Oregon Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1994) Special Award
Earl S. Pomeroy
アール・エス・ポメロイ
Earl S. Pomeroy
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1915-01-01 （Capitola, California, United States）
- Died
- 2005-01-01
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- California (birth) → North Carolina (teaching) → Ohio (teaching) → Oregon (faculty) → San Diego, California (later faculty)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1939-1986
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Ohio State University, University of Oregon (Beekman Professor of History), University of California, San Diego, Department of the Army Historical Advisory Committee
- Memberships
- American Historical Association, Western Historical Association
- Influenced By
- Frederic L. Paxson
- Influenced
- Pete Simpson (one of his doctoral students)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State College (now San Jose State University) | — | — | B.A. | 1932–1936 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Department of History | Ph.D. | 1936–1940 | United States |
San Jose State College (now San Jose State University)
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1932–1936
Year of Graduation:
1936
Country:
United States
Completed undergraduate studies, earned B.A.
University of California, Berkeley
Department of History
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1936–1940
Year of Graduation:
1940
Country:
United States
Received Ph.D. under Frederic L. Paxson
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Beveridge Prize | The Territories and the United States | — | American Historical Association (AHA) | 受賞（出版資金助成） |
| 1956 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1971 | President, Pacific Coast Branch, American Historical Association | — | — | American Historical Association (Pacific Coast Branch) | 選出・就任 |
| 1993 | President, Western Historical Association | — | — | Western Historical Association | 選出・就任 |
Beveridge Prize
1942
Work:
The Territories and the United States
Organization:
American Historical Association (AHA)
Result:
受賞（出版資金助成）
Guggenheim Fellowship
1956
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
President, Pacific Coast Branch, American Historical Association
1971
Organization:
American Historical Association (Pacific Coast Branch)
Result:
選出・就任
President, Western Historical Association
1993
Organization:
Western Historical Association
Result:
選出・就任
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Territories and the United States, 1861–1890: Studies in Colonial Administration
1947 History (American West; institutional/colonial administration)An analysis of territorial administration and colonial aspects of the United States from the Civil War through the 1890s.
territorial administrationcolonialisminstitutional history
Pacific Outpost: Guam and Micronesia in American Strategy
1951 History (foreign policy; Pacific history)A historical study of the roles Guam and Micronesia played in American strategic thinking.
Pacific strategycolonial policy
In Search of the Golden West: The Tourist in Western America
1957 History (cultural history; tourism)Examines the history of tourism in the American West and its cultural impacts.
tourism historyculture and memory
The Pacific Slope: A History Of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, And Nevada
2003 History (regional history)A comprehensive overview of the history of Pacific Slope states; revised/new edition.
regional historydevelopment of the West
Bibliography
- Carpet‐baggers in the Territories 1861 to 1890 (1939)
- Lincoln, the Thirteenth Amendment, and the Admission of Nevada (1943)
- The territory as a frontier institution (1944)
- The American colonial office (1944)
- The Territories and the United States, 1861–1890 (1947)
- American Policy Respecting the Marshalls, Carolines, and Marianas, 1898-1941 (1948)
- Pacific Outpost: Guam and Micronesia in American Strategy (1951)
- Frederic L. Paxson and His Approach to History (1953)
- Toward a Reorientation of Western History: Continuity and Environment (1955)
- In Search of the Golden West: The Tourist in Western America (1957)
- Josiah Royce, Historian in Quest of Community (1971)
- The Pacific Slope: A History Of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, And Nevada (2003)
- American Far West in the Twentieth Century (2008, edited/reissue)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, analytical proseEmphasis on institutional and regional history
- Recurring Motifs
- American Westterritories and colonial institutionsenvironment and historical continuity
Legacy
Earl S. Pomeroy was a leading scholar of Western history and territorial administration who influenced generations through dissertation supervision and leadership in historical associations. He contributed to reevaluation of regional and institutional approaches to the American West.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association (Pacific Coast Branch)
- Western Historical Association
Trivia
- Supervised about 20 doctoral dissertations while at the University of Oregon.
- Received the Beveridge Prize in 1942, which funded publication.
- Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1956.
- Joined UC San Diego in 1976 and retired in 1986.