Edward J. Davies papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2574

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Edward J. Davies papers (1836-1921) consist of fifty-seven reels of Pennsylvania state legislative records and newspaper editions which Professor Davies utilized in researching his book, The Anthracite Aristocracy.

Dates

1836-1921

Creator

Davies, Edward J., II, 1947- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Conditions Governing 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.

Biographical Sketch

Edward J. Davies (1947-) is a professor of American history at the University of Utah. His first book, appearing in 1985, was entitled The Anthracite Aristocracy: Leadership and Social Change in the Hard Coal Regions of Northeastern Pennsylvania, 1800-1930. In addition to writing articles for The Journal of Social History and The Journal of Urban History, Davies published The United States in World History in 2006. Two years later he co-authored with Professor Ronald Smelser The Myth of the Eastern Front: the Nazi-Soviet War in American Popular Culture.