Dodd, William Edward, 1869-1940

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William Edward Dodd (1869-1940) was a historian and United States ambassador to Germany.

From the guide to the William Edward Dodd Letters, ., 1911-1923, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

Historian, diplomat, college professor.

From the description of William Edward Dodd letter to Alfred Jackson Hanna [manuscript], 1895 December 2. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 502141954

Historian and diplomat.

From the description of William Edward Dodd papers, 1895-1955 (bulk 1900-1940). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81776755

U. S. ambassador.

From the description of Papers, 1901-1939. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41546400

Historian; U.S. ambassador to Germany.

From the description of William Edward Dodd letters, 1911-1923. WorldCat record id: 23153383

Biographical Note

  • 1869, Oct. 21: Born, Clayton, N.C.
  • 1897: B.S. and M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va.
  • 1899: Ph.D., University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
  • 1901: Married Martha Johns
  • 1900 - 1908 : Professor of history, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va.
  • 1908 - 1933 : Professor of history, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
  • 1933 - 1937 : Ambassador to Germany
  • 1934: President, American Historical Association
  • 1938 - 1940 : Returned and resided in the United States
  • 1940, Feb. 9: Died, Round Hill, Va.
  • 1941: Publication of Ambassador Dodd's Diary, 1933-1937. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co.

From the guide to the William Edward Dodd Papers, 1895-1955, (bulk 1900-1940), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

William Edward Dodd was born in 1869 in Clayton, North Carolina. He was professor of history at Randolph-Macon College (1900–1908) and at the University of Chicago (1908–1933). From June,1933, to Dec., 1937, he was ambassador to Germany. While Dodd had enjoyed his school years in Leipzig, he eventually became a strong critic of Hitler’s. Dodd’s historical writings reflect his devotion to democracy, and he inspired a whole school of historians, who carried on his Jeffersonian and Wilsonian ideals.

Dodd’s works include The Cotton Kingdom; a Chronicle of the Old South (1921), Statesmen of the old South; or, From Radicalism to Conservative Revolt (1926), Woodrow Wilson and his Work (1920), Ambassador Dodd's diary, 1933-1938, The old South; Struggles for Democracy (1937), and Jefferson Davis (1907; 1966).

William E. Dodd died in 1940.

From the guide to the Dodd, William E. Papers, 1918-1924, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)

