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Size | 10.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 6500 items) |
Abstract | Hugh F. Rankin (1913-1989), historian of colonial America and the American Revolution, received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in 1959 and taught, 1957-1983, at Tulane University, where he was also faculty chair of athletics, 1962-1975. Personal and professional papers of Hugh F. Rankin include correspondence, writings, and other papers relating to Rankin's research, publications, teaching, administrative duties, participation in professional organizations, and honors and awards. |
Creator | Rankin, Hugh F. |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English. |
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17 June 1913 | Born Arlington County, Va. |
1931 | Graduated from Reidsville High School, Reidsville, N.C. |
1931-1935 | Attended V.P.I. on football scholarship. |
1935-1942 | Worked as timekeeper to superintendent in road and bridge construction, as power lineman, clothing store clerk, tobacco factory worker, and minor league professional football player. |
1942-1945 | Private to first lieutenant, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. |
1943 | Married Betty Jean Bursley, Richmond, Va. They had three sons: Patrick Allyn, John Bursley, and Wade Dillard. |
1949 | B.A., Elon College. |
1951 | M.A., University of North Carolina. |
1953 and 1954 | Worked for National Park Service, Yorktown, Va., two summers. |
1955-1957 | Research associate, Colonial Williamsburg, Inc., Williamsburg, Va. |
1959 | Ph.D., University of North Carolina. |
1957-1974 | Instructor to professor of history at Tulane University, New Orleans, La. |
1974-1983 | W. R. Irby Professor of History, Tulane University. |
1962-1975 | Faculty chair of athletics, Tulane University. |
1989 | Died in New Orleans, La. |
Honors:
1952-1955 | John Motley Morehead Scholarship, University of North Carolina |
1953 and 1954 | R. D. W. Connor Prize (for best article of the year in North Carolina Historical Review) |
1960 | Fellow, Company of Military Historians |
1962-1963 | Guggenheim Fellowship |
1974 | Doctor of Humanities, Francis Marion College, Florence, S.C. |
1976 | Doctor of Letters, William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Miss. |
Publications:
1957 | Rebels and Redcoats (with George Scheer) |
1959 | North Carolina in the American Revolution |
1960 | The Pirates of Colonial North Carolina |
1961 | The Battle of New Orleans: A British View (editor) |
1962 | Upheaval in Albemarle: The Story of Culpeper's Rebellion |
1964 | The American Revolution |
1965 | Theater in Colonial America |
1965 | Criminal Trial Proceedings in the General Court of Colonial Virginia |
1969 | The Golden Age of Piracy |
1971 | The North Carolina Continentals |
1973 | Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox |
1975 | The Fate of a Nation (with W. P. Cummins) |
1976 | Narratives of the American Revolution as told by a young sailor, a home-sick surgeon, a French volunteer, and a German general's wife (editor) |
1976 | George Rogers Clark and the Winning of the West (editor, with Edward M. Riley) |
1976 | Greene and Cornwallis: The Campaign in the Carolinas |
1979 | The War of the Revolution in Virginia |
Personal and professional papers, 1867-1994, of Hugh F. Rankin, historian of colonial America and the American Revolution and history professor, 1957-1983, and faculty chair of athletics, 1962-1975, at Tulane University, New Orleans, La., include correspondence, writings, and other papers relating to Rankin's research, publications, teaching, administrative duties, participation in professional organizations, and honors and awards.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Folder 1 |
1944-1945 |
Folder 2 |
1950 |
Folder 3 |
1951 |
Folder 4-5
Folder 4Folder 5 |
1952 |
Folder 6 |
1953 |
Folder 7 |
1954 |
Folder 8-10
Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10 |
1955 |
Folder 11-14
Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14 |
1956 |
Folder 15-17
Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17 |
1957 |
Folder 18-20
Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20 |
1958 |
Folder 21-23
Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23 |
1959 |
Folder 24-28
Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28 |
1960 |
Folder 29-37
Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37 |
1961 |
Folder 38-48
Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48 |
1962 |
Folder 49-56
Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56 |
1963 |
Folder 57-64
Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64 |
1964 |
Folder 65-69
Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69 |
1965 |
Folder 70-72
Folder 70Folder 71Folder 72 |
1966 |
Folder 73-75
Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75 |
1967 |
Folder 76-81
Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81 |
1968 |
Folder 82-86
Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85Folder 86 |
1969 |
Folder 87-90
Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89Folder 90 |
1970 |
Folder 91-95
Folder 91Folder 92Folder 93Folder 94Folder 95 |
1971 |
Folder 96-99
Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98Folder 99 |
1972 |
Folder 100-103
Folder 100Folder 101Folder 102Folder 103 |
1973 |
Folder 104-110
Folder 104Folder 105Folder 106Folder 107Folder 108Folder 109Folder 110 |
1974 |
Folder 111-117
Folder 111Folder 112Folder 113Folder 114Folder 115Folder 116Folder 117 |
1975 |
Folder 118-123
Folder 118Folder 119Folder 120Folder 121Folder 122Folder 123 |
1976 |
Folder 124-127
Folder 124Folder 125Folder 126Folder 127 |
1977 |
Folder 128-129
Folder 128Folder 129 |
1978 |
Folder 130 |
1979 |
Folder 131 |
1980 |
Folder 132-133
Folder 132Folder 133 |
1981 |
Folder 134 |
1982 |
Folder 135 |
1983 |
Folder 136 |
1984 |
Folder 137 |
1985 |
Folder 138 |
1986 |
Folder 139 |
1987 |
Folder 140 |
1988 |
Folder 141 |
1989 |
Folder 142-143
Folder 142Folder 143 |
Second sheets |
Folder 144 |
1994 (letter to Betty Rankin) |
Folder 145-150
Folder 145Folder 146Folder 147Folder 148Folder 149Folder 150 |
Undated |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Drafts, proposals, and reviews of Hugh F. Rankin's books. Also included are notes and drafts of articles and speeches.
