Historian of Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction, University of California, Berkeley, 1946-1983

Introductory Materials   I Personal Background and Education   II Undergraduate and Graduate Studies at the University of Wisconsin, 1933-1941   III Teaching, Research, and Politics During World War II   IV University of California at Berkeley, 1946-1950s   V Publishing, Lecturing Abroad, Department Responsibilities   VI Changes in the Family and Teaching in England, 1960-1962   VII Department of History, Berkeley Campus Politics, and Publications, 1960s-1970s   VIII Historiography and Teaching   IX Retirement and Family     Thoughts on Retirement: Making the Transition     Isabel's Illnesses     The Four Children   Appendix