"The American Story" Papers 1954.
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Schlesinger, Arthur M. (Arthur Meier), Jr., 1917-2007
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Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. (born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger; October 15, 1917 – February 28, 2007) was an American historian, social critic, and public intellectual. The son of the influential historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. and a specialist in American history, much of Schlesinger's work explored the history of 20th-century American liberalism. In particular, his work focused on leaders such as Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy. In the 1952 an...
Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971
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Historian, journalist and educator. He attended the University of Illinois where he earned a B. A. 1912 and an M. A. in English, 1913. Nevins moved to New York to work and eventually was made a Professor of History at Columbia University. Wrote numerous biographies and articles on history. President of the American History Association in 1959. Helped found the Society of American Historians. From the description of Commencement address, June 1953. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Librar...
Jones, Howard Mumford, 1892-1980
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Jones was a Professor of English at Harvard, having joined the department in 1936; he retired in 1962 as Abbott Lawrence Lowell Professor of the Humanities. He was known as the "historian of American culture." From the description of Correspondence with Robert E. L. Strider, 1949-1980 (inclusive), 1962-1979 (bulk) (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77064254 Writer and educator at Harvard University. From the description of Howard Mumford Jones Papers, 1915...
Society of American Historians.
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BIOGHIST REQUIRED The Society of American Historians (SAH) was founded in 1939 by Allan Nevins (1890-1971) and several other historians for the purpose of promoting literary distinction in the writing of history and biography. BIOGHIST REQUIRED Until the mid-1950s, the principal aim of the SAH was in launching a history magazine that could appeal to a wide audience beyond the academic community. Nevins, a history professor at Columbia University and a two-time Pulitzer w...
Broadcast Music, Inc.
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Geiringer was vice-president at BMI. From the description of Correspondence from Alma Mahler, 1956. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863014 "The American Story," was created by Broadcast Music, Inc., in association with the Society of American Historians. Designed to bring authoritative American history before wide audiences, "The American Story" was inaugurated in July 1954. From the guide to the "The American Story" Papers, 1954., (C...
James, Marquis, 1891-1955
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Author. From the description of Papers of Marquis James, 1914-1955 (bulk 1930-1949). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83923437 Biographical Note 1891 Born, Springfield, Mo. 1897 1909 Educated in public schools, Enid, Okla. ...
Mott, Frank Luther, 1886-1964
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English and journalism professor, dean and author. From the description of Papers of Frank Luther Mott, 1918-1963. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233135576 ...
Catton, Bruce, 1899-1978
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American journalist and historian of the American Civil War. From the description of Bruce Catton papers, 1861-1865 and 1951-1961. (The Citadel, Daniel Library). WorldCat record id: 624071973 Bruce Catton (1899-1978), a Civil War historian, was a newspaper reporter in Cleveland and Boston before working for the War Production Board and the U.S. Department of Commerce during World War II. The first of his 15 Civil War histories was published in 1951. Catton's "A Stillness at ...
Dangerfield, George, 1904-1986
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Historian. From the description of Reminiscences of George Dangerfield : oral history, [196-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122574298 ...
Morris, Richard B. (Richard Brandon), 1904-1989
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Historian. From the description of Reminiscences of Richard Brandon Morris : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309741849 From the description of Reminiscences of Richard Brandon Morris : oral history, 1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122632162 Gouverneur Morris Professor of History at Columbia University. Morris was Secretary of the Legal History Com...
