Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1879, July 17 | Born, Newton, Mass. |
| 1900 | A.B., Brown University, Providence, R.I. |
| 1900-1903 | Assistant in history, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1901 | A.M., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1903-1932 | Staff member, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Historical Research |
| 1904 | Married Gertrude Dennis Published with Claude H. Van Tyne Guide to the Archives of the Government of the United States in Washington. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington |
| 1907-1927 | Headed mission by Carnegie Institution of Washington to survey sources for American history in French repositories, Paris, France |
| 1909-1920 | Secretary, American Historical Association |
| 1917-1919 | Secretary, National Board for Historic Service |
| 1919 | Organizing secretary, American Council of Learned Societies |
| 1923-1924 | Hyde Exchange Lecturer in French universities |
| 1924-1926 | Executive secretary, American Council of Learned Societies |
| 1927-1946 | Permanent secretary (later called director), American Council of Learned Societies |
| 1923-1946 | Delegate, International Union of Academics |
| 1926 | Organizer and delegate, International Committee of Historical Sciences Published with Newton D. Mereness Introduction to the American Official Sources for the Economic and Social History of the World War. New Haven: Yale University Press |
| 1929 | Named Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor |
| 1929-1931 | Vice president, International Union of Academics |
| 1931-1952 | Member, National Park Service Advisory Board |
| 1932 | Published Guide to Materials for American History in the Libraries and Archives of Paris, vol. 1. Washington, D.C., Carnegie Institution of Washington |
| 1933 | Awarded Chevalier of Order of Polonia Restituta |
| 1933-1964 | Member, Board of Fellows of Brown University, Providence, R.I. |
| 1938-1948 | President, International Committee of Historical Sciences |
| 1938-1946 | President, International Union of Academics |
| 1939-1941 | President, Society of American Archivists |
| 1943 | Published Guide to Materials for American History in the Libraries and Archives of Paris, vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington |
| 1946 | Named Officer of French Legion of Honor |
| 1947-1966 | Director emeritus, American Council of Learned Societies |
| 1946-1949 | Vice chairman, United States National Commission for Unesco |
| 1950 | Distinguished Service Award of the Department of the Interior |
| 1952-1966 | Honorary collaborator, National Park Service |
| 1952-1966 | Honorary consultant in the history of international intellectual relations, Library of Congress |
| 1958 | Elected fellow of the Society of American Archivists |
| 1966, Oct. 19 | Died, Washington, D.C. |