Folder 151 |
The American Revolution |
Folder 152-153
Folder 152Folder 153 |
Articles by Rankin |
Folder 154-155
Folder 154Folder 155 |
Book reviews by Rankin |
Folder 156 |
University of North Carolina Ph.D. examination |
Folder 157-161
Folder 157Folder 158Folder 159Folder 160Folder 161 |
Dissertation |
Folder 162 |
Flags |
Folder 163 |
Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox |
Folder 164-166
Folder 164Folder 165Folder 166 |
The Golden Age of Piracy |
Folder 167-168
Folder 167Folder 168 |
Green, Fletcher: Festchrift |
Folder 169 |
Greene family and Nathaniel Greene |
Folder 170 |
The North Carolina Continentals |
Folder 171 |
Pirates |
Folder 172 |
Proposals |
Folder 173 |
Rebels and Redcoats |
Folder 174 |
Rebels and Redcoats: Scrapbook |
Folder 175 |
Reports to publishers |
Folder 176 |
Greensboro Historical Museum |
Folder 177-178
Folder 177Folder 178 |
Speeches |
Folder 179-182
Folder 179Folder 180Folder 181Folder 182 |
History class notes |
Materials relating to research Rankin did while employed at Colonial Williamsburg and later related research.
Folder 183-184
Folder 183Folder 184 |
General Court of Colonial Virginia: Typescript, 1958 |
Folder 185 |
Colonial theater |
Folder 186 |
Colonial Williamsburg |
Folder 187 |
Colonial Williamsburg Theater |
Folder 188 |
Development of the country court in colonial Virginia |
Folder 189 |
Virginia laws: Codification and printing |
Arrangement: chronological run, then alphabetical run.
Folder 190 |
1957-1958 |
Folder 191-192
Folder 191Folder 192 |
1959 |
Folder 193-194
Folder 193Folder 194 |
1960 |
Folder 195-196
Folder 195Folder 196 |
1961 |
Folder 197-198
Folder 197Folder 198 |
1962 |
Folder 199-200
Folder 199Folder 200 |
1963 |
Folder 201 |
1964 |
Folder 202 |
1965-1966 |
Folder 203 |
1967 |
Folder 204 |
1968 |
Folder 205 |
1969 |
Folder 206 |
1970 |
Folder 207 |
1971 |
Folder 208 |
1972 |
Folder 209 |
1973-1974 |
Folder 210 |
1975-1976 |
Folder 211 |
Undated |
Folder 212-214
Folder 212Folder 213Folder 214 |
Athletics |
Folder 215 |
Athletics: Football |
Folder 216-217
Folder 216Folder 217 |
Dubinsky case, 1969-1972 |
Folder 218-220
Folder 218Folder 219Folder 220 |
Faculty |
Folder 221 |
Tulane Forward Fund |
Folder 222-225
Folder 222Folder 223Folder 224Folder 225 |
Grants, including Guggenheim Fellowship |
Folder 226-228
Folder 226Folder 227Folder 228 |
History Department |
Folder 229 |
History classes: Syllabi and exams |
Folder 230-232
Folder 230Folder 231Folder 232 |
National Collegiate Athletics Association, 1961-1969 |
Folder 233-235
Folder 233Folder 234Folder 235 |
Tulane Self Study |
Folder 236 |
Tulane Self Study on Academics |
Folder 237-239
Folder 237Folder 238Folder 239 |
Southeastern Conference (SEC), 1960-1967 |
Folder 240-243
Folder 240Folder 241Folder 242Folder 243 |
University Senate, 1958-1974 and undated |
Folder 244 |
University Senate Committee on Athletics, 1957-1973 |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Folder 245 |
Biography |
Folder 246-247
Folder 246Folder 247 |
Contracts |
Folder 248 |
Dillard, John H. |
Folder 249-250
Folder 249Folder 250 |
Scrapbook, 187?-1932, about John H. Dillard |
Folder 251 |
Fort McIntosh Site Reconstruction Project, 1977 |
Folder 252 |
History |
Folder 253 |
Honorary degree: Francis Marion College |
Folder 254 |
Honorary degree: William Carey College |
Folder 255 |
Honors |
Folder 256 |
Institute of Early American History and Culture |
Folder 257 |
Louisiana Historical Association |
Folder 258 |
MacLamroc State Park |
Folder 259 |
Membership certificates |
Folder 260 |
Military service |
Folder 261 |
Notebook: Addresses, lists |
Folder 262 |
Organization of American Historians |
Folder 263 |
Southern Historical Association |
Folder 264 |
University of North Carolina History Department |
Folder 265 |
Yorktown, Va.: Colonial National Monument |
Folder 266 |
Other materials |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-4920/1 |
Oversize papers |
Image Folder PF-4920/1 |
Pictures of Hugh F. Rankin |
Image Folder PF-4920/2 |
Pictures of Rankin with others |
Image Folder PF-4920/3 |
Other pictures: people, houses, and the Engineer School at Fort Belvoir, Va. |
Special Format Image SF-P-4920/1-3
SF-P-4920/1SF-P-4920/2SF-P-4920/3 |
Tintypes |
Items separated include pictures (P-4920), special format pictures (SF-P-4920), and oversize papers (OP-4920).
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