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Summary

Identifier
11 MWalB02130

Dates

  • 1880s-1990s, undated (Creation)
  • 1950s-1980s (Creation)

Extents

  • 75.00 Linear Feet (Whole)
  • 75.00 Linear Feet (Whole)

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Notes

  • Arrangement

    Arranged in nine series: 1. Personal Material, 1923-1996, undated; 2. Correspondence, 1931-1994, undated; 3. Book Manuscripts and Research, 1930s-circa 1995, undated; 4. Article Manuscripts and Research, 1960-1985; 5. Research Notes on Various Topics, 1920s-1990s; 6. Course Materials, 1931-1980s; 7. Other Academic and Professional Materials, 1928-1990s; 8. Materials by Other Authors, 1907-1989; 9. Books by Feuer, 1965-1995.

    For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing.

  • Conditions Governing Access

    Access to the collection is in accordance with the policies of the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.  Please contact the department for more information.

    Folder l.a.1.11 through Folder l.a.1.15 in Series 1: Personal Materials (Box 1) are Restricted.

    Folder ll.a.2.23 through Folder ll.a.2.31 in Series 2: Correspondence (Box 4) are Restricted.

  • Conditions Governing Use

    Requests to reproduce or publish material from the collection should be directed to the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.

  • Preferred Citation

    Lewis S. Feuer papers, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections, Brandeis University

  • Other Descriptive Information

    Addenda to this collection may not be listed in the finding aid, but may be available for research use. Please contact us for more information.

  • Related Materials

    For more information on Lewis S. Feuer, consult the audio-recorded interview conducted by Julian Nemeth with Robin Feuer Miller, daughter of Lewis S. Feuer (April 22, 2008). For access, consult Library OneSearch, or contact the department.

  • Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of Feuer's personal and professional papers, spanning the 1920s to the 1990s, with heaviest emphasis on the 1950s to the 1980s. The papers consist primarily of Feuer's correspondence, the manuscripts and research notes for his books, and reprints of all his published work. The papers also contain Feuer's large collection of radical literature, including articles, pamphlets, and periodicals from the 1920s to the 1970s. The holdings are particularly rich in material concerning Feuer's involvement in Jewish studies (culture and religion), the rise of neoconservatism in the 1970s and 1980s, student movements of the 1960s (especially at Berkeley), and the history and philosophy of science and scientific thought. Feuer's own philosophical and political journey, from Marxism in his youth to alienation from the left in the 1960s to neoconservatism in the 1970s and beyond, is particularly well represented.

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Instances

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    Container 1 Type
    other
    Container 1 Indicator
    75 record center boxes

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