Charlotte Erickson
Encyclopedia
Charlotte Erickson was an American historian
.
a suburb of Chicago
, where her father was a Swedish Lutheran minister. She graduated from Augustana College
at Rock Island, Illinois
in 1945, and from Cornell University
with a MA and a PhD.
In 1944, when she attended the summer seminar of the Institute of World Affairs.
She studied at the London School of Economics
, between 1948–50, under the guidance of Professor T.S. Ashton
and under Professor David Glass
.
In 1950 to 1952, she taught at Vassar College
.
She returned to England in 1952 to marry Louis Watt; they had two sons; but their marriage was dissolved in 1992.
In 1976-78, she was Sherman Fairchild
Distinguished Scholar at the California Institute of Technology
. In 1982, she was the Paul Mellon
chair of American History at Cambridge University.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
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Life
Erickson was born in Oak Park, IllinoisOak Park, Illinois
Oak Park, Illinois is a suburb bordering the west side of the city of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is the twenty-fifth largest municipality in Illinois. Oak Park has easy access to downtown Chicago due to public transportation such as the Chicago 'L' Blue and Green lines,...
a suburb of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, where her father was a Swedish Lutheran minister. She graduated from Augustana College
Augustana College (Illinois)
Augustana College is a private liberal arts college located in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. The college enrolls approximately 2,500 students. Covering of hilly, wooded land, Augustana is adjacent to the Mississippi River...
at Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island is the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 40,884 at the 2010 census. Located on the Mississippi River, it is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Moline, East Moline, and the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf. The Quad Cities...
in 1945, and from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
with a MA and a PhD.
In 1944, when she attended the summer seminar of the Institute of World Affairs.
She studied at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, between 1948–50, under the guidance of Professor T.S. Ashton
T.S. Ashton
Thomas Southcliffe Ashton was an English economic historian. He was professor of economic history at the London School of Economics at the University of London from 1944 until 1954, and Emeritus Professor until his death in 1968...
and under Professor David Glass
David Glass (sociologist)
David Glass was an eminent English sociologist. One of the few sociologists elected to the Royal Society.He is also one of the very few people to be elected both FBA and FRS....
.
In 1950 to 1952, she taught at Vassar College
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
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She returned to England in 1952 to marry Louis Watt; they had two sons; but their marriage was dissolved in 1992.
In 1976-78, she was Sherman Fairchild
Sherman Fairchild
Sherman Mills Fairchild was an inventor and serial entrepreneur who founded over 70 companies namely Fairchild Aircraft, Fairchild Industries, Fairchild Aviation Corporation and Fairchild Camera and Instrument. Fairchild made significant contributions to the aviation industry and was inducted into...
Distinguished Scholar at the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
. In 1982, she was the Paul Mellon
Paul Mellon
Paul Mellon KBE was an American philanthropist, thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder. He is one of only five people ever designated an "Exemplar of Racing" by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame...
chair of American History at Cambridge University.
Awards
- 1966-67 Guggenheim Fellow in Washington D.C.
- 1990 MacArthur Fellows ProgramMacArthur Fellows ProgramThe MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T...
Works
- American Industry and the European Immigrant, 1860-5, Harvard University Press, 1957
- British industrialists: steel and hosiery, 1850-1950 University Press, 1960
- Invisible Immigrants: the adaptation of English and Scottish immigrants in 19th-century America London School of Economics and Political Science; Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1972, ISBN 9780297994688
- Leaving England: essays on British emigration in the nineteenth century, Cornell University Press, 1994, ISBN 9780801428203