Beer, Samuel H. (Samuel Hutchison), 1911-2009

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Samuel Hutchison Beer (b. July 28, 1911, Bucyrus, Ohio-d. April 7, 2009, Washington, D.C.) was a military officer, historian, educator, and Massachusetts political figure. He was a captain in the Office of the U.S. Military Government of Germany (OMGUS) in 1945. In 1946, he joined the faculty of Harvard University where he became one of Harvard's most popular and iconic professors, teaching its undergraduates "Western Thought and Institutions". Later, Beer was the Massachusetts chairman of the Americans for Democratic Action from 1955 to 1957, then its national chairman from 1959 to 1962.

From the description of Beer, Samuel Hutchison, 1911-2009 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10580889

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referencedIn Beer family. Beer family papers, 1740-1981 (inclusive), 1827-1981 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Harry Levin papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Robert Manning papers, 1938-1993. Houghton Library
creatorOf Samuel H. Beer Papers. 1945 - 1962. Files Related to U.S. Government in Occupied Germany John F. Kennedy Library
creatorOf Samuel H. Beer Papers. 1945 - 1962. Americans for Democratic Action Files John F. Kennedy Library
referencedIn Beer family papers, 1740-1981, 1827-1981 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn William Ernest Hocking papers Houghton Library
Samuel H. Beer Papers John F. Kennedy Library
referencedIn Harry Levin papers Houghton Library
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correspondedWith Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 person
associatedWith Levin, Harry, 1912-1994 person
associatedWith Manning, Robert, 1919- person
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Birth 1911-07-28

Death 2009-04-07

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