Papers, 1891-1913; (bulk 1891-1902).

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Papers, 1891-1913; (bulk 1891-1902).

Letters consisting chiefly of communications from Stephen Beauregard Weeks and John Spencer Bassett concerning the organization of the History Department at Trinity College (now Duke University), Durham, N.C. Also discusses current political problems in North Carolina. Persons mentioned include John Franklin Crowell, president of Trinity College, William Kenneth Boyd, W.T. Laprade, and John Martin Vincent.

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Crowell, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1857-1931

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John Franklin Crowell was an educator, economist, and journalist. He served as President of Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C. and later Durham, N.C.) from 1887-1894. From the description of John Franklin Crowell records and papers, 1883-1932. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 55635813 Clergyman, economist. Columbia University Ph.D., 1897. From the description of J. Franklin Crowell papers, 1894. (Columbia University In t...

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 ...

Adams, Herbert Baxter, 1850-1901

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Historian; one of the founders of the American Historical Association (1884); resident of Baltimore, Md. From the description of Papers, 1891-1913; (bulk 1891-1902). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19105170 Historian; one of the founders of the American Historical Association (1884). Resident of Baltimore, Md. From the description of Papers, 1888-1901. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32305539 Biographical Note: Herbert Baxte...

Weeks, Stephen B. (Stephen Beauregard), 1865-1918

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Stephen Beauregard Weeks (1865-1918) was a North Carolina educator and historian. He was superintendent of an Indian school in Arizona. From the description of Stephen Beauregard Weeks papers, 1746-1941 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24144883 From the guide to the Stephen Beauregard Weeks Papers, 1746-1941, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Vincent, John Martin, 1857-1939

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Martin John Vincent (1827-194), historian and political scientist, Professor of European history at Johns Hopkins University. He specialized in Swiss government and laws, and was author of numerous books on the subject, including State and Federal Government in Switzerland (1891). For the last three years of his life, Professor Vincent lived in Pasadena, Calif. From the description of Papers of John Martin Vincent, 1827-1940. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Garde...

Bassett, John Spencer, 1867-1928

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Historian and professor of history at Trinity College (now Duke University), Durham, N.C., and Smith College. From the description of Papers, 1806-1943. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19242277 Historian, editor, and educator. From the description of Papers of John Spencer Bassett, 1770-1978 (bulk 1894-1928). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71072393 John Spencer Bassett, a professor in the History Department of Trinity College from 1893-190...

Laprade, W. T.

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Boyd, William Kenneth, 1879-1938

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William Kenneth Boyd (1879-1938) was a historian, professor, and director of the library at Duke University. During his career at Duke and Trinity College, he published widely and helped to collect and preserve personal papers and books about Southern and North Carolina history. From the description of William Kenneth Boyd papers, 1851-1956. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 60654579 William Kenneth Boyd was born on January 10, 1879, in Curryville, ...