mss00057 Guide to the Rudolf Ernst Freund Letter and Essay, 1945 MSS 00057 Finding aid prepared by Processed by: Special Collections Staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Valerie Gillispie Special Collections Research Center 2004 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-12-20T14:46-0500 Finding aid written in English Rudolf Ernst Freund Letter and Essay MSS 00057 Special Collections Research Center 0.025 Linear feet 1945 Rudolf Ernst Freund (1901-1955) was a professor of Agricultural Economics at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) from 1946 to 1955. The Rudolf Ernst Freund Letter and Essay contains a letter from historian Carl Becker and a short paper written by Freund. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. 0.05 archival storage box Freund, Rudolf Ernst Restrictions to Access

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 Acquisitions Information

Gift of Mrs. Susanne H. Freund, Raleigh, North Carolina, April 26, 1972.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Rudolf Ernst Freund Letter and Essay, MSS 00057, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.

 Copyright Notice

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 Biographical Note

Rudolf Ernst Freund (1901-1955) was a professor of Agricultural Economics at North Carolina State University from 1946 to 1955. Freund was born in Psorzheim, Germany and received his Ph.D. from Heidelburg University. He left Germany in 1934 because of Hitler's rising regime and went to Sweden. He taught at the University of Virginia from 1939 to 1946 before joining the faculty at North Carolina State College.

 Scope and Content Note

The Rudolf Ernst Freund Letter and Essay contains a letter (and accompanying envelope) from historian Carl Becker, dated January 12, 1945. In the letter, Becker discusses Freund's paper on historian Frederick Jackson Turner. The collection also includes a paper written by Freund entitled "What is the Berlin Crisis Really About?"

 Becker, Carl Freund, Rudolf Ernst North Carolina State College. Dept. of Agricultural Economics--Faculty. Turner, Frederick Jackson Berlin (Germany)--Blockade, 1948-1949 Essays Letters (correspondence) Letter to Freund from Carl Becker 7 January 12, 1945 "What is the Berlin Crisis Really About?", [no date] 7