Robert Townley Turner Papers, 1927-1972

This series contains personal materials produced or collected by Turner. A folder of biographical materials, and the certificates, concern his degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles. The bulk of the series contains the diary he began keeping in 1941 "to portray the life of a civilian during this war [World War II]." There is a gap in the diary between 1943 and 1947, when he resumed it, recording the daily details of teaching at Montana State University (The University of Montana). A folder of documents relating to his university service contains his loyalty oaths from 1947 to 1952 and contract agreements that specify his yearly salary.

This series contains Turner's personal and professional correspondence. Much of the correspondence, and particularly the memos at the end of the series, concern internal business at Montana State University (The University of Montana) and Turner's considerable committee work for the institution. Other exchanges focus on Turner's publications, other teaching assignments, and letters of recommendation for former students.

This series contains Turner's academic writings, beginning with his undergraduate work at the University of Calfornia, Los Angeles, up to his time as a professor at Montana State University (The University of Montana). His Ph.D thesis and a later book on geopolitics form the bulk of the series. There are also later published and unpublished essays, book reviews, and one speech.

This series contains materials related to Turner's work at Montana State University (The University of Montana). The materials are divided into two subseries.

The first, Governance and Commitee Work, contains meeting minutes and other documents from Turner's work on university committees. Major committees represented include the Budget and Policy Committee, Nominations Committee, Faculty Senate, Library Building, and Faculty Council. There are also minutes from the History Department's meetings. Last, a diary documents his meetings with university president Carl McFarland as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

The second, Teaching, contains undated outlines for lectures.

This series contains photographs of Dr. Turner in London, on the Montana State University campus, and in the University Museum.