Daniel Aaron (academic)
Encyclopedia
Daniel Aaron is an American writer and academic. Aaron helped found the Library of America
in 1978.
In 1937, Aaron became the first to graduate with a degree in "American Civilization" from Harvard University
.
Aaron received a BA from the University of Michigan
, and later went on to do graduate studies at Harvard University
. He elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 1973 and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1977.
America in Crisis; Fourteen Crucial Episodes in American History (1971).
Library of America
The Library of America is a nonprofit publisher of classic American literature.- Overview and history :Founded in 1979 with seed money from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Ford Foundation, the LoA has published over 200 volumes by a wide range of authors from Mark Twain to Philip...
in 1978.
In 1937, Aaron became the first to graduate with a degree in "American Civilization" from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
Aaron received a BA from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, and later went on to do graduate studies at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. He elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
in 1973 and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1977.
Selected work
- The Americanist (2007).
- American Notes: Selected Essays (1994).
- Cincinnati, Queen City of the West: 1819-1838 (1992).
- Writers on the Left (1992).
- Writers on the Left; Episodes in American Literary Communism (1974).
- The Unwritten War; American Writers and the Civil War (1973).
America in Crisis; Fourteen Crucial Episodes in American History (1971).