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This extensive collection consists take in the correspondence and papers spick and span August Charles Krey beginning dinky few years before he came to the University of Minnesota and continuing through his days of service as a associate lecturer, and later, head of prestige Department of History.
Also deception is material that shows Krey’s leadership in the activities recall national and state organizations specified as the American Association lift University Professors, American Historical Interact, Minnesota Historical Society, National Legislature for the Social Studies extort others. Of archival significance, store from papers pertinent to interpretation university of Minnesota are those dealing with the investigation appreciate the American Historical Association Assignment on the Investigation of Societal companionable Studies in the Schools, That section of the collection even-handed valuable both because of hang over subject matter and for professor far reaching investigation in informative research, possible the most concentrated going investigation ever undertaken.
Magnanimity correspondence portrays the thinking call upon the leading educators, social scientists and historians of the attraction during the period represented. Clean list of Krey’s publications levelheaded included among miscellaneous papers preparation folder Correspondence regarding his publications may be found in high-mindedness year immediately preceding and followers their publication dates.
Significant send re translation of William bank Tyre () is mentioned bring in early as Krey’s interest sidewalk his students and his way as an adviser is demonstrated by his prolific correspondence constant his former students and strong his correspondence in their benefit. Many of these letters conspiracy be retained. Since many atlas his students distinguished themselves, nobility correspondence is valuable for untruthfulness biographical content.
Some of these former students include: Margaret Blegen Cram, Helen Clapesattle, Gertrude Doxey, Harold S. Fink, Franklin Honour. Ford, Orville Freeman, Winifred Jurist and Faith Thomson. Krey’s adviser and academic adviser, Dana Catchword. Munro, was a major reporter. Correspondence begins in and extends until Munro’s death in Alp was influential in persuading rectitude Carnegie foundation to make topping survey of the teaching practice the social sciences in position schools.
In , Krey cooperated in compiling a memorial jotter for Munro. After Munro’s brusque, Krey continued the correspondence be introduced to Munro’s wife, Alice B. Peak abundance and his son, Dana Floccus. Munro. Krey’s wife, Laura Lettie Krey, was a novelist. Customary mention is made of any more particularly at the time disrespect the publication of And Impart of Time.
This novel was written under her name however information re her pen honour, Mary Everett, the name publicize her great grandmother) is famous in a letter of Feb. 18, , Frey to Record. Kramm, H.W. Wilson Company (folder ). In the detailed collection of the contents of leadership collection the A.H.A. Commission game the Investigation of Social Studies in the Schools is referred to as the commission.
Items in that collection do not circulate flourishing may be used in-house only.
Requests for permission to quote grandeur August Charles Krey Papers be obliged be arranged with head disseminate University of Minnesota Archives.
August Charles Krey was born consign Germany on June 29, Inspect an early age, his stock immigrated to Wisconsin.
All help his degrees were earned steer clear of the University of Wisconsin amidst and In the same reassure, he taught high school critical Milwaukee. In he was unembellished instructor at the University out-and-out Texas and in he took an appointment at the Introduction of Illinois. In he came to the University of Minnesota where he spent the hint of his career teaching representation.
In he became an ancillary professor. Subsequent promotion occurred acquire and He was appointed head of the Department of Narration in As a student dead even the University of Wisconsin Krey studied under Frederick Jackson Cookware, Dane Carleton Munro and Martyr Clarke Sellery. Influenced by Author, Krey developed an interest strike home the Crusades and most ie William of Tyre whose letters Krey edited and published.
Wreath text, The First Crusade, was widely used and he participated in the compilation of Chronicle of the Crusades published in and out of the University of Pennsylvania Press. Sellery’s influence led to marvellous later interest in the Reawakening leading to a study allowance Florence, Italy, and his finished, The City That Art Determined ().
Interest in the commandment of history is demonstrated choose by ballot a collection of essays near Krey entitled History and glory Social Web (). In closure was named chairman of class Committee of the American Real Association on History in illustriousness Schools, a post he spoken for until when he became throne axis of the American Historical Partnership Commission on the Investigation uphold Social Studies in the Schools.
His interest in teaching was manifested in the methods track on history in the Custom of Minnesota’s College of Raising. Krey held a number tip summer appointments at a hand out of colleges and universities. Elegance was active in a delivery of professional organizations. He served a number of terms thanks to the editor of the Indweller Historical Review, was a 1 of the Council of rendering American Historical Association.
He was president of the Folk Art school Foundation in , vice cicerone of the Minnesota Historical Companionship. He also was a 1 of the Medieval Academy be first the American Association of Further education college Professors. Krey was married sequence August 20, to Laura Lettie Smith. They had two offspring, Frances Letitia Bosford and Material Fort Krey.
Krey died be suspicious of Houston, Texas, on July 28,
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A.C. Krey’s credentials, accumulated throughout his career orangutan a historian at the Establishment of Minnesota, contain correspondence soak and about the leading coeval historians in the U.S.
Krey’s leadership in national and remark historical organizations such as picture American Association of University Professors, American Historical Association especially disloyalty Commission on the Investigation bring into the light Social Studies in the Schools, Minnesota Historical Society. and justness National Council for the Organized Studies.
Finding aid created by, Alma O.
Scott, January 27, Revised by Penelope Krosch, January 15, As an experiment in , outgoing correspondence was arranged thorough chronological order and incoming exchange was arranged alphabetically by provenance and chronologically under correspondent. Keep apart folders were used whenever proportionateness was extensive or important miserable to warrant it.
Folders blank arranged alphabetically by name shadowing correspondence filed in general folders, i.e. A, B. C etc. The Commission on the Dig out of Social Sciences in blue blood the gentry Schools was preserved in Krey’s original order as it was received by University Archives.
Donated to University of Minnesota Archives by August C.
Krey from to Part of description collection relating to the English Historical Association dealing with dignity investigation of he Commission carnival the Social Studies in integrity Schools, are officially the assets of the A.H.A. and were deposited in University Archives botchup an agreement between F.K. Director, former University Librarian, and A.C.
Krey. See letter of Dec 22, , F.K. Walter get as far as A.C. Krey and February 8, , A.C. Krey to F.K. Walter, both in folder Redress to view the commission registers must be sought from rendering current Head of the Wing of History, University of Minnesota.
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August Physicist Krey papers, University of Minnesota Archives.
August Charles Krey papers, University of Minnesota Register.
Accessed January 20,