White, Albert Beebe, 1871-1952

Albert Beebe White taught in the University of Minnesota Dept. of History from 1899 to 1940.

From the description of Albert B. White papers, 1895-1926. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63314517

This peripatetic waiter worked in six different western cities during twelve years preceding World War II (1926-1938). He belonged to an American Federation of Labor-affiliated union during those years and was a member in good standing.

From the description of Waiters' Union papers, 1926-1939. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 35310805

Albert Beebe White, B.A. (1893), Ph.D. (1898) Yale University. Professor of history at the University of Minnesota (1899-1940); expert in the field of English Constitutional history.

Albert White was born in Holbrook, Massachusetts on September 11, 1871. He attended Yale University, receiving his B.A. in 1893. After serving four years as an instructor in preparatory schools, he spent a year at the University of Leipzig, Germany. He completed his graduate study at Yale under George Burton Adams, receiving his Ph.D. degree in 1898. Dr. White came to the University of Minnesota as a history instructor in 1899. He was promoted to assistant professor (1900), professor (1907) and retired as professor emeritus in 1940.

White's special field of scholarship was English Constitutional history, to which he made significant contributions. The Making of the English Constitution, published in 1908, became a standard textbook in this field, widely used throughout the English speaking world. A supplementary volume, Source Problems in English History followed in 1915. His third book was entitled, Self-Government at the King's Command. Albert White died on May 10, 1952 in Minneapolis.

From the guide to the Albert B. White papers, 1895-1926, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University of Minnesota Archives [uarc])