Joseph J. Kwiat papers 1950s
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Kwiat, Joseph Jack
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Joseph Jack Kwiat was born in New York City. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1935. He earned an M.A. in 1940 from Northwestern University and one of the first Ph.D.'s in American studies from the University of Minnesota in 1950. He joined the faculty at the University in 1944 as an instructor in English. He was later promoted to professor of English and American studies. During his tenure at the University, Dr. Kwiat was awarded four Fulbright fellowships that allowed him to condu...
University of Minnesota. Program in American Studies.
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The American Studies program at the University of Minnesota was established in 1945. Tremaine McDowell, who joined the University of Minnesota English faculty in 1928, founded the American Studies program and served as chair until he retired in 1958. The goal of the program was to bridge the gap from the past and the present and draw upon the resources of many different academic departments, including English, history, sociology, anthropology, law, journalism, art, and political science, to form...
