Rodman W. Paul Explained
Rodman W. Paul |
Birth Date: | November 6, 1912 |
Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Date: | May 15, 1987 |
Death Place: | Pasadena, California, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Harvard University |
Occupation: | Historian Teacher at California Institute of Technology |
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Rodman Wilson Paul (November 6, 1912 – May 15, 1987) was an American historian who taught at the California Institute of Technology. He was known primarily as a foremost authority on California mining and agricultural Native American history.
Life and career
Paul was born in Philadelphia and raised near Boston, Massachusetts. He received his AB (1936), AM (1937) and PhD (1943) from Harvard. His PhD adviser at Harvard was Frederick Merk. From 1943 to 1946 he served in the Navy Reserve. In 1947 he went to Caltech. His choice for going there was partly based on an interest he developed in the history of the far West after a trip he took to Arizona to recuperate from an illness. He eventually became the Edward S. Harkness Professor of History. After retirement in 1972, he continued work as a researcher at the Huntington Library.
Paul wrote many books and articles, and was recognized with several awards including the 1984 Henry R. Wagner Memorial Award. He earned the Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities award and he was a fellow of the California Historical Society, served on the board of the Pasadena and Santa Barbara historical societies, and was a member of the NASA Historical Advisory Committee. The Mining History Association's Rodman Paul Award recognizes individuals who have contributed to the understanding of American mining history.
Bibliography
The following is a selected list of the works of Rodman Paul. Not listed are his many book reviews of works by other authors.
Books
- Book: Paul, Rodman W. . California Gold: The Beginning of Mining in the Far West . 1969 . Univ. of Nebraska Press . Lincoln . 0803251491 . 632259962 .
- Book: Paul . Rodman W. . Etulain . Richard W. . The Frontier and the American West . 1977 . AHM Pub. Corp . Arlington Heights, IL . 3420752 .
- Book: Paul, Rodman W. . When Culture Came to Boise: Mary Hallock Foote in Idaho . 1977 . Idaho State Historical Society . Boise, Idaho . 21726020 .
- Book: Paul . Rodman W. . The Far West and the Great Plains In Transition, 1859-1900 . November 10, 2013 . 1988 . Harper & Row . New York . 0060158360 . registration .
- Book: Paul . Rodman W. . West . Elliott . Mining Frontiers of the Far West, 1848-1880 . 2001 . University of New Mexico Press . Albuquerque . 47044852 .
Articles
- Paul . Rodman W. . Sep 1938 . The Origin of the Chinese Issue in California . 1896498 . The Mississippi Valley Historical Review . . 25 . 2 . 181–196 . 10.2307/1896498.
- Paul . Rodman Wilson . Nov 1958 . The Great California Grain War: The Grangers Challenge the Wheat King . 3636810 . . University of California Press . 27 . 4 . 331–349 . 10.2307/3636810.
- Paul . Rodman Wilson . Jun 1960 . Colorado as a Pioneer of Science in the Mining West . 1891277 . . . 47 . 1 . 34–50 . 10.2307/1891277.
- Paul . Rodman Wilson . Feb 1964 . Mining Frontiers as a Measure of Western Historical Writing . 3636376 . . University of California Press . 33 . 1 . 25–34 . 10.2307/3636376.
- Paul . Rodman W. . Dec 1967 . The Mormons As a Theme in Western Historical Writing . 2937404 . The Journal of American History . . 54 . 3 . 511–523 . 10.2307/2937404.
- Paul . Rodman W. . Apr 1969 . The New Western History: A Review of Two Recent Examples . 4617668 . Agricultural History . . 43 . 2 . 297–300 .
- Paul . Rodman W. . Aug 1975 . Historical Advisory Committees: NASA and the National Archives . 3638034 . . University of California Press . 44 . 3 . 385–394 . 10.2307/3638034.
- Paul . Rodman W. . Apr 1978 . Frederick Merk, Teacher and Scholar: A Tribute . 966823 . The Western Historical Quarterly . Utah State University . 9 . 2 . 141–148 . 10.1093/whq/9.2.141.
- Paul . Rodman W. . Jan 1979 . A Tenderfoot Discovers There Once Was a Mining West . 967129 . The Western Historical Quarterly . Utah State University . 10 . 1 . 4–20 . 10.2307/967129.
- Paul . Rodman W. . Feb 1982 . After the Gold Rush: San Francisco and Portland . 3639818 . . University of California Press . 51 . 1 . 1–21 . 10.2307/3639818.
- Paul . Rodman W. . Malone . Michael P. . Jan 1985 . Tradition and Challenge in Western Historiography . 968156 . The Western Historical Quarterly . Utah State University . 16 . 1 . 27–53 . 10.2307/968156.
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