Bancroft Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1966) Winner
Richard Brandon Morris
リチャード・ブランドン・モリス
Richard Brandon Morris
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1904-07-24 （New York City, U.S.）
- Died
- 1989-03-03 （New York City, U.S.） age 84
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City (birthplace and main residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, University professor
- Active Years
- 1927-1989
- Affiliations
- City College of New York (faculty), Columbia University (faculty, Gouverneur Morris Professor), American Historical Association (served as president)
- Memberships
- American Historical Association
- Influenced By
- Evarts Boutell Greene
- Influenced
- Numerous historians of American and legal history, Jeffrey B. Morris (son; constitutional and legal historian)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townsend Harris Hall (high school) | — | — | High school diploma | 1910s–1920s | United States |
| City College of New York | — | Arts | BA | 1920–1924 | United States |
| Columbia University | — | History | MA, PhD | 1924–1930 | United States |
Townsend Harris Hall (high school)
Degree:
High school diploma
Period:
1910s–1920s
Year of Graduation:
1920
Country:
United States
Attended high school in New York City
City College of New York
Arts
Degree:
BA
Period:
1920–1924
Year of Graduation:
1924
Country:
United States
Received BA
Columbia University
History
Degree:
MA, PhD
Period:
1924–1930
Year of Graduation:
1930
Country:
United States
Received MA in 1925 and PhD in 1930 (advisor: Evarts B. Greene).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Bancroft Prize | The Peacemakers: The Great Powers and American Independence | — | Columbia University (awarder of the Bancroft Prize) | 受賞 |
Bancroft Prize
1966
Work:
The Peacemakers: The Great Powers and American Independence
Organization:
Columbia University (awarder of the Bancroft Prize)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Studies in the Early History of American Law, With Special Reference to the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
1930 History (legal history)A dissertation-based study examining the origins and development of legal institutions in colonial America.
Colonial lawOrigins of legal institutions
Government and Labor in Early America
1946 History (labor history)Analyzes the relationship between government and labor in early America.
Labor historyPolitics and economy
The Peacemakers: The Great Powers and American Independence
1965 History (diplomatic history)Examines diplomacy and great-power relations during American independence; winner of the Bancroft Prize.
Diplomatic historyAmerican independence
The Forging of the Union, 1781–1789
1987 History (constitutional history)Treats the making of the United States Constitution and the formation of the union; one of his late major works.
Constitutional historyPolitics of the founding era
Bibliography
- Studies in the Early History of American Law (1930, 1959)
- Government and Labor in Early America (1946)
- Encyclopedia of American History (1953 and later editions)
- The Peacemakers: The Great Powers and American Independence (1965)
- The American Revolution Reconsidered (1966)
- John Jay, the Nation, and the Court (1967)
- Fair Trial: Fourteen Who Stood Accused (1967)
- The Emerging Nations and the American Revolution (1970)
- Seven Who Shaped Our Destiny (1973)
- John Jay: Unpublished Papers, 1743–1780 (ed., 1976)
- John Jay: Unpublished Papers, 1780–1784 (ed., 1980)
- Witnesses at the Creation: Hamilton, Madison, Jay and the Constitution (1985)
- The Forging of the Union, 1781–1789 (1987)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly and documentary-based proseClear and logical argumentation
- Recurring Motifs
- Origins and development of legal institutionsDiplomacy and political maneuvering in the founding era
Health
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Melanoma晩年（1980年代）Led to his death
Legacy
Known for pioneering work in colonial American legal history and constitutional and diplomatic history of the founding era. Set research agendas in American and legal history and influenced many scholars.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association
Archives
- Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Richard B. Morris papers)
Trivia
- Taught at the City College of New York before joining Columbia University faculty.
- Won the 1966 Bancroft Prize for The Peacemakers.
- Served as president of the American Historical Association and co-founded Project '87.