Smith, Justin Harvey, 1857-1930

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Born 1857 in Boscawen, New Hampshire; died 1930 in Brooklyn, New York. Educated at Dartmouth (B.A. 1877; M.A. 1881) and Union Theological Seminary (1879-1881). Smith worked for Charles Scribner's Sons publishers 1881-1883 and Ginn & Co. 1883-1898 (becoming a partner in 1890); he was Professor of Modern History at Dartmouth 1899-1908. He resigned his professorship in 1908 to pursue historical research, and published The Annexation of Texas in 1911 and The War with Mexico in 1919. For the latter he received the Pulitzer Prize for 1920 and the first Loubat Prize in 1923. From 1917 to 1923 Smith was chairman of the Historical Manuscripts Commission of the American Historical Association.

From the description of Justin H. Smith collection, 1878-1929. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 33341297

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referencedIn William Roscoe Thayer papers, 1762-1927 (inclusive), 1872-1921 (bulk) Houghton Library
creatorOf Smith, Justin Harvey, 1857-1930. Letter, [1899] Nov. 24, Boston, to Pres. Tucker, Hanover, N.H. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Justin H. Smith Collection 33341297., 1878-1929 Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
referencedIn Wendell Holmes Stephenson Papers, 1820-1968 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf Smith, Justin Harvey, 1857-1930. Letter, 1891 May 6, Boston, to I.W. Smith, Manchester, N.H. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Williams, George Frederick, 1852-1932. Letter, 1891 July 13, Boston, to Isaac W. Smith, Manchester, N.H. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Smith, Justin Harvey, 1857-1930. Justin H. Smith collection, 1878-1929. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Dartmouth College. Alumni Association. Letter, 1891 March 25, Boston, to the Trustees of Dartmouth College [Hanover, N.H.]. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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associatedWith Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801. person
correspondedWith Century Company corporateBody
associatedWith Dartmouth College corporateBody
associatedWith Dartmouth College. Alumni Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Dartmouth College. Trustees. corporateBody
correspondedWith Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 person
associatedWith Ross, Jonathan, 1826-1905. person
associatedWith Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876. person
associatedWith Smith, Isaac W. (Isaac William), 1825-1898. person
correspondedWith Stephenson, Wendell Holmes, 1899-1970 person
correspondedWith Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923 person
associatedWith Tucker, William Jewett, 1839-1926. person
correspondedWith Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949 person
associatedWith Williams, George Frederick, 1852-1932. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Mexico
Texas
United States
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Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776
Mexican War, 1846-1848
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Birth 1857

Death 1930

Spanish; Castilian,

English

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