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Richard Hartshorne Papers, 1775-1992
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The papers of Richard Hartshorne, a geographer who specialized in political and economic geography, as well as the philosophy of geography. He taught at the University of Minnesota and the Universi...
The papers of Richard Hartshorne, a geographer who specialized in political and economic geography, as well as the philosophy of geography. He taught at the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The collection contains correspondence, writings, articles, notes, and photographs.
Accession 2004/059 38D1 (Papers)
Accession 2014/069 28M6 (Seminar notes for 238 History of Geographic Thought, 1959)
Accession 2015/156 65D1-2, 65E6 (17 Boxes, 1775-1992, Papers and Hartshorne Family Papers)
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- Mixed Materials
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- English
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- 3.2 cubic ft. (8 boxes) and
- unprocessed collection of 17 boxes
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- ocn910678832
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- Richard Hartshorne graduated from Princeton University with a degree in mathematics in 1920. While preparing to enroll for an advanced degree in mathematical studies, Hartshorne was persuaded by the geographer Ellsworth Huntington, to switch his focus to geography. Hartshorne earned his PhD in geography from the University of Chicago in 1924. After he graduated, Hartshorne began teaching at the University of Minnesota and taught there until 1940. Hartshorne wrote much during this period, including, arguably his most enduring work, The Nature of Geography (1939). Hartshorne left Minnesota to become a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1940. However, with the outbreak of war, he was not there very long. In September 1941, Hartshorne went to Washington, D.C. to organize a geography division with the Office of Strategic Services (which later became the Central Intelligence Agency). Hartshorne was then in charge of this division, which was under the Research and Analysis Branch, for the duration of World War II. He supervised over a hundred people and provided research and information on particular regions. He later served as the Assistant Chief of the Branch from 1943 to 1945. After the war, Hartshorne returned to the University of Wisconsin and remained there until he retired with Emeritus status in 1970. He served as the President of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) from 1949-1950 and oversaw the merger with the AAG and the American Society of Professional Geographers. He was also a faculty member with the National War College and a consultant to the Service Academy Board, Secretary of Defense. Hartshorne also received numerous honors, including the Charles P. Daly Medal from the American Geographical Society in 1959, the "Outstanding Achievement" Award from the AAG in 1960, an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Clark University in 1971, and the Victoria Medal from the Royal Geographical Society in 1984. Hartshorne died in 1992.