Golder, Frank Alfred, 1877-1929

F. A. Golder collected plants in Alaska in 1899 and 1900.

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American historian of Russia and the Russian sphere of influence in North America.

From the description of Frank Alfred Golder papers, 1858-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 610424116

American historian; American Relief Administration worker in Russia, 1920-1923.

From the description of Frank Alfred Golder papers, 1861-1929. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866943

Biography

American historian of Russia and the Russian sphere of influence in North America.

From the guide to the Frank Alfred Golder Papers, 1858-1927, (Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.)

Biographical Note

• 1877, August 11: Born, Odessa, Russia
• 1880: Arrived in the United States
• 1898: Ph.B., Bucknell University
• 1900 - 1902 : Teacher in U.S. public schools in Alaska the Aleutian Islands
• 1903: M.A., Harvard University
• 1904 - 1908 : Studied in Berlin, Paris and St. Petersburg
• 1908 - 1909 : Instructor in history, University of Missouri
• 1909: Ph.D., Harvard University Instructor in history and economics, Boston University
• 1910: Instructor of history, University of Chicago
• 1910 - 1914 : Assistant professor of history, Washington State College
• 1914: Author, Russian Expansion on the Pacific
• 1915 - 1920 : Professor of history, Washington State College
• 1917: Author, Guide To Materials for American History in Russian Archives Conducted research in Russian archives for Carnegie Institute and American Geographical Society
• 1917 - 1919 : Member, Colonel House Commission of Inquiry
• 1918: Author, The Russian Revolution
• 1920 - 1923 : Member, American Relief Administration
• 1921 - 1929 : Associate Professor and Professor of history, Stanford University
• 1922: Author, Bering's Voyages
• 1925: Author, History of Russia
• 1927: Author, Documents of Russian History, On the Trail of the Russian Famine and Paul Jones in Russia
• 1928: Author, March of the Mormon Battalion
• 1929: Died, Stanford, California

From the guide to the Frank Alfred Golder papers, 1861-1929, (Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace)