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Collection Overview
| Size | About 6500 items (10.5 linear feet) |
| Abstract | Hugh F. Rankin (1913-1989), historian of colonial America and the American Revolution, received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in 1959 and taught, 1957-1983, at Tulane University, where he was also faculty chair of athletics, 1962-1975. Personal and professional papers of Hugh F. Rankin include correspondence, writings, and other papers relating to Rankin's research, publications, teaching, administrative duties, participation in professional organizations, and honors and awards. |
| Creator | Rankin, Hugh F. |
| Language | English. |
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Subject Headings
The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
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Biographical Information
| 17 June 1913 | Born Arlington County, Va. |
| 1931 | Graduated from Reidsville High School, Reidsville, N.C. |
| 1931-1935 | Attended V.P.I. on football scholarship. |
| 1935-1942 | Worked as timekeeper to superintendent in road and bridge construction, as power lineman, clothing store clerk, tobacco factory worker, and minor league professional football player. |
| 1942-1945 | Private to first lieutenant, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. |
| 1943 | Married Betty Jean Bursley, Richmond, Va. They had three sons: Patrick Allyn, John Bursley, and Wade Dillard. |
| 1949 | B.A., Elon College. |
| 1951 | M.A., University of North Carolina. |
| 1953 and 1954 | Worked for National Park Service, Yorktown, Va., two summers. |
| 1955-1957 | Research associate, Colonial Williamsburg, Inc., Williamsburg, Va. |
| 1959 | Ph.D., University of North Carolina. |
| 1957-1974 | Instructor to professor of history at Tulane University, New Orleans, La. |
| 1974-1983 | W. R. Irby Professor of History, Tulane University. |
| 1962-1975 | Faculty chair of athletics, Tulane University. |
| 1989 | Died in New Orleans, La. |
Honors:
| 1952-1955 | John Motley Morehead Scholarship, University of North Carolina |
| 1953 and 1954 | R. D. W. Connor Prize (for best article of the year in North Carolina Historical Review) |
| 1960 | Fellow, Company of Military Historians |
| 1962-1963 | Guggenheim Fellowship |
| 1974 | Doctor of Humanities, Francis Marion College, Florence, S.C. |
| 1976 | Doctor of Letters, William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Miss. |
Publications:
| 1957 | Rebels and Redcoats (with George Scheer) |
| 1959 | North Carolina in the American Revolution |
| 1960 | The Pirates of Colonial North Carolina |
| 1961 | The Battle of New Orleans: A British View (editor) |
| 1962 | Upheaval in Albemarle: The Story of Culpeper's Rebellion |
| 1964 | The American Revolution |
| 1965 | Theater in Colonial America |
| 1965 | Criminal Trial Proceedings in the General Court of Colonial Virginia |
| 1969 | The Golden Age of Piracy |
| 1971 | The North Carolina Continentals |
| 1973 | Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox |
| 1975 | The Fate of a Nation (with W. P. Cummins) |
| 1976 | Narratives of the American Revolution as told by a young sailor, a home-sick surgeon, a French volunteer, and a German general's wife (editor) |
| 1976 | George Rogers Clark and the Winning of the West (editor, with Edward M. Riley) |
| 1976 | Greene and Cornwallis: The Campaign in the Carolinas |
| 1979 | The War of the Revolution in Virginia |
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Scope and Content
Personal and professional papers, 1867-1994, of Hugh F. Rankin, historian of colonial America and the American Revolution and history professor, 1957-1983, and faculty chair of athletics, 1962-1975, at Tulane University, New Orleans, La., include correspondence, writings, and other papers relating to Rankin's research, publications, teaching, administrative duties, participation in professional organizations, and honors and awards.
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Series 1. Correspondence, 1944-1994.
Arrangement: chronological.
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Series 2. Writings, 1952-1976 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Drafts, proposals, and reviews of Hugh F. Rankin's books. Also included are notes and drafts of articles and speeches.
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Series 3. Colonial Williamsburg, 1954-1967 and undated.
Materials relating to research Rankin did while employed at Colonial Williamsburg and later related research.
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Series 4. Tulane University, 1957-1976.
Arrangement: chronological run, then alphabetical run.
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Series 5. Other Papers, 1867-1982 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
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Series 6. Pictures, 1940s-1980s.
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Items Separated
Items separated include pictures (P-4920), special format pictures (SF-P-4920), and oversize papers (OP-4920).
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