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Wilson, Arthur Mccandless, 1902-1972

 

Biography

Arthur Wilson was born on July 29, 1902 in Sherrard, Illinois. He graduated from Yankton College on 1922 and was hired by the Biography Department of Dartmouth College on 1933. He retired in 1967 as Daniel Webster Professor of Biography and Government. Wilson helped to develop and direct the Great Issues Courses at Dartmouth, directed the Senior Fellowship Program and took time out during World War II to serve in the Office of Strategic Services in Washington, DC. After retiring from Dartmouth, he taught as a member of the Columbia University Graduate Faculty for two years. Outside of teaching, Wilson's best known for his two-volume biography of Diderot on which he worked for thirty-six years. He also published "French Foreign Policy during the Administration of Cardinal Fleury, 1726-1743" and many articles, lectures and book reviews. Arthur Wilson died on June 12, 1979 in Hanover, NH.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Wilson oral history interview

 Collection
Identifier: DOH-260
DOH-260
Date(s): 1976-10-20 to 1976-11
Abstract

Arthur Wilson. Daniel Webster Professor of Biography and Government 1933-1967. Oral history interview documenting his career at Dartmouth College.

Arthur Wilson papers

 Collection
Identifier: ML-65
ML-65
Date(s): 1906; 1917-1980
Abstract

Arthur McCandless Wilson (1902-1979), professor of history and biography at Dartmouth College. The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs, travel diaries, awards, diplomas, certificates, photographs, speeches, lectures, exams and other teaching material, as well as research for his books on Diderot.

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