Lowitt, Richard, 1922-....

Richard Lowitt is a professor of history at the University of Oklahoma.

From the description of Papers on Bronson M. Cutting, 1899-1993, (bulk 1910-1936, 1982-1988). (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 36677843

American author.

From the description of Fred and LaDonna Harris, from liberalism to populism, 1964-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71057938

Richard Lowitt was born in 1922. He graduated from the City College of New York (CCNY) in 1943, and obtained his Master’s (1945) and Ph.D. (1950) from Columbia University. He was a history professor at several universities including Connecticut College, Florida State University, University of Kentucky, Iowa State University, and the University of Oklahoma. He authored several books on the American West including “The New Deal and the West” (1984), “Henry A. Wallace's Irrigation Frontier: On the Trail of the Corn Belt Farmer, 1909” (1990), and “American Outback: The Oklahoma Panhandle in the Twentieth Century” (2006). He also published a three volume biography on Nebraska Senator George W. Norris: “George W. Norris: The Making of a Progressive, 1861-1912” (1963); “George W. Norris: The Persistence of a Progressive, 1913-1933” (1971); and “George W. Norris: The Triumph of a Progressive, 1933-1944” (1978).

From the guide to the Richard Lowitt papers, 1919-2009, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)

Richard Lowitt was born in 1922. He graduated from the City College of New York (CCNY) in 1943, and obtained his Master's (1945) and Ph.D. (1950) from Columbia University. He was a history professor at several universities including Connecticut College, Florida State University, University of Kentucky, Iowa State University, and the University of Oklahoma. He authored several books on the American West including "The New Deal and the West" (1984), "Henry A. Wallace's Irrigation Frontier: On the Trail of the Corn Belt Farmer, 1909" (1990), and "American Outback: The Oklahoma Panhandle in the Twentieth Century" (2006). He also published a three volume biography on Nebraska Senator George W. Norris: "George W. Norris: The Making of a Progressive, 1861-1912" (1963); "George W. Norris: The Persistence of a Progressive, 1913-1933" (1971); and "George W. Norris: The Triumph of a Progressive, 1933-1944" (1978).

From the description of Richard Lowitt papers, 1919-2009. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 45998534