A Guide to the Sigismond deRudesheim Diettrich Papers
Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
March 2005
Descriptive Summary |
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| Provenance: | Diettrich, Sigismond de Rudesheim, 1906-1987 | |
| Title: | Sigismond deRudesheim Diettrich Papers | |
| Dates: | 1933-1959 | |
| Abstract: | Manuscripts for several works, some unpublished, on geographic studies of Florida and Eastern Europe. Correspondence related to his termination, correspondence with Wallace W. Atwood, President of Clark University. | |
| Extent: | 0.4 linear feet. (1 Box) | |
| Identification: | Manuscript Collection 36 | |
Biographical/Historical Note
Sigismond deRudesheim Diettrich (1906-1987) was head of the Dept. of Geography from 1945 to 1959. Diettrich, a native of Hungary, received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Budapest and his Ph.D. from Clark University. He joined the University of Florida's faculty in 1931 as an Instructor of Economic Geography in the College of Commerce and Journalism. He served as a special consultant to the O.S.S. and as an assistant to the chief of the Division of Geography and Cartography of the Department of State during World War II. Diettrich was forced to resign his faculty position in 1959 after being called before the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee (i.e., the Johns Committee) He died in May, 1987.
Scope and Content
The collection includes manuscripts for several works, some unpublished, primarily on geographic studies of Florida and Eastern Europe. Of special interest is his correspondence related to his resignation and attempted suicide in 1959. Correspondence also includes a series of letters with Wallace W. Atwood, President of Clark University. Atwood's son, Rollin Salisbury Atwood, was also a member of the Department of Geography.
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
Collection is open for research.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Sigismond deRudesheim Diettrich Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Contents List
Selected Subjects and Access Points |
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| The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog: | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| Florida. Legislature. Investigation Committee. | ||
| University of Florida. Dept. of Geography -- History. | ||
| Personal Names: | ||
| Atwood, Wallace Walter, 1872-1949. | ||
| Subject Terms: | ||
| Homophobia in higher education -- Florida -- History. | ||
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