Bancroft Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1950) Winner
Lawrence Henry Gipson
ローレンス・ヘンリー・ギプソン
Lawrence Henry Gipson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1880-12-07 （Greeley, Colorado）
- Died
- 1971-09-26 （Bethlehem, Pennsylvania） age 90
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Congregational Church
- Residence History
- Caldwell, Idaho (childhood) → Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (residence; died)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1903-1971
- Affiliations
- Lehigh University (Professor), Wabash College (Head of History Department), The College of Idaho (Instructor), Caxton Press (family business)
- Influenced By
- Charles M. Andrews
- Influenced
- Historians of the 'Imperial school'
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Idaho | — | History | B.A. | 1900-1903 | United States |
| Oxford University | — | History | B.A. | 1904-1907 | United Kingdom |
| Yale University | — | History | Ph.D. | 1910-1918 | United States |
University of Idaho
History
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1900-1903
Year of Graduation:
1903
Country:
United States
Undergraduate degree; later selected as a Rhodes Scholar to Oxford
Oxford University
History
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1904-1907
Year of Graduation:
1907
Country:
United Kingdom
One of the first Rhodes Scholars
Yale University
History
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1910-1918
Year of Graduation:
1918
Country:
United States
Farnham Fellow (1910–1911); doctoral dissertation accepted in 1918
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Loubat Prize | The Great War for the Empire: The Years of Defeat, 1754–1757 (vol. 6) | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 1950 | Bancroft Prize | The Great War for the Empire: The Victorious Years, 1758–1760 (vol. 7) | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 1962 | Pulitzer Prize for History | The Triumphant Empire: Thunderclouds Gather in the West, 1763–1766 (vol. 10) | — | Columbia University (Pulitzer Prize administrators) | 受賞 |
| 1920 | Justin Winsor Prize | Jared Ingersoll: A Study of American Loyalism in Relation to British Colonial Government (1920) | — | American Historical Association | 受賞 |
| 1918 | John Addison Porter Prize | Doctoral dissertation (study of Jared Ingersoll) | — | Yale University | 受賞 |
Loubat Prize
1948
Work:
The Great War for the Empire: The Years of Defeat, 1754–1757 (vol. 6)
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Bancroft Prize
1950
Work:
The Great War for the Empire: The Victorious Years, 1758–1760 (vol. 7)
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize for History
1962
Work:
The Triumphant Empire: Thunderclouds Gather in the West, 1763–1766 (vol. 10)
Organization:
Columbia University (Pulitzer Prize administrators)
Result:
受賞
Justin Winsor Prize
1920
Work:
Jared Ingersoll: A Study of American Loyalism in Relation to British Colonial Government (1920)
Organization:
American Historical Association
Result:
受賞
John Addison Porter Prize
1918
Work:
Doctoral dissertation (study of Jared Ingersoll)
Organization:
Yale University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (1962) Winner
Works
Major Works
Jared Ingersoll: A Study of American Loyalism in Relation to British Colonial Government
1920 HistoryPublished from his Yale dissertation. A study of American Loyalism in relation to British colonial government during the Revolutionary era.
LoyalistsColonial administrationPrehistory of the American Revolution
The British Empire Before the American Revolution (15 vols.)
1936 History / Scholarly workA monumental 15-volume study of the British Empire's relations with its North American colonies (published 1936–1970). Positioned within the 'Imperial school' of historiography, it emphasizes administrative efficiency and fairness of empire from a London perspective.
British imperial historySeven Years' War / Great War for the EmpireCauses of the American Revolution
Bibliography
- Jared Ingersoll: A Study of American Loyalism in Relation to British Colonial Government (Yale University Press, 1920)
- The British Empire Before the American Revolution (15 vols., 1936–1970)
- 'The American Revolution as an Aftermath of the Great War for the Empire, 1754–1763' (Political Science Quarterly, 1950)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Empirical, document-driven scholarly styleAnalysis privileging a London-centered imperial perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- Administrative efficiency and fairness of empireViewing the Seven Years' War as a turning pointRole and perspective of Loyalists
Legacy
Gipson is recognized for his comprehensive multi-volume study of the British Empire and its American colonies. A leading figure of the 'Imperial school', his bequest funded the Gipson Institute at Lehigh University. His work significantly influenced 20th-century colonial and imperial historiography.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association
Archives
- Special Collections, Linderman Library, Lehigh University (Finding Aid to the Lawrence Henry Gipson Papers)
Quotes
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One disadvantage that our first delegation of Rhodes Scholars labored under was the fact that we attracted so much attention. I am sure that no subsequent group was ever the object of such intense curiosity.
Source: Recollections on being among the first Rhodes Scholars (statement upon receiving B.A. from Oxford) (1907)
Trivia
- Left his entire estate to Lehigh University, providing core funding for the Gipson Institute.
- His ashes were buried in Caldwell, Idaho.