McElroy, Robert McNutt, 1872-1959

Editor, author, and historian.

From the description of Papers of Robert McNutt McElroy, circa 1909-1924 (bulk 1913-1924). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063510

Robert McNutt McElroy (1872-1959), an historian, taught at Princeton University and various universities in Great Britain and China. After teaching history at Princeton from 1898 to 1916, he became the first American exchange professor to China, lecturing on government and education from 1916 to 1917. During the 1920s and 1930s he taught in Great Britain at Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester, and Leeds. His publications included works on Grover Cleveland and Jefferson Davis.

From the guide to the Robert M. McElroy papers, ca. 1930s, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Robert McNutt McElroy (1872-1959), an historian, taught at Princeton University and various universities in Great Britain and China.

After teaching history at Princeton from 1898 to 1916, he became the first American exchange professor to China, lecturing on government and education from 1916 to 1917. During the 1920s and 1930s he taught in Great Britain at Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester, and Leeds. His publications included works on Grover Cleveland and Jefferson Davis.

From the description of Robert M. McElroy papers, ca. 1930s. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517709

Biographical Note

• 1872, Dec. 28: Born, Perryville, Ky.
• 1896: B.A., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1900: Ph.D., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1900 - 1901 : Studied at universities of Leipzig and Berlin, Germany, and Oxford University, Oxford, England
• 1898 - 1901 : Instructor in history, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1901 - 1909 : Assistant professor, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1909 - 1925 : Professor, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1912 - 1916 : Succeeded Woodrow Wilson as chairman, Department of History and Politics, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1916 - 1917 : First American exchange professor to China
• 1917 - 1919 : Educational director, National Security League
• 1919: Organizer, national campaign to celebrate Constitution Day
• 1924 - 1925 : Associate editor in charge of international events, Current History
• 1926: Sir George Watson Lecturer, London, Cambridge, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, and Bristol, England; and fellow of Queens College, Oxford, England
• 1942 - 1945 : Historian, Office of Civilian Defense and Chemical War Services
• 1959, Jan. 16: Died, Lihue, Hawaii

From the guide to the Robert McNutt McElroy Papers, circa 1909-1924, (bulk 1913-1924), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)