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ARCHIVAL COLLECTION Identifier: 00068

Peter Paret papers

Scope and Contents

The Peter Paret papers contain materials created and accumulated by Peter Paret over the course of his time as Faculty and Emeritus with the Institute for Advanced Study School of Historical Studies from approximately 1986-2021.

Materials consist largely of Paret's correspondence with Institute for Advanced Study Faculty Felix Gilbert. Materials also include autobiographical pieces and a curriculum vitae as well as Paret's "Notes on the Cassirer and Paret Families."

Dates

  • 1993-1994

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are welcome to publish, reproduce, and use the Shelby White and Leon Levy Archives Center’s holdings in accordance with U.S. Copyright Law. Under the Fair Use doctrine, users may freely reproduce materials for personal research, teaching, and/or scholarship. Under the same doctrine, users may cite or publish selected passages and/or quotations for comment and criticism. In accordance to U.S. Copyright Law, researchers seeking to reproduce and/or publish materials in the entirety and/or for commercial purposes will require the permission of the copyright holder.

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Extent

0.5 linear feet (1 manuscript box)

Language of Materials

English

Overview

This collection contains materials created and accumulated by Peter Paret over the course of his time as Faculty and Emeritus with the Institute for Advanced Study School of Historical Studies from approximately 1986-2021. Materials include administrative records related to Paret's role at the Institute as well as a selection of manuscripts and correspondence.

Custodial History

Peter Paret donated these materials to the Shelby White and Leon Levy Archives Center on October 30, 2020. Upon receipt, these papers were added to an existing collection of Peter Paret materials received by the Institute for Advanced Study Historical Studies-Social Science Library from Peter Paret during a donation of his personal library in 2017.

Peter Paret noted that the correspondence between Paret and Gilbert came directly from Gilbert who "saved my letters and copies of his replies in his folders, which I received from his widow."

Processing Information

Upon receipt, Caitlin Rizzo rehoused materials into acid-free storage containers for long-term preservation. Rizzo retained all original folder titles and arrangement.

Title
Guide to the Peter Paret papers
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Caitlin Rizzo created a minimal finding aid for this material.
Date
2021-10-20
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
This finding aid is written in English.