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Johns Hopkins University. Department of History

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1876-

Biography

The study of history at Johns Hopkins began with the university's founding in 1876. The Hopkins history department has the oldest PhD program in the United States.

Dr. John Marshall joined the faculty in 1997 and was appointed chair of the department in 2013.

Source: http://history.jhu.edu Source: Lisa Enders, Department Administrator

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Frederic C. Lane papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0381
Abstract

Frederic Chapin Lane was a professor of history at Johns Hopkins and a leading scholar of the Italian Renaissance. The papers span the years 1943-1984 during which he was teaching at Johns Hopkins and conducting extensive research for his writings on the history of Venice in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Dates: 1943-1985, 2001

Frederic C. Lane Venetian account books

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0155
Scope and Contents The collection consists of two series: microfilms of Italian mercantile records (1416-1535); and a typescript entitled "Translation of Selected Ordinances on Banking". The material reflects Lane's work as a scholar, and provides little biographical information. The microfilmed records (190 rolls) form the bulk of the collection, and contain information not otherwise available outside Italy. The film was shot in very short reels, so each is only 100- 200 frames long....
Dates: 1900-1984

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  • Subject: Commerce X

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Banks and banking 1
Belgium--Antwerp 1
Renaissance 1
Research (university function) 1
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