J. Edwin Hendricks Research Collection Regarding Ben Robertson

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: Mss.0354

Staff Only

Scope and Contents Note

The collection consists of articles, bibliographies, clippings, correspondence, filmographies, notes, photographs, speeches, and a thesis. The material covers the period 1929-2005, with the majority of the items dating from 1936 to 1991. The material in the collection consists primarily of his research relating to Ben Robertson and journalists active during World War II, correspondence concerning Hendricks’ proposal to reissue Robertson’s I saw England—including an edited photocopy of I saw England and photographs of scenes during the London “Blitz” mostly from the Imperial War Museum (London, Great Britain)—and early drafts of paper on Robertson he delivered at Siena College’s (Loudonville, NY) “World War II: A 60 Year Perspective” conference in 2005. There is also biographical information on publisher Ralph Ingersoll and actress Jean Muir, two research papers on World War II films by other authors, photocopies of material from Mss 77 Ben Robertson Papers, and a photocopy of Robertson’s Traveler’s Rest.

Dates

1929 - 2005
1936 - 1991

Creator

Hendricks, J. Edwin (James Edwin), 1935- (Person)

Biographical Note

James Edwin Hendricks was born in Pickens, SC on October 19, 1935. He received his B.A. in History at Furman University (Traveler’s Rest, SC) in 1957 and his M.A. and Ph.D. in American History from the University of Virginia in 1959 and 1961 respectively. Hendricks married Sue James in 1958 and they had three children: James, Christopher and Lee Susan. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1957-1965; he was on active duty from 1958 to 1960.

Hendricks was an assistant professor of American history in the Department of History, Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC) from 1961 to 1966. He became an associate professor in 1966 and a full professor in 1975. Hendricks served as chair of the Department of History from 1995 to 1999. He is the author of numerous article and books focusing on early American history. Hendricks retired in 2009.