Barnes, James A. (James Anderson), 1898-1980.

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James A. Barnes was a prominent American historian who pioneered the technique of microfilming primary source materials for historical research. Barnes began his professional career as a fellow at the Brookings Institute during the late 1920s. Between 1930 and 1966 Barnes taught history at Temple University and after retirement from academia, served as president of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Barnes' most prominent monographs were the Wealth of the American people (1949) and John G. Carlisle: Financial statesman (1931).

From the description of Papers, 1930-1966. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122491230

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creatorOf Barnes, James A. (James Anderson), 1898-1980. Papers, 1930-1966. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
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associatedWith Boyer, Samuel Pellman, 1839-1875. person
associatedWith Gipson, Lawrence Henry, 1880-1971. person
associatedWith Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971. person
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United States
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Agriculture and politics
Economic history
Military history, Modern
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
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Birth 1898

Death 1980

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