Peter P. Hill papers
Collection Scope and Content
Materials in this collection include committee records, faculty code, by-laws of the School of Public and International Affairs, manuscripts, meeting minutes, and memos. They range in date from 1965-94.
Dates
- 1965-1994
Creator
- Hill, Peter P. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
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Historical or Biographical Note
Peter Proal Hill (1926- ), Professor Emeritus of History and International Affairs, was University Historian at The George Washington University from 1985-2004, when he retired. Dr. Hill earned his B.A. from Tufts University in 1949, and M.A. from Boston University in 1954. He came to GW in 1957 as a teaching fellow, and earned his Ph.D. from GW in 1966. He taught American and European history, specializing in diplomatic history. From 1984-85 he served as interim dean of the School of Public and International Affairs (which became the Elliott School for International Affairs).
Upon the death of Elmer Louis Kayser in 1985, Dr. Hill took up duties as University Historian. As part of his responsibilities, he traveled to London to consult about the University's coat of arms, which was presented to GW by Britain's York Herald of Arms at the 1999 commencement ceremony. He contributed to the book "From Strength to Strength: A Pictorial History of The George Washington University, 1821-1996," which commemorated the University's 175th anniversary, and researched a number of topics related to GW's history that have been memorialized in descriptive plaques around the campus.
He is author of "William Vans Murray, Federalist Diplomat; the shaping of peace with France, 1797-1801" (1971) and "French perceptions of the early American Republic, 1783-1793" (1988). Dr. Hill was made Professor Emeritus in 1996.
N.B. This history note was written in 2005
Extent
6 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Peter Proal Hill (1926- ), Professor Emeritus of History and International Affairs, was University Historian at The George Washington University from 1985-2004, when he retired. Dr. Hill earned his B.A. from Tufts University in 1949, and M.A. from Boston University in 1954. He came to GW in 1957 as a teaching fellow, and earned his Ph.D. from GW in 1966. He taught American and European history, specializing in diplomatic history. From 1984-85 he served as interim dean of the School of Public and International Affairs (which became the Elliott School for International Affairs). Collection includes committee records, faculty code, by-laws of the School of Public and International Affairs, manuscripts, meeting minutes, and memos. They range in date from 1965-94.
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated to the University Archives by Peter P. Hill in 1995.
- Committees Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- George Washington University
- George Washington University. School of Public and International Affairs
- Washington (D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Peter P. Hill Papers, 1965-1994
- Author
- University Archives, Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository