Guide to the Dennison I. Rusinow Papers, 1963-2000 UA.90.F84
Arrangement
Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Dennison I. Rusinow Papers
Creator
Rusinow, Dennison I.
Collection Number
UA.90.F84
Extent
3 Linear Feet(4 boxes)
Date
1963-2000
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Dennison I. Rusinow, adjunct professor of history, research professor in the Center for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pittsburgh and preeminent scholar of the former-Yugoslavia. The focus of the collection is the late professor's research materials and margin notes. These documents offer a perspective of the Cold War from Yugoslavia's non-aligned vantage point. Additionally, Rusinow's own thoughts, ideas and questions can often be found along the margins of the research itself. The political pamphlets and Tito box set are also unique. Both sets are original documents from Southeastern Europe collected during the late professor's professional career abroad. Textual documents such as transcripts, manuscripts, correspondence, reports and course materials compose the majority of the collection, with the exception of a few sets of photographs and the Josip Broz Tito box set.
Language
English
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Author
Michael Behrmann.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives & Special Collections Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Business Number: 412-648-3232 (Thomas) | 412-648-8190 (Hillman) Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Biography
Dennison Rusinow was a highly accomplished journalist, scholar and professor. In 1963, he began a 25-year career with the American Universities Field Staff (AUFS), as associate for Southeastern Europe and later associate director. His book on the political economic history of the former Yugoslavia, The Yugoslav Experiment, 1948-1974, published in 1977, earned him international acclaim as an expert on the former multi-ethnic nation. Before retiring in 2000, Rusinow had devoted the last 12 years of his professional life to the University of Pittsburgh as both an adjunct History professor and research professor at the University Center for International Studies.
Born on October 29, 1930, Rusinow grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. At Duke University, he received a B.A. in Philosophy and History, graduating first in his class in 1952. As a Rhodes Scholar, he earned a second B.A. from New College at Oxford University. Immediately following graduation, he served a 3-year stint as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy. Returning to England after his service in the Navy, he earned a M.A. from New College at Oxford University in 1959. Finally, in 1963, he received his Doctorate of Philosophy from St. Anthony's College at Oxford while simultaneously serving a fellowship at the Institute of Current World Affairs, which included studying in Vienna and Belgrade.
Rusinow devoted more than 40 years of scholarship to Southeastern Europe. His areas of expertise included ethnic nationalism in Yugoslavia, the Cyprus conflict and Marshall Tito's regime. Prior to joining the faculty at Pittsburgh, he served as: adjunct professor of history at Dartmouth College in 1976, lecturer in international affairs at California Institute of Technology in 1970, lecturer in Balkan and Italian Studies at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies in Rome from 1969 to 1977 and adjunct assistant professor of history at Michigan State University in 1965.
In addition to his accomplishments in the university classroom, Rusinow's total scholarship included five books, numerous newspaper and journal articles as well as contributions to several edited volumes on the subject of Eastern Europe.
Following his retirement from the University of Pittsburgh in 2000, Rusinow took up residence back in St. Petersburg, Florida. On January 20, 2004, he died at the age of 73.
Scope and Content Notes:
This collection documents Rusinow's professional career as both an associate for the American University Field Staff and as a university professor. Numerous types of textual documents such as correspondence, research, seminar transcripts, survey data, newspaper clippings, syllabi, resumes, presentation fliers, hand-written notes, un-translated materials, course materials, scholarly articles, manuscripts and other miscellaneous documents make up the actual content of the collection. The dates of said documents range from as early as 1963, when he began working for the AUFS, up through 2000, when he retired from the University of Pittsburgh.
The collection has been organized into three series according to general topic. The first series contains Rusinow's research for some of the 76 AUFS reports he produced between 1963 and 1991. Personal documents and materials such as correspondence, resumes and seminar materials compose the second series.
The final series is devoted to Rusinow's career in academia. The documents in this series emphasize his term as professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
Arrangement
Series I. Research Materials
Series II. Personal, Dennison I. Rusinow
Series III. Academic Career and Course Materials
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
Books and papers donated by Mary Rusinow in July 2003. Papers transferred to Archives in February 2005.
Previous Citation
Dennison I. Rusinow Papers, 1963-2000, UA.90.F84, University Archives, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Preferred Citation
Dennison I. Rusinow Papers, 1963-2000, UA.90.F84, University Archives, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Michael Behrmann August 2007.
Copyright
Property rights reside with the University of Pittsburgh. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Archives Services Center.
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