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Archibald Cary Coolidge (March 6 1866–January 14 1928) was an American
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 educator. He was a Professor of History at Harvard College
Harvard College

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 from 1908 and the first Director of the Harvard University Library
Harvard University Library

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 from 1910 until his death. Coolidge was also a scholar in international affairs, a planner of the Widener Library
Widener Library

The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, commonly known as Widener Library, is the primary building of the library system of Harvard University....
, a member of the United States Foreign Service
United States Foreign Service

The United States Foreign Service is the diplomatic service of the United States government, under the aegis of the United States Department of State....
, and editor-in-chief of the policy journal, Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs

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.

: Boston, Massachusetts on March 6, 1866

Died: Boston on January 14, 1928.

nts: Joseph Randolph Coolidge and Julia Gardner Coolidge, both from prominent and wealthy Boston families.

idge attended seven different elementary and preparatory schools, the Adams Academy in Quincy, and Harvard College
Harvard College

Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, a private university in the United States founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature....
, from which he emerged summa cum laude in history in 1887.






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Archibald Cary Coolidge (March 6 1866–January 14 1928) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 educator. He was a Professor of History at Harvard College
Harvard College

Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, a private university in the United States founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature....
 from 1908 and the first Director of the Harvard University Library
Harvard University Library

The Harvard University Library system comprises about 90 libraries, with more than 15 million volumes. It is the oldest library system in the United States and the largest academic library system in the world....
 from 1910 until his death. Coolidge was also a scholar in international affairs, a planner of the Widener Library
Widener Library

The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, commonly known as Widener Library, is the primary building of the library system of Harvard University....
, a member of the United States Foreign Service
United States Foreign Service

The United States Foreign Service is the diplomatic service of the United States government, under the aegis of the United States Department of State....
, and editor-in-chief of the policy journal, Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs is an United States journal on international relations published by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually. The CFR is a private-sector group established in New York City in 1921, with the mission of promoting understanding of foreign policy and America?s role in the world....
.

Dates

Born: Boston, Massachusetts on March 6, 1866

Died: Boston on January 14, 1928.

Family

Parents: Joseph Randolph Coolidge and Julia Gardner Coolidge, both from prominent and wealthy Boston families.

Education

Coolidge attended seven different elementary and preparatory schools, the Adams Academy in Quincy, and Harvard College
Harvard College

Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, a private university in the United States founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature....
, from which he emerged summa cum laude in history in 1887. He also attended University of Berlin and the École des Sciences Politiques in Paris. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Freiburg in Germany 1892

Diplomatic career

  • Secretary to the American legation in Saint Petersburg, Russia (1890-1891)
  • Private secretary to the American minister in France (1892)
  • Secretary to the American legation in Vienna (1893)
  • Directed the Eastern European division of a State Department research group known as "The Inquiry" to prepare the United States for the World War I peace conference
  • In 1918, under the direction of the State Department, Coolidge went to Russia to study its political, social, and economic condition
  • He spent time in Vienna reporting on the situation in Central and Eastern Europe for post-war planners in 1919
  • In 1921, working as a negotiator for the American Relief Administration, Coolidge helped arrange relief supplies for famine-stricken peoples in Russia.


Teaching career

Posts held at Harvard:
  • Instructor in History at Harvard College
  • Assistant Professor in History (1899-1908)
  • Professor in History (1908-1928)
  • Chairman of the History Department (1907-1910)


Courses taught at Harvard:
  • European History from the Roman Empire to the French Revolution (History I)
  • History of Northern and Eastern Europe from 1453 to 1795 (History 15)
  • History of the Eastern Question (History 19)
  • Expansion of Europe since 1815 (History 30B)
  • Selected Topics in the History of the Nineteenth Century (History 29)
  • The Far East in the Nineteenth Century (History 18)
  • An advanced course in Russian history.


Committees at Harvard:
  • Chairman of the Committee on the Regulation of Athletic Sports from 1899 to 1905
  • Member of the Administrative Board from 1896 to 1905


Library career

Coolidge turned the Harvard College Library into a major research institution. In 1908 he was appointed to the Harvard Library Council and was chairman of this council in 1909. In 1910 he became the first Director of the Harvard University Library. Coolidge's tenure saw the building of the Widener Library
Widener Library

The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, commonly known as Widener Library, is the primary building of the library system of Harvard University....
.

Publications

  • The United States as a World Power (1908)
  • The Origins of the Triple Alliance (1917)
  • Ten Years of War and Peace (1927)
  • Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Affairs, a journal of the Council on Foreign Relations


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