Steve Hochstadt papers

Collection

Identifier: MC127

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

The collection is composed of correspondence, memoranda, notes, published writings and manuscripts, and other material relating to former Bates History Professor Steve Hochstadt. Most of the material covers his time at Bates, but some material predates his hiring at Bates. The collection is a mix of Bates-related material as well as items covering his publications, his involvement with several national historical associations, and his work with the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine.

Dates

1975 - 2006

Access Restrictions

The first two series, General files and Writings, are open for research, excepting several folders marked as RESTRICTED. Materials in the third series, HHRCM, are closed. Please consult Archives staff if you wish to access this series.

Conditions Governing Use

The collection is the physical property of Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library. Bates College holds literary rights only for material created by College personnel working on official behalf of the College, or for material which was given to the College with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for publication or other purposes that exceed fair use.

Biographical Note

Steve Hochstadt began his teaching career at Bates College in 1979. He taught history at the college until 2006, when he left to take a position at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois. He retired from that position in 2015. He is married to Liz Tobin, who also taught history at Bates, and was born in 1948. Noted publications include Mobility and Modernity: Migration in Germany (1999), Sources of the Holocaust (2004), and Shanghai Geschichten (2007).