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Carl F. Brand

March 02, 2023

Carl Fremont Brand (October 8, 1892 – March 27, 1981) was an American historian. He was a professor of history at Stanford University for thirty-four years, and was one of the leading American authorities on the history of the British Labour Party.[1] His books, British Labour's Rise to Power (1941) and The British Labour Party (1964), are regarded as definitive works in this field.[2] He built the Hoover Institution's collection of Labour Party documents, long recognized as the finest collection outside of the United Kingdom.[3]

Early life and education

Brand was born in Greenfield, Indiana. He was the only child of Charles Samuel Brand, a glass worker, and Jessie Fremont Davis, a homemaker, musician and artist, whose name reflected her family's admiration of General John C. Fremont and his wife, Jessie. The first member of his family to go to college, Carl received a degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 1915, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Although he majored in history, he was a teaching assistant in music during his senior year.[4] He served as director of the Marching Hundred, the famous Big Ten marching band, in which he played the clarinet. In 1914 he became Chief Musician, with the rank of sergeant, when the band was mustered into the Indiana National Guard. In 1916 the band, including Carl, was sent to the Mexican Border following Pancho Villa's raid.[5]

Career

Brand earned a master's degree in 1916. His thesis, "The Know-Nothing Party in Indiana," was later published serially in the Indiana Magazine of History (1922), and is still cited by scholars today.[6] After teaching high school for a year, he began to study for a Ph.D. in English history at Harvard University under Professor C. H. McIlwain. He also studied with Frederick Jackson Turner, Sidney B. Wayne, Robert Howard Lord, and Harold Laski. After teaching at Smith College he traveled to Europe to research his dissertation, The Movement for Parliamentary Reform in England 1832-67 (1923) at the British Museum and the London School of Economics. In London he met and was influenced by R. H. Tawney, and Sidney Webb and Beatrice Webb, as well as, once again, Harold Laski, who had returned to London after having been dismissed from Harvard for supporting the Boston Police Strike.[7]

For three years Brand was an instructor in English history at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. In 1924 he became an assistant professor at Stanford teaching English history, then an associate professor in 1930 and a professor in 1940. He retired from Stanford in 1958, after thirty-four years. He was proud that he had taught at Stanford for half of its existence.[2]

Oriental rug collection

On a month-long visit to Istanbul in 1928, Brand began what was to become a lifelong collection of oriental rugs. While exploring the bazaar, he made the fortuitous acquaintance of Rudolf Riefstahl, the American pioneer in the appreciation of Turkish and Persian rugs for their artistic value. Also advised by another early American expert, Arthur Upham Pope, Brand concentrated on Turkish and Persian, as well as Caucasian and Turkmen carpets, handmade before the use of aniline dyes. He eventually acquired a collection of many dozens at its greatest extent. Large bales purchased for relatively small amounts of money would arrive in California still redolent of the camels that had transported them in Persia and Turkey. One noteworthy prayer rug from Dagestan had a woven-in date equivalent to 1814/15 AD. Rare embroidered Uzbekistan Susanis made by young girls for their bridal chests have appreciated greatly in value.[7]

Personal life

In 1930 Brand was married to Nan Alwida Surface, the daughter of Dr. Frank M. Surface, a director under Herbert Hoover in the Department of Commerce, and later an executive with Standard Oil of New Jersey (now part of ExxonMobil). The Brands had three sons, Charles in 1932, Robert in 1934, and Donald in 1937.[2]

During World War II, the family sent some 1,600 bundles of food and clothing, collected from students and friends, to Britain over six years. Their home near the Stanford campus became known as a center of hospitality for holiday parties. Great effort was put into the creation of a locally famous garden, noted especially for its roses. Many years later the property was sold to the physicist Edward Teller.[2]

Professor Brand died at Stanford University Hospital in 1981 after a brief illness. He was 88 years old.[2]

Selected bibliography

"The History of the Know Nothing Party in Indiana," The Indiana Magazine of History (1922) 18: 47–81, 177–206, 266–306. JSTOR

"The Conversion of the British Trade-Unions to Political Action," The American Historical Review (1925) 30: 251–270. http://ahr.oxfordjournals.org/content/by/year

"Peace Programmes of the British Labor Party," (Also known as "The War Aims and Peace Programs of British Labor"), Proceedings of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association January 1926: 62–72.

"An Early Nineteenth Century View of Magna Carta," The American Historical Review (1927) 32: 793–794. http://ahr.oxfordjournals.org/content/by/year

"British Labor and the War-Time Coalitions," The American Historical Review (April 1930) 35: 522–541. http://ahr.oxfordjournals.org/content/by/year

"The Reaction of British Labor to the Polices of President Wilson During the World War," The American Historical Review (January 1933) 38: 263–285. http://ahr.oxfordjournals.org/content/by/year

"British Labour and the International during the World War," Journal of Modern History (March 1936) 8: 40–63. JSTOR

"The Attitude of British Labor Toward President Wilson During the Peace Conference," The American Historical Review (January 1937) 42: 244–255. http://ahr.oxfordjournals.org/content/by/year

British Labor's Rise to Power: Eight Studies, The Hoover Library on War, Revolution, and Peace, Publication No. 17. (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1941.) 305 pp.

