Richard A. Preston papers, circa 1745-1987 (bulk 1956-1987).

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Richard A. Preston papers, circa 1745-1987 (bulk 1956-1987).

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Materials include correspondence, reports, course syllabi, printed matter, manuscripts, clippings, photographs, and other papers. Major subjects of the collection include Canadian history, especially military history; the Department of History; and the Canadian Studies program at Duke.

36000 items (36.0 linear ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7760406

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 ...

Duke University

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Preston, Richard Arthur.

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Richard Arthur Preston (b. 1910), a leading British Commonwealth scholar, was appointed the William K. Boyd Professor of History at Duke University in 1965. From the description of Richard A. Preston papers, circa 1745-1987 (bulk 1956-1987). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 57225811 ...

Canada. Canadian Army

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