, Virginia, on May 19, 1886, to Cooper Davis Schmitt (1859-1910) and Rose Evelyn Everly Schmitt (1865-1915). His father, Cooper, was a professor of mathematics and classics at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Schmitt was an accomplished student, attending the Baker-Himel School in Knoxville as well as the University of Tennessee. He received his degree in 1904 and was selected as the first Rhodes Scholar from Tennessee. He attended Merton College, Oxford, from 1905 to 1908. He went on to earn his M.A. from Oxford in 1908 and later earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Schmitt was a diplomatic and European historian, authoring The Coming of War, 1914 (1930) for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1931. Schmitt served as professor of Modern European History at the University of Chicago from 1924 to 1946. He was also active in professional historical organizations including serving as president of the American Historical Association and as the first editor of the Journal of Modern History. Schmitt was married to Damaris Kathryn “Babs” Ames (1901-1985). He died on March 22, 1969.
Arrangement
This collection consists of four boxes.
Previous Citation
Portions of this collection were previously listed as MS.1741.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository