Bancroft Prize
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Herbert Eugene Bolton
ハーバート・ユージン・ボルトン
Hābāto Yūjin Boruton
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1870-07-20 （Wilton (near Tomah), Monroe County, Wisconsin, U.S.）
- Died
- 1953-01-30 （Berkeley, California, U.S.） age 82
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Monroe County (near Wilton), Wisconsin → Milwaukee (Milwaukee State Normal School) → Austin (University of Texas) → Berkeley (University of California, Berkeley) → San Francisco (brief residence in retirement)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Academic, Author
- Active Years
- 1899-1953
- Affiliations
- Milwaukee State Normal School, University of Texas, University of California, Berkeley, American Historical Association, American Philosophical Society
- Memberships
- American Historical Association, American Philosophical Society, Conference on Latin American History
- Influenced By
- Frederick Jackson Turner, Charles Homer Haskins, Richard T. Ely
- Influenced
- Woodrow Borah, LeRoy R. Hafen, Abraham P. Nasatir, J. Fred Rippy, Ursula Lamb, The 'Bolton school' of scholars in Latin American history
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin–Madison | — | Department of History | BA | 在籍〜1895年 | United States |
| University of Pennsylvania | — | History | PhD | Harrison Fellowship 1897–1899（在学） | United States |
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Department of History
Degree:
BA
Period:
在籍〜1895年
Year of Graduation:
1895
Country:
United States
Received bachelor's degree
University of Pennsylvania
History
Degree:
PhD
Period:
Harrison Fellowship 1897–1899（在学）
Year of Graduation:
1899
Country:
United States
Harrison Fellow; studied under John Bach McMaster and others; received Ph.D.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Bancroft Prize | Coronado | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 1925 | Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (Commander) | — | — | Spanish Crown | 授与 |
| 1949 | Order of St. Sylvester | — | — | Holy See (awarded by Pope Pius XII) | 授与 |
| — | Honorary degrees (multiple) | — | — | Various universities | 授与（複数） |
Bancroft Prize
1949
Work:
Coronado
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (Commander)
1925
Organization:
Spanish Crown
Result:
授与
Order of St. Sylvester
1949
Organization:
Holy See (awarded by Pope Pius XII)
Result:
授与
Honorary degrees (multiple)
Organization:
Various universities
Result:
授与（複数）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Guide to Materials for the History of the United States in the Principal Archives of Mexico
1913 Historical guide/archival guideA guide to materials in Mexican archives relevant to the history of the United States; an essential resource for researchers seeking primary sources.
Archival researchHemispheric connectionsAnglo-Spanish colonial interactions
The Spanish Borderlands: A Chronicle of Old Florida and the Southwest
1921 HistoryA synthesis of Spanish colonial history in Old Florida and the American Southwest, arguing for a hemispheric approach to American history.
BorderlandsColonial historySpanish American influence
Outpost Of Empire: The Story of the Founding of San Francisco
1931 HistoryHistory of the founding of San Francisco examined in the context of Spanish colonial expansion and Anglo-American contact.
Regional historyColonization and frontierOrigins of cities
Rim of Christendom: a biography of Eusebio Francisco Kino
1927 Biography / HistoryA biography of Jesuit missionary Eusebio Francisco Kino, detailing his life and missionary work in northern Mexico and the Southwest.
Missionary activityReligious historyColonial interactions
Coronado, Knight of Pueblos and Plains
1949 History / BiographyAn account of the Spanish explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and his relation to Southwestern societies of his time.
Exploration historyContact with Indigenous peoplesColonial expeditions
Bibliography
- The Native Tribes about the East Texas Missions (1908)
- Guide to Materials for the History of the United States in the Principal Archives of Mexico (1913)
- The Spanish Borderlands (1921)
- Outpost of Empire (1931)
- Coronado, Knight of Pueblos and Plains (1949)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, archival and source-based proseComparative, hemispheric and geographically broad approach
- Recurring Motifs
- Borderlands perspectiveInter-colonial exchange and influenceMissionary and Indigenous relations
Health
-
Stroke (fatal)1953年Died of a stroke in 1953, ending his active teaching and research career.
Legacy
Pioneered study of the Spanish Borderlands and advocated a hemispheric approach to American history (the 'Bolton Theory'). As a teacher and founding director of the Bancroft Library at Berkeley he trained many scholars and left a lasting institutional and intellectual legacy, commemorated by the Bolton Prize.
Museums
- Bancroft Library Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California Opened in 1911
- Bolton Hall (named after Bolton) Bolton Hall, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association
- Conference on Latin American History
- American Philosophical Society
Archives
- Herbert Eugene Bolton Papers (Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley)
Quotes
-
His writings, especially The Spanish Borderlands, continue to challenge traditional views of colonial and frontier history and call for a hemispheric understanding of the Americas.
Source: Kathleen Egan Chamberlain, in Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing (1999)
Trivia
- In 1937 Bolton authenticated the so-called Drake's Plate of Brass as genuine; the plate was later shown to be a forgery in 1977.
- The Herbert Eugene Bolton Prize (awarded for the best English-language book on Latin American history) is named in his honor.