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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: John Martin Vincent papers
Creator:
Vincent, John Martin,
1857-1939
Identifier/Call Number: mssVT
Physical Description:
51.2 Linear Feet
(41 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1827-1940
Abstract: A collection of material related to the
life and career of American historian and Johns Hopkins professor John Martin
Vincent.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. John Martin Vincent papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts of John Martin Vincent, 1932-1936.
Martin John Vincent (1827-1939) was born in Elyria, Ohio, the son of Phebe Martin and John
Martin Vincent (1820-1863) who was prosecuting attorney for Lorain County, Ohio, the
publisher of the Elyrian Independent Democrat, an anti-slavery weekly journal, and a member
of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1859 to 1861. The younger Vincent was educated at
Amherst and Oberlin, and he also studied in Germany and France; in 1880, Vincent married Ada
Jane Smith. Vincent was a historian, political scientist, and Professor of European history
at Johns Hopkins University from 1889 until his retirement in 1925. He specialized in the
government and laws of Switzerland, and was author of numerous books on the subject,
including State and Federal Government in Switzerland (1891). In 1936, Vincent moved to
Pasadena, California and died there in 1939.
A collection of 4,382 items from 1827 to 1940, which contains personal and business
documents, correspondence, diaries, speeches, essays, and ephemera. The personal
correspondence of John Vincent Martin, chiefly his family correspondence, contains comments
on politics, religion, race, economics, and history. Also included are the papers of
Vincent's father, John Martin Vincent (1820-1863) which includes letters, sermons,
addresses, diaries, travel journals, and legal papers. Also present are five letters from
Woodrow Wilson to John Martin Vincent, see Box 35 for details.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1940. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from a legacy summary report. In 2022, Melissa Haley enhanced
description of the presidential material present in the collection as part of the American
Presidential Papers Project. In 2023, Suzanne Oatey enhanced description of the box titles
and contents.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Individual call numbers included in the collection: mssVT 1-4109.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Abolitionists -- Ohio
Historians -- United States
Lawyers -- Ohio
Political scientists -- United
States
Ohio -- History -- 19th century
United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century --
Sources
Family papers -- United States
Legal correspondence -- Ohio -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- United States
Personal papers -- United States
Photographs -- United States -- 19th century
Photographs -- United States -- 20th century
Diaries
Dewey, Melvil (Melvil Louis Kossuth), 1851-1931
Vincent, John Martin, 1820-1963
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Johns Hopkins University --
Faculty