"British Labor and Soviet Russia," The South Atlantic Quarterly 48 (1949), 329–340.

"Democracy in Great Britain," Pacific Historical Review 19 (May 1950) 113–126. Presidential Address to the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association, read at Mills College, December 1949. Reprinted, without notes, in R.L.Schuyler and H. Ausubel, ed., The Making of English History (New York, The Dryden Press, 1952), 677–686.

"The British General Election of 1950," The South Atlantic Quarterly 50 (1951), 478–498.

"The British General Election of 1951," The South Atlantic Quarterly 52 (1953), 29–53.

"Britain's Solution of the Problem of Empire," The South Atlantic Quarterly 53 (1954), 313–326.

"British Conservatism and Social Politics," The South Atlantic Quarterly 54 (1955), 11–28.

"The British General Election of 1955," The South Atlantic Quarterly 55 (1956), 289–312.

"The British Labor Party and Nationalization," The South Atlantic Quarterly 58 (1959), 153–166.

"The British General Election of 1959," The South Atlantic Quarterly 59 (1960), 521–542.

The British Labour Party: A Short History. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1964. 340 pp. Revised Ed. (Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution Press, 1974), 424 pp.

"The British General Election of 1964," The South Atlantic Quarterly 64 (1965), 332–350.

"The British General Election of 1966," The South Atlantic Quarterly 66 (1967), 129–147.

"The British General Election of 1970," The South Atlantic Quarterly 70 (1971), 350–364.

Notes

  1. ^ "Carl Brand, Stanford Professor; Authority on British Labor Party," New York Times, March 27, 1981.
  2. ^ a b c d e Department of History, Stanford University, "Memorial Resolution," 1981.
  3. ^ New York Times.
  4. ^ Catalogue, Indiana University, 1915, p. 24. Available in Google Books.
  5. ^ Brand, Carl F. "Autobiography," unpublished manuscript, 1970's.
  6. ^ Google Scholar.
  7. ^ a b "Autobiography."

References

"Carl Brand, Stanford Professor, Authority on British Labor," Obituary. New York Times, March 27, 1981, accessed January 19, 2014.

"Guide to the Carl F. Brand Papers in the Stanford University Library (20 linear feet)." Online Archive of California, an initiative of the California Digital Library. Copyright 2009 The Regents of the University of California, accessed January 19, 2014. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt7r29s0wc/

Snyder, Rixford K., et al. "Memorial Resolution: Carl Fremont Brand (1892-1981), History Department, Stanford University, accessed January 19, 2014.

