Carroll, Eber Malcolm, 1893-1959

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E. Malcolm Carroll was a professor of History at Duke University from 1933-1959. His specialties included Germany during the two World Wars, origins of the Whig Party, and French foreign affairs.

From the description of E. Malcom Carroll papers, circa 1930-1954. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 162535626

Eber Malcolm Carroll was born in 1893 in Coldwater, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan, where he received his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in 1916, 1917 and 1922, respectively. From 1917-1919, he served in the U.S. Army Ambulance Service. Carroll came to Duke in 1933 to teach in the History Department. He served as chair of the Department from 1954 until his retirement in 1959. His specialties included Germany during the two World Wars, origins of the Whig Party, and French foreign affairs. From 1946-1949, he served as Deputy Editor of the German War Documents Project of the State Department which sought to uncover Nazi war schemes. He also held key posts with the Office of Strategic Services in World War II, with the rank of lieutenant colonel and was an overseas veteran of World War I. He died in December 1959 while living in the Netherlands. His books Germany and the Great Powers, 1866-1914, Soviet Communism and Western Opinion and Origins of the Whig Party were published posthumously.

From the guide to the E. Malcolm Carroll Papers, circa 1930-1954, (University Archives, Duke University)

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creatorOf Carroll, Eber Malcolm, 1893-1959. [Pamphlets and reprints]. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Hollyday, Frederic B. M. Frederic B. M. Hollyday papers, 1943-1971. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Carroll, Eber Malcolm, 1893-1959. E. Malcom Carroll papers, circa 1930-1954. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf OAC Review Index. Royal Winter Fair, OAC Review, v.42, no.3, Nov. 1929, p.148-149, con't on p.180. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf E. Malcolm Carroll Papers, circa 1930-1954 University Archives, Duke University.
referencedIn Claude Halstead Van Tyne papers Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn William Baskerville Hamilton Papers, 1700-1975 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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associatedWith Duke University. Dept. of History. corporateBody
associatedWith Hamilton, William Baskerville, 1908-1972 person
associatedWith Hollyday, Frederic B. M. person
associatedWith OAC Review Index. corporateBody
associatedWith Van Tyne, Claude Halstead, 1869-1930 person
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North Carolina--Durham
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Death 1959

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