American historian (1907–1984)
Frances Dorothy Acomb (October 15, 1907 – January 19, 1984) was an American academic and historian who wrote about United States history and English-French relations.[ 1] [ 2]
Early life and education [ edit ] Frances Dorothy Acomb was born on October 15, 1907, inDonora, Pennsylvania .[ 2]
Acomb earned aBachelor of Arts in 1928 fromWellesley College and aMaster of Arts in 1932 inSmith College . She received a fellowship from theAmerican Association of University Women in 1941.[ 3] Ph.D. in 1943 from theUniversity of Chicago .[ 1]
She taughthigh school from 1929 to 1936. She worked as aresearch assistant at the University of Chicago from 1936 to 1943. DuringWorld War II , she was aUnited States Department of War historian. She was an instructor atNew York State Teachers College, Albany , after 1943. She was anassistant professor and later professor atDuke University from 1945 to 1975, becomingprofessor emerita of history in 1975.[ 4] [ 1] [ 2]
Acomb published a biography ofJacques Mallet du Pan and two other books.[ 1]
Frances Dorothy Acomb died on January 19, 1984, inDurham, North Carolina .[ 2]
Anti-English Opinion in France (thesis), University of Chicago Library (Chicago, IL), 1943.[ 1] Anglophobia in France, 1763-1789: An Essay in the History of Constitutionalism and Nationalism, Duke University Press (Durham, NC), 1950.[ 5] [ 6] Statistical Control in the Army Air Forces, History Division, U.S. Air Force (Colorado Springs, CO), 1952.[ 1] Mallet du Pan , 1749-1800: A Career in Political Journalism,[ 7] Acomb's papers are held atDuke University .[ 8]
Scanlon, Jennifer, and Shaaron Cosner,American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1996. ^a b c d e f "Acomb, Frances (Dorothy) 1907-1984" .Encyclopedia.com . Retrieved2023-06-08 .^a b c d "Dr. Frances Acomb obituary" .The Herald-Sun . 1984-01-22. p. 16. Retrieved2023-06-08 .^ "University Group Names Delegates" .The Pittsburgh Press . 1941-04-26. p. 20. Retrieved2023-06-08 .^ The North Carolina Historical Review ^ Lathrop, Virginia Terrell (1950).The Southern Packet ^ Palmer, R. R. (1950)."Review of Anglophobia in France, 1763-1789: An Essay in the History of Constitutionalism and Nationalism" The William and Mary Quarterly .7 (4):624– 626.doi :10.2307/1917058 .ISSN 0043-5597 .JSTOR 1917058 . ^ Mackrell, J.Q.C. (1976)."Reviews : Frances Acomb, Mallet Du Pan (1749-1800). A career in political journalism, Durham, North Carolina, Duke University Press, 1973. xii + 304 pp. $11.75" European Studies Review .6 (1):149– 150.doi :10.1177/026569147600600111 .ISSN 0014-3111 .S2CID 144621750 . ^ "Creator: Acomb, Frances Dorothy, 1907-" .David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library . Retrieved2023-06-08 .
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