Bancroft Prize
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James G. Randall
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James Garfield Randall
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1881-06-04 （Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.）
- Died
- 1953-02-20 age 71
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Methodist
- Residence History
- Indianapolis, Indiana (birthplace) → Illinois (taught at the University of Illinois)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, University professor
- Active Years
- 1903-1953
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois
- Influenced By
- Avery Craven, Charles A. Beard (intellectual contrast)
- Influenced
- David Herbert Donald
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of Chicago | — | Department of History | PhD | — | United States |
Princeton University
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1903
Country:
United States
University of Chicago
Department of History
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1912
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Bancroft Prize | Lincoln the President | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
Bancroft Prize
1956
Work:
Lincoln the President
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Constitutional Problems under Lincoln
1926 HistoryA study analyzing constitutional problems under Lincoln, based on primary sources and focusing on legal and institutional aspects of the Civil War era.
Constitutional issuesLeadership
The Civil War and Reconstruction
1937 History textbookA leading textbook on the Civil War and Reconstruction that emphasizes political failure and the role of extremists as causes of the war.
Civil WarReconstructionPolitical conflict
Lincoln the President (4 vols.)
1945 Biography / HistoryA four-volume comprehensive study of Abraham Lincoln's presidency, systematic and based on primary sources, regarded as a major scholarly resource.
LincolnPresidencyWartime leadership
Lincoln and the South
1946 HistoryDiscusses Lincoln's relationship with the Southern states.
Lincoln and the SouthRegional relations
Bibliography
- Constitutional Problems under Lincoln (1926)
- The Civil War and Reconstruction (1937)
- Lincoln the President (4 vols., 1945–1955)
- Lincoln and the South (1946)
- Lincoln, the Liberal Statesman (1947)
- Living with Lincoln, and Other Essays (1949)
- The Divided Union (1961)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Systematic, scientific methodologyThorough examination of primary sourcesNeutral, scholarly tone
- Recurring Motifs
- Neutrality and the importance of compromiseEmphasis on constitutional issuesCritique of extremists
Legacy
One of the leading scholars of Lincoln studies; his four-volume 'Lincoln the President' and the textbook 'The Civil War and Reconstruction' have long been standard references. He is valued for systematic primary-source research and insight into constitutional issues.
Academic Societies
- Mississippi Valley Historical Association (president 1939–1940)
Archives
- University of Illinois Archives (James G. Randall Papers)
- Library of Congress (J. G. Randall and Ruth Painter Randall Papers)
Quotes
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The Civil War was a 'needless war' and could have been avoided by more statesmanship, moderation, and understanding.
Source: The Civil War and Reconstruction (1937) (1937) -
Reforming zeal, in those leaders in whom it became most vociferous and vocal, was often unrelieved by wisdom, toleration, tact, and the sense of human values.... It was a major cause of the conflict itself.
Source: The Civil War and Reconstruction (1937) (1937)
Trivia
- Named after U.S. President James A. Garfield.
- Received the Bancroft Prize in 1956 (posthumous).
- His wife, Ruth Painter Randall, was also a biographer of Lincoln-related subjects.