Abrams, Irwin 1914-

Biographical Note

• 1914, February 24: Born, San Francisco, California
• 1934: B.A., Stanford University
• 1935: M.A., Harvard University
• 1938: Ph.D., Harvard University
• 1938 - 1943 : Instructor, Department of History, Stanford University
• 1943 - 1946 : Director of Training, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
• 1946 - 1947 : Director, Quaker Overseas Work Camps (AFSC)
• 1947 - 1949 : Assistant Professor, Antioch University
• 1949 - 1951 : Associate Professor, Antioch University
• 1951 - 1979 : Professor, Department of History, Antioch University
• 1953: Specialist, Exchange Program, U.S. State Department, Germany
• 1955 - 1971 : Member, Board of Directors, Antioch Review
• 1956 - 1957 : Chairman, International Student Seminars, AFSC, Switzerland and Yugoslavia
• 1956 - 1964 : Educational Director, Shipboard Programs of Council on Student Travel
• 1961: Fulbright Lecturer, University of Cologne, Germany
• 1964: Chairman, International Student Seminars, AFSC, Hungary
• 1965 - 1967 : Director, Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) Seminars, Yugoslavia
• 1970: Co-director, GLCA Seminars
• 1970 - 1973 : Member, Board of Directors, Council on International Educational Exchange
• 1972: Coordinator, Curriculum Materials Team, GLCA Seminars
• 1972 - 1975 : Director, GLCA-Antioch European Team in Comparative Urban Studies
• 1976: Co-director, Task Force on International Education of International City Management Association
• 1976 - 1978 : Vice president, International Society for Educational, Cultural and Scientific Interchanges (ISECSI)
• 1978 - 1982 : President, ISECSI
• 1979: Co-chairman, Project on International Exchange Research of German Academic Exchange Service and ISECSI
• 1979 - 1981 : Distinguished University Professor, Antioch University
• 1981 - : Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Antioch University
• 1988: Author, The Nobel Peace Prize and the Laureates, 1901-1987

From the guide to the Irwin Abrams papers, 1900-1997, (Hoover Institution Archives)