Alfred Proctor James (Rhodes 1907)
Rhodes Scholar, University of Oxford
Wrote numerous books on Western Pennsylvania history including The Writings of General John Forbes (1938), and The Ohio Company, It’s Inner History (1959). James also served as the co-author of Drums in the Forest: Decision at the Forks with Architect and Historian Charles Stotz in 1958.[3]
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania and served as editor of the Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine (WPHM) from 1922 until 1927 and again for the five years preceding his death.[3]
For a short period of time, James served as a research associate of the Western Pennsylvania Historical Survey at the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania and traveled across North America and Europe searching for archival material on early Western Pennsylvania history. James also compiled the first comprehensive index for the magazine in 1962 and served as a trustee.[3]
In retirement, Professor Emeritus of History at University of Pittsburgh.[3]
1924 to 1956 retired, Professor of History at University of Pittsburgh.[3]
1918 - Began teaching at the University of Pittsburgh.[3]
1907 - Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University.
[2] - University of Pittsburgh Press
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