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Title: Roland Dennis Hussey Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1920-1959
Collection number: 691
Creator: Hussey, Roland Dennis, 1897-
Extent: 29 boxes (14.5 linear ft.)
49 oversize boxes
Abstract: Roland Dennis Hussey (1897-1959) was a professor of history at UCLA (1930- ), and chairman of the History department history
(1950, 1952-54). During World War II until 1947, he was assistant chief of the Office of American Republic Affairs, and divisional
chief of the Office of Intelligence in the State Department. He wrote articles and books on Latin American history, was a
contributing editor for the
Handbook of Latin-American studies, and editor of
Hispanic-American Historical Review. The collection consists of transcripts and microfilm of documents and manuscripts relating to Hussey's historical research.
The materials are from the archives and depositories of Great Britain, Spain, and Latin America, and include an index and
Papeletes, or summaries, to many of the documents.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Hussey was born on October 13, 1897 in Milford, Massachusetts; fought in World War I; SB, Boston University, 1923; MA, Harvard
University, 1928; Ph.D, UCLA, 1930; instructor in history, assistant professor (1930-35), associate professor (1935-45), from
1945, professor, UCLA; chairman of history department (1950, 1952-54); during World War II until 1947 he was assistant chief
of the Office of American Republic Affairs, and divisional chief of the Office of Intelligence in the State Department; wrote
articles and books on Latin American history, including
Spanish reaction to foreign aggression in the Caribbean to about 1680 (1929) and
The Caracas Company, 1728-1784: a study in the history of Spanish monopolistic trade (1934); contributing editor,
Handbook of Latin-American studies; editor,
Hispanic-American Historical Review; he died on October 28, 1959.
Collection consists of transcripts and microfilm of documents and manuscripts relating to the historical research of UCLA
professor Roland Dennis Hussey. The materials are from the archives and depositories of Great Britain, Spain, and Latin America,
and include an index and Papeletes, or summaries, to many of the documents.
Scope and Content Note
A collection of transcripts and microfilms of documents and manuscripts relating to the historical research of professor Hussey.
The materials are from the archives and depositories of Spain, Great Britain, France, Colombia, Mexico and Central America
and relate to the colonial history of the Caribbean area. Included are an index and Papelettes, or summaries, to many of the
documents. The documents are arranged by depository while the Papelettes and index are arranged chronologically by date.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Hussey, Roland Dennis, 1897- --Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of History--Faculty--Archives.
Latin America--History--Research.
Microfilms.