Title: Bernadotte Everly Schmitt Papers

Date/Date Range :   1901-1963

Extent: 2.0 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection contains photographs, glass plate slides, article reprints, correspondence, diplomas, clippings, and published works documenting the the life and work of University of Tennessee alumnus Bernadotte Schmitt.

Call number: MS-0575

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Mrs. Damaris Ames Schmitt donated this collection to the Special Collections Library in June of 1970.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Bernadotte Everly Schmitt Papers, MS-0575. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of two boxes.

Bernadotte Everly Schmitt was born on May 19, 1886 in Strasburg, Virginia. Raised primarily in Knoxville, Schmitt attended the prestigious Baker-Himel School before continuing on to the University of Tennessee. He earned his B.A. from this institution in 1904. He was selected as a Rhodes scholar in 1905 and went to England to study at Merton College at Oxford University. Here, he earned a B.A. (1908) and M.A. (1913). During his time at Oxford, he developed an interest in modern German history. After returning to the United States, he pursued this interest at the University of Wisconsin, where he earned his Ph.D in 1910.

During his teaching career, Schmitt worked primarily at Western Reserve University (1910-1925) and at the University of Chicago (1925-1946). He also wrote a number of books, including England and Germany, 1740-1914 (1916), The Coming of the War: 1914 (1930), Triple Alliance and Triple Entente (1934), The Annexation of Bosnia, 1908-1909 (1937), and From Versailles to Munich, 1918-1938 (1938). This distinguished career brought him a number of awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship (1927), a Pulitzer Prize in History (awarded for The Coming of the War: 1914 ), a George Louis Beer Prize (also awarded for The Coming of the War: 1914 ), and membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Schmitt died at his home in Alexandria, Virginia on March 22, 1969.

This collection contains photographs, glass plate slides, article reprints, correspondence, diplomas, clippings, and published works documenting the the life and work of University of Tennessee alumnus Bernadotte E. Schmitt. Of particular interest are several unique slides depicting UT during the early 20th century, including some extremely rare images of Jefferson Hall.

• University of Tennessee (Knoxville campus).
• Schmitt, Bernadotte Everly, 1886-1969.
• World War, 1914-1918.
• Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History.
• Merton College.