Document Type
Article
Date
Spring 1987
Keywords
Syracuse University Special Collections, Ranke Library, Leopold von Ranke, history
Language
English
Disciplines
History | Intellectual History
Description/Abstract
This article describes the life and collection of the famous historian Leopold von Ranke, whose collection is now housed in the Syracuse University Special Collections. Von Ranke was instrumental in developing what he saw as the most objective form of history possible, adhering to primary sources and straying from moral judgments. The thousands of documents that make up the Ranke Library are an invaluable source for the study of history.
Recommended Citation
Muir, Edward. "Leopold von Ranke, His Library, and the Shaping of Historical Evidence." The Courier 22.1 (1987): 3-10.
Source
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