External links

Carl F. Brand at Find a Grave

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This article has an unclear citation style The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting November 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Carl Fremont Brand October 8 1892 March 27 1981 was an American historian He was a professor of history at Stanford University for thirty four years and was one of the leading American authorities on the history of the British Labour Party 1 His books British Labour s Rise to Power 1941 and The British Labour Party 1964 are regarded as definitive works in this field 2 He built the Hoover Institution s collection of Labour Party documents long recognized as the finest collection outside of the United Kingdom 3 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Oriental rug collection 4 Personal life 5 Selected bibliography 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education EditBrand was born in Greenfield Indiana He was the only child of Charles Samuel Brand a glass worker and Jessie Fremont Davis a homemaker musician and artist whose name reflected her family s admiration of General John C Fremont and his wife Jessie The first member of his family to go to college Carl received a degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 1915 where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa Although he majored in history he was a teaching assistant in music during his senior year 4 He served as director of the Marching Hundred the famous Big Ten marching band in which he played the clarinet In 1914 he became Chief Musician with the rank of sergeant when the band was mustered into the Indiana National Guard In 1916 the band including Carl was sent to the Mexican Border following Pancho Villa s raid 5 Career EditBrand earned a master s degree in 1916 His thesis The Know Nothing Party in Indiana was later published serially in the Indiana Magazine of History 1922 and is still cited by scholars today 6 After teaching high school for a year he began to study for a Ph D in English history at Harvard University under Professor C H McIlwain He also studied with Frederick Jackson Turner Sidney B Wayne Robert Howard Lord and Harold Laski After teaching at Smith College he traveled to Europe to research his dissertation The Movement for Parliamentary Reform in England 1832 67 1923 at the British Museum and the London School of Economics In London he met and was influenced by R H Tawney and Sidney Webb and Beatrice Webb as well as once again Harold Laski who had returned to London after having been dismissed from Harvard for supporting the Boston Police Strike 7 For three years Brand was an instructor in English history at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor In 1924 he became an assistant professor at Stanford teaching English history then an associate professor in 1930 and a professor in 1940 He retired from Stanford in 1958 after thirty four years He was proud that he had taught at Stanford for half of its existence 2 Oriental rug collection EditOn a month long visit to Istanbul in 1928 Brand began what was to become a lifelong collection of oriental rugs While exploring the bazaar he made the fortuitous acquaintance of Rudolf Riefstahl the American pioneer in the appreciation of Turkish and Persian rugs for their artistic value Also advised by another early American expert Arthur Upham Pope Brand concentrated on Turkish and Persian as well as Caucasian and Turkmen carpets handmade before the use of aniline dyes He eventually acquired a collection of many dozens at its greatest extent Large bales purchased for relatively small amounts of money would arrive in California still redolent of the camels that had transported them in Persia and Turkey One noteworthy prayer rug from Dagestan had a woven in date equivalent to 1814 15 AD Rare embroidered Uzbekistan Susanis made by young girls for their bridal chests have appreciated greatly in value 7 Personal life EditIn 1930 Brand was married to Nan Alwida Surface the daughter of Dr Frank M Surface a director under Herbert Hoover in the Department of Commerce and later an executive with Standard Oil of New Jersey now part of ExxonMobil The Brands had three sons Charles in 1932 Robert in 1934 and Donald in 1937 2 During World War II the family sent some 1 600 bundles of food and clothing collected from students and friends to Britain over six years Their home near the Stanford campus became known as a center of hospitality for holiday parties Great effort was put into the creation of a locally famous garden noted especially for its roses Many years later the property was sold to the physicist Edward Teller 2 Professor Brand died at Stanford University Hospital in 1981 after a brief illness He was 88 years old 2 Selected bibliography Edit The History of the Know Nothing Party in Indiana The Indiana Magazine of History 1922 18 47 81 177 206 266 306 JSTOR The Conversion of the British Trade Unions to Political Action The American Historical Review 1925 30 251 270 http ahr oxfordjournals org content by year Peace Programmes of the British Labor Party Also known as The War Aims and Peace Programs of British Labor Proceedings of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association January 1926 62 72 An Early Nineteenth Century View of Magna Carta The American Historical Review 1927 32 793 794 http ahr oxfordjournals org content by year British Labor and the War Time Coalitions The American Historical Review April 1930 35 522 541 http ahr oxfordjournals org content by year The Reaction of British Labor to the Polices of President Wilson During the World War The American Historical Review January 1933 38 263 285 http ahr oxfordjournals org content by year British Labour and the International during the World War Journal of Modern History March 1936 8 40 63 JSTOR The Attitude of British Labor Toward President Wilson During the Peace Conference The American Historical Review January 1937 42 244 255 http ahr oxfordjournals org content by yearBritish Labor s Rise to Power Eight Studies The Hoover Library on War Revolution and Peace Publication No 17 Stanford CA Stanford University Press 1941 305 pp British Labor and Soviet Russia The South Atlantic Quarterly 48 1949 329 340 Democracy in Great Britain Pacific Historical Review 19 May 1950 113 126 Presidential Address to the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association read at Mills College December 1949 Reprinted without notes in R L Schuyler and H Ausubel ed The Making of English History New York The Dryden Press 1952 677 686 The British General Election of 1950 The South Atlantic Quarterly 50 1951 478 498 The British General Election of 1951 The South Atlantic Quarterly 52 1953 29 53 Britain s Solution of the Problem of Empire The South Atlantic Quarterly 53 1954 313 326 British Conservatism and Social Politics The South Atlantic Quarterly 54 1955 11 28 The British General Election of 1955 The South Atlantic Quarterly 55 1956 289 312 The British Labor Party and Nationalization The South Atlantic Quarterly 58 1959 153 166 The British General Election of 1959 The South Atlantic Quarterly 59 1960 521 542 The British Labour Party A Short History Stanford CA Stanford University Press 1964 340 pp Revised Ed Stanford CA Hoover Institution Press 1974 424 pp The British General Election of 1964 The South Atlantic Quarterly 64 1965 332 350 The British General Election of 1966 The South Atlantic Quarterly 66 1967 129 147 The British General Election of 1970 The South Atlantic Quarterly 70 1971 350 364 Notes Edit Carl Brand Stanford Professor Authority on British Labor Party New York Times March 27 1981 a b c d e Department of History Stanford University Memorial Resolution 1981 New York Times Catalogue Indiana University 1915 p 24 Available in Google Books Brand Carl F Autobiography unpublished manuscript 1970 s Google Scholar a b Autobiography References Edit Carl Brand Stanford Professor Authority on British Labor Obituary New York Times March 27 1981 accessed January 19 2014 Guide to the Carl F Brand Papers in the Stanford University Library 20 linear feet Online Archive of California an initiative of the California Digital Library Copyright 2009 The Regents of the University of California accessed January 19 2014 http www oac cdlib org findaid ark 13030 kt7r29s0wc Snyder Rixford K et al Memorial Resolution Carl Fremont Brand 1892 1981 History Department Stanford University accessed January 19 2014 https web archive org web 20110727044118 http histsoc stanford edu pdfmem BrandC pdfExternal links EditCarl F Brand at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carl F Brand amp oldid 1122595912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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