Greenfield, Kent Roberts, 1893-1967
Variant namesBiographical Note: Kent Roberts Greenfield was professor of history at The Johns Hopkins University and chief architect of the official U.S. Army history of World War II.
He was born in Chestertown, MD in 1893, attended Western Maryland College, and received his Ph. D. from Hopkins in 1915. He taught at Delaware College and Yale University before returning to Hopkins as professor of modern European history in 1930. He was a leading authority in the field of Italian history, especially the Risorgimento. Greenfield served as assistant to the Historical Officer in the Army Ground Forces, 1942-1946, and was later named to the position of Chief Historian of the Dept. of the Army in 1946. He directed the writings of the 80 volume history of World War II. Greenfield died on July 25, 1967.
From the description of Kent Roberts Greenfield papers, 1900-1966. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 48380031
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referencedIn | Dudley Wright Knox Papers, circa 1864-1960, (bulk 1921-1946) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
referencedIn | Brown & Haley Lecture Series, 1953-2012 | University of Puget Sound Archives | |
referencedIn | Eric Frederick Goldman Papers, 1886-1988, (bulk 1940-1970) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
creatorOf | Greenfield, Kent Roberts, 1893-1967. Kent Roberts Greenfield papers, 1900-1966. | Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library | |
referencedIn | Robert E. Sherwood papers, 1917-1968 (inclusive), 1934-1955 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Wisdom, William B. William B. Wisdom collection of Thomas Wolfe. 1909-1959. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | W. Stull Holt papers, 1904-1982 | University of Washington Libraries Special Collections | |
referencedIn | Goldman, Eric Frederick, 1915-1989. Papers, 1886-1988 (bulk 1940-1970). | Library of Congress | |
referencedIn | Higham, John. John Higham student notes, 1937-1939. | Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library |
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correspondedWith | Goldman, Eric Frederick, 1915-1989. | person |
associatedWith | Greenfield, David L. | person |
associatedWith | Higham, John. | person |
correspondedWith | Holt, W. Stull (William Stull), 1896- | person |
associatedWith | Johns Hopkins University. Dept. of History. | corporateBody |
correspondedWith | Knox, Dudley Wright, 1877-1960. | person |
correspondedWith | Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 | person |
associatedWith | United States. Army | corporateBody |
correspondedWith | Wisdom, William B., 1900-1977 | person |
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Death 1967
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