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creatorOf Cabell, William Daniel, 1834-1904. Papers of William Daniel Cabell and the Cabell and Ellet families [manuscript], 1798-1955. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Dodd, William E. Papers, 1918-1924 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
referencedIn Bernadotte Everly Schmitt Papers, 1868-1970, (bulk 1905-1969) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Turner, Frederick Jackson, 1861-1932. Papers of Frederick Jackson Turner, 1862-1976 (bulk 1889-1932). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Wallace Notestein papers, 1899-1969 (inclusive) Yale University Library
referencedIn Bullitt, William C. (William Christian), 1891-1967. William C. Bullitt papers, 1813-1998 (inclusive), 1909-1967 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Chicago Teachers' Federation. Chicago Teachers' Federation records, 1864-1968 (bulk 1898-1968). Chicago History Museum
referencedIn Seymour, Charles, 1885-1963. Charles Seymour papers, 1912-1963 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn The Inquiry papers, 1915-1921 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Turner, Frederick Jackson, 1861-1932. Frederick Jackson Turner correspondence, 1889-1927. Houghton Library
referencedIn The Inquiry Papers, 1915-1921 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Edward Mandell House papers, 1885-2007, 1885-1938 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn John Brown manuscripts Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Wilson, James Southall, 1880-1963. Papers of James Southall Wilson [manuscript], 1908-1936. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1859-1936. Correspondence, 1870-1936. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
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referencedIn Smith, Howard Worth, 1883-1976. Papers of Howard Worth Smith, [manuscript] 1936-1969. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Dummer, Ethel Sturges, 1866-1954. Papers, 1766-1962 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Martha Lipmann Collection, 1927-1980, bulk 1936-1942 Leo Baeck Institute Archives
referencedIn Wisdom, William B. William B. Wisdom collection of Thomas Wolfe. 1909-1959. Houghton Library
referencedIn Hinsdale family papers Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Pierce, Bessie Louise. Papers, 1839-1974 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
referencedIn Smith, Charles Lee, 1865-1951. Hoch family collection : Charles Lee Smith papers, 1774-1951. North Carolina Division of Archives & Hist
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Blaine, Anita McCormick. Correspondence and papers, 1828-1958. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn President's Secretary's File (Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration) Collection, 1933-1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
referencedIn Dodd, Martha. Papers, 1898-1990 (bulk 1950-1990). Library of Congress
creatorOf William Edward Dodd Papers, 1895-1955, (bulk 1900-1940) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Dodd, William Edward, 1869-1940. Letter to the Rev. Henry W. Davis, regarding his comments on Dodd's article in the (?) Advocate on educational policy [manuscript] 1906 Sept. 4. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Dodd, William Edward, 1869-1940. William Edward Dodd letters, 1911-1923. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Coker, May Roper, 1890-1976. Papers, 1908-1975. South Carolina Newspaper Project
referencedIn Miscellaneous Papers University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Dodd, William Edward, 1869-1940. Papers, 1901-1939. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe additional papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Pierce, Bessie Louise, 1888-1974. Papers, 1839-1974 (inclusive). University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Coker, May Roper, 1890-1976. May Roper Coker papers, 1908-1975. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Max James Kohler Papers, 1765-1963 (bulk 1888-1935) American Jewish Historical Society
referencedIn Papers, 1922-1941. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf William Edward Dodd Letters, ., 1911-1923 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn President's Secretary's File (Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration) Collection, 1933-1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
referencedIn Smith, Mary Shannon. Mary Shannon Smith papers, 1907-1920 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Papers Library of Virginia
referencedIn Nef, Elinor Castle. Papers, 1891-1966 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
referencedIn Letters sent to Walter Hines Page from various correspondents, English period, 1876-1937. Houghton Library
referencedIn William Roscoe Thayer papers, 1762-1927 (inclusive), 1872-1921 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Spelman Fund of New York. Archives, 1930-1939. Rockefeller Archive Center
referencedIn Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin Papers Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
referencedIn McLean, Angus Wilton, 1870-1935. Angus Wilton McLean papers, 1910-1933 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Josephus Daniels Papers, 1829-1948, (bulk 1913-1921) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Hinsdale family papers Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Papers of Ethel Sturges Dummer, 1689-1962 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Papers of John Spencer Bassett, 1770-1978 (bulk 1894-1928). Library of Congress
creatorOf Dodd, William Edward, 1869-1940. William Edward Dodd letter to Alfred Jackson Hanna [manuscript], 1895 December 2. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn John Brown manuscripts Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Wallace Notestein papers, 1899-1969 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Letters and documents. Hollins University, Wyndham Robertson Library
creatorOf Wilson, James Southall, 1880-1963. Correspondence relating to the Southern Writers Convention sponsored by the "Virginia Quarterly Review" at the University of Virginia, October 23-24, 1931 [manuscript], 1931-1932. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Claude Halstead Van Tyne papers Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Bernadotte Everly Schmitt Papers, 1868-1970, (bulk 1905-1969) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Owsley, Frank Lawrence, 1890-1956. Frank Lawrence Owsley Correspondence, 1913-1959. Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library
referencedIn Frederick Jackson Turner correspondence, 1889-1927. Houghton Library
creatorOf Dodd, William Edward, 1869-1940. Papers, 1918-1924. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Gordon, Armistead C. (Armistead Churchill), 1897-1953,. Invitations and announcements sent to Atcheon and Virginia Hench for University of Virginia and civic events [manuscript], 1907-1950. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Barksdale, Narcissa L. Smith, d. 1875. Papers of the Janney family, 1695-1981 (bulk 1755-1944). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Martha Dodd Papers, 1898-1990, (bulk 1950-1990) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial. Archives. 1918-1930. Rockefeller Archive Center
referencedIn Garrison family papers, 1801-1948 (inclusive), 1840-1907 (bulk). Houghton Library
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correspondedWith Dodd family family
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correspondedWith Dodd, Martha, 1908-1990 person
correspondedWith Dodd, Martha Johns, d. 1938 person
associatedWith Dummer, Ethel Sturges, 1866-1954. person
associatedWith ETHEL STURGES DUMMER, 1866-1954 person
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associatedWith Hanna, Alfred Jackson, 1893- person
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associatedWith House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938. person
correspondedWith Howe, M. A. De Wolfe (Mark Antony De Wolfe), 1864-1960 person
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associatedWith Lipmann, Erich person
associatedWith Lipmann, Martha (née Spier), 1889- person
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associatedWith McLean, Angus Wilton, 1870-1935. person
associatedWith Mims, Edwin, 1872-1959. person
associatedWith Montague, Andrew Jackson, 1862-1937. person
associatedWith Moore, Albert Burton, 1887-1967. person
correspondedWith Moore, R. Walton (Robert Walton), 1859-1941 person
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associatedWith Notestein, Wallace, 1878-1969. person
associatedWith Owsley, Frank Lawrence, 1890-1956. person
associatedWith Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918 person
associatedWith Pierce, Bessie Louise, 1888-1974. person
correspondedWith Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. person
correspondedWith Roper, Daniel C. (Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943 person
associatedWith Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967 person
correspondedWith Schacht, Hjalmar Horace Greeley, 1877-1970 person
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associatedWith Smith, Howard Worth, 1883-1976. person
associatedWith Smith, Mary Shannon. person
associatedWith Spelman Fund of New York. corporateBody
correspondedWith Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923 person
associatedWith Turner, Frederick Jackson, 1861-1932. person
associatedWith University of Chicago. corporateBody
associatedWith Van Tyne, Claude Halstead, 1869-1930 person
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correspondedWith Wisdom, William B., 1900-1977 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Illinois
United States
Germany
Illinois
Germany
Chicago (Ill.)
Europe
United States
United States
Chicago (Ill.)
Europe
Subject
Diplomatic and consular service, American
Diplomatic and consular service, American
Historians
History
World politics
Occupation
Diplomats
Historians
Activity

Person

Birth 1869-10-21

Death 1940-02-09

Americans

German,

English,

French

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