Joel G. Colton papers, 1942-1983.

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Joel G. Colton papers, 1942-1983.

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Correspondence, course materials, writings, clippings, committee materials, subject files, and research notes of Joel G. Colton relating to his teaching and administration at Duke University, military service, education, awards, and publications.

6,000 items (6.5 linear ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University. Department of History

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The study of history emerged as a separate field of study at Trinity College in the late nineteenth-century supported by a change in popular attitudes, interests, and the ongoing professionalization of the field of historical inquiry. In 1891, Trinity College became the first southern educational institution to establish a distinct chair of history. In 1896, Stephen B. Weeks founded the Trinity College Historical Society which gave further impetus to strengthening the Department of ...

Colton, Joel, 1918-2011

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Joel George Colton was born in New York, N.Y., on August 23, 1918. He earned a B.A. from the City College of New York in 1937 and a M.A. from Columbia University in 1940. From 1942 to 1946, Colton served in the U.S. Army and as a Military Intelligence Officer. He returned to Columbia University and earned a Ph. D. in 1950. Colton joined the faculty of Duke University in 1947, as an instructor in the Department of History. He taught at Duke University until 1974, when he became the Director for H...