Robert Griffith (historian)
Robert Griffith | |
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| Born | October 17, 1940 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 2011 (aged 70) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | DePauw University |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, professor |
| Employer | American University |
Robert W. Griffith (October 17, 1940 – January 25, 2011) was an American historian.
Life
Robert W. Griffith was born in
University of Maryland. He taught history and was chair of the history department at American University.[1]
His work has appeared in the Journal of American History, Reviews in American History, and Business History Review.
He signed the "Resolution on United States Government Practices Inimical to the Values of the Historical Profession".[2]
He served on the board of editors of the Journal of American History. He served as treasurer of the Organization of American Historians until stepping down January 1, 2011 for health reasons.[3][4]
Griffith died on January 25, 2011, due to complications from
Hodgkin's lymphoma.[5]
Awards
- 1970 Frederick Jackson Turner Award
- 1980 Guggenheim Fellowship
- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
- Harry S. Truman LibraryInstitute Fellowship
Works
- "Un-Tangling the Web of Cold War Studies; or, How One Historian Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Internet", Journal of Multi-Media History, Vol. 3, 2000
- "Truman and the Historians", April 1974
- The Politics of Fear: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Senate. ISBN 978-0-87023-555-9. (1st edition 1970)
Editor
- The Specter: Original Essays on McCarthyism and the Cold War (1974)
- ISBN 978-0-7006-0257-5.
- Robert Griffith; Paula Baker, eds. (December 1991). Major Problems in American History Since 1945. ISBN 978-0-669-19625-2. (2nd edition January, 2001; 3rd edition January 2007)
References
- ^ a b c d American University - History (2011–2012). "Robert Griffith Memorium" (Newsletter). College of Arts and Sciences at American University. p. 3. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Alan Dawley (15 March 2007). "Historians Take a Stand | Alan Dawley and over 150 other historians" (Editorial). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ Organization of American Historians (February 2009). "OAH Treasurer's Report, Fiscal Year 2008". archives.iupui.edu. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "OAH Treasurer Steps Down". www.oah.org. Organization of American Historians. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Jones, Paige (31 January 2011). "Bob Griffith, AU history professor, dies at 71 from Hodgkin's lymphoma". The Eagle Online. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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