Henry F. May
Encyclopedia
Henry Farnum May is Margaret Byrne Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley
(Emeritus).
, he was reared in Berkeley, California
and spent a formative year in Europe with his family as the youngest of three children. He married Jean Louise Terrace on June 18, 1941, and they had two children. He earned a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley
(1937) and an M.A. (1938) and a Ph.D. (1947) from Harvard University
. May was an instructor of history at Lawrence College from 1941 to 1942, and from 1942 to 1945 served as a lieutenant (j.g.) in the United States Navy Reserve
. He was an assistant professor, and then associate professor, at Scripps College
from 1947 to 1949 and served as a visiting associate professor at Bowdoin College
from 1950 to 1951. May's works primarily address American intellectual and religious history.
His papers are held by the University of California, Berkeley.
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
(Emeritus).
Life
Henry May was the son of Henry F. May, a lawyer, and May (Rickard) May. Born in Denver, ColoradoDenver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, he was reared in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
and spent a formative year in Europe with his family as the youngest of three children. He married Jean Louise Terrace on June 18, 1941, and they had two children. He earned a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
(1937) and an M.A. (1938) and a Ph.D. (1947) from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. May was an instructor of history at Lawrence College from 1941 to 1942, and from 1942 to 1945 served as a lieutenant (j.g.) in the United States Navy Reserve
United States Navy Reserve
The United States Navy Reserve, until 2005 known as the United States Naval Reserve, is the Reserve Component of the United States Navy...
. He was an assistant professor, and then associate professor, at Scripps College
Scripps College
Scripps College is a progressive liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California, United States. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges. Scripps ranks 3rd for the nation's best women's college, ahead of Barnard College, Mount Holyoke College, and Bryn Mawr College at 23rd on the list for...
from 1947 to 1949 and served as a visiting associate professor at Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...
from 1950 to 1951. May's works primarily address American intellectual and religious history.
His papers are held by the University of California, Berkeley.