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Overview
Richard N. Current was a prominent American historian best known as a leading scholar of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era. A Hamilton College alumnus, he held academic positions at several universities and authored or co-authored many major works in American history, including titles in the multi-volume “Lincoln the President” series.
Relevance to Research
Current is mentioned in the April 18, 1975 issue of The Spectator in the context of a National Endowment for the Humanities grant. The article reports that Hamilton professor David M. Ellis was selected to write a bicentennial history of New York State, and notes that “Richard Current for Wisconsin” was among other authors already under contract for companion state bicentennial histories through the American Association for State and Local History.
Notes
The Spectator mention does not identify Current as a Hamilton alumnus — his Hamilton connection is known from external sources. He is mentioned here alongside other prominent historians (Bruce Catton, Elting Morison) in the context of a national bicentennial publishing project.
Related Sources
- spec-1975-04-18_djvu.txt