William M. Tuttle Jr. is a professor and author of several books of note on twentieth-century American history and African-American history.
Early life
editAfter graduating from Denison University, Bill spent three years in the United States Air Force.[1][2] He later earned a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin.[1]
Career
editTuttle has been very influential in his field. He was a professor at the University of Kansas from 1967 until he retired in 2008, teaching American Studies in the university's Department of History.[3] He was among the founders of the university's branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Additionally, he has published many scholarly articles and has won several awards, including the H.O.P.E. Teaching Award from the Class of 2001.[2]
In 2018, Denison University awarded Tuttle with an honorary doctorate degree.[4]
Bibliography
edit| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Daddy's Gone to War": The Second World War in the Lives of America's Children | Oxford University Press | 9780199772001 |
| 1982 | Plain Folk: The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans (with David M. Katzman) | University of Illinois Press | 0252009061 |
| 1973 | (Editor) W. E. B. Du Bois: Writings by and about W. E. B. Du Bois illuminate his ideals, commitments, and contributions to Black liberation | Prentice-Hall | 9780132209055 |
| 1970 | Race Riot: Chicago in the Red Summer of 1919 | University of Illinois Press | 9780252065866 |
References
editReferences
- Denison University (2019). "William M. Tuttle Jr., 1959". Denison University. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- University of Kansas (2019). "Bill Tuttle". University of Kansas. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- University of Kansas (2019a). "Guide to the William M. Tuttle, Jr. Collection - Call Number: PP 478". University of Kansas. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
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