Now Available: Lawrence H. Fuchs Papers
Processing has been completed on the Lawrence H. Fuchs Papers.
Lawrence H. Fuchs, now a professor emeritus, founded the American Studies department at Brandeis University and was a key player in the early Peace Corps, the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy, and the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform. He co-taught several classes at Brandeis with his friend and associate, Eleanor Roosevelt.
The Fuchs collection (1948-2002) comprises 68 cubic feet and contains biographical materials, American Studies departmental and curricular materials, and records documenting Fuchs’ involvement in a range of educational, political, governmental and community organizations.
Fuchs authored many books, including “Hawaii Pono: A Social History” (1961), “American Ethnic Politics” (1968), “Family Matters” (1973), “The American Kaleidoscope: Race, Ethnicity, and the Civic Culture ”(1991), and “Beyond Patriarchy: Jewish Fathers and Families” (2000). He was principal author of the texts “Black in White America” (1974) and “The American Experiment” (1981), and published extensively in academic journals and periodicals on the subjects of immigration, refugees and ethnicity.
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