The papers of Henry Smith Pritchett (1857-1939) span the period 1876-1967, with the bulk of the material dated between 1900 and 1939. Although there are comprehensive letter files only for the years 1932-1935, a much longer span of select correspondence with notable political leaders and educators has been preserved. The collection also includes a partial autobiography, several shorter autobiographical documents, reprints and drafts of Pritchetts articles and speeches, and subject files that document certain phases in Pritchetts public life including his term as president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.