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Harold Hyman

February 16, 2024

This article is about the historian. For the journalist, see Harold Hyman (journalist).

Harold Melvin Hyman (July 24, 1924 – August 6, 2023) was an American historian of the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era and the William P. Hobby Professor of History at Rice University.[1]

During World War II, Hyman served in the Marines in the South Pacific and there earned his high school diploma. Hyman received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (1948) and an M.A. (1950) and Ph.D. (1952) from Columbia University.

Teaching edit

Hyman was an instructor in modern history at City College (1950–1952); assistant professor of history, Earlham College, 1952–1955; visiting assistant professor of American history, UCLA 1955–1956; associate professor of American history, Arizona State University, 1956–1957; professor of history, UCLA 1963–1968; William P. Hobby Professor of History, Rice University, 1968–2003.

Personal life and death edit

In 1946, Hyman married Ferne Handelsman, later chief reference librarian at Rice. The couple celebrated 65 years of marriage before her death in 2011.[2]

Harold Hyman died on August 6, 2023, at the age of 99.[1]

Honors and awards edit

Hyman was a Ford Foundation Fellow, a Senior Fulbright Lecturer, an Organization of American Historians Lecturer, and a judge for the Pulitzer Prize and the Littleton-Griswold prize of the American Historical Association.[3]

His Era of the Oath: Northern Loyalty Tests during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1954) won the American Historical Association's Beveridge Award.[4]

Selected works edit

  • Era of the Oath: Northern Loyalty Tests during the Civil War and Reconstruction (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1954, reprinted, Hippocrene Books, 1978).
  • To Try Men's Souls: Loyalty Tests in American History, (University of California Press, 1959, reprinted, Greenwood Press, 1981). online
  • (With Benjamin P. Thomas) Stanton: The Life and Times of Lincoln's Secretary of War (Knopf, 1962, reprinted, Greenwood Press, 1980). online
  • Soldiers and Spruce: The Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen, the Army's Labor Union of World War I (University of California Press, 1963).
  • A More Perfect Union: The Impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on the Constitution (Knopf, 1973). online
  • Union and Confidence: The 1860s (Crowell, 1976), survey with emphasis on business history online
  • With Malice toward Some: Scholarship (Or Something Less) on the Lincoln Murder (Abraham Lincoln Association, 1978) online
  • Equal Justice Under Law: Constitutional Development, 1835-1875 (New American Nation Series) with William Wiecek ISBN 978-0-06-014937-6
  • Quiet Past and Stormy Present?: War Powers in American History (American History Association, 1986), pamphlet
  • American Singularity: The 1787 Northwest Ordinance, the 1862 Homestead- Morrill Acts, and the 1944 G.I. Bill (University of Georgia Press, 1986). online
  • The Reconstruction Justice of Salmon P. Chase: In Re Turner and Texas v. White (University Press of Kansas, 1997).
  • Oleander Odyssey: The Kempners of Galveston, Texas, 1854-1980s (Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History) ISBN 978-0890964385 (Texas A & M University Press, 1990).
  • Craftsmanship and Character: A History of the Vinson & Elkins Law Firm of Houston, 1917-1997 (Studies in the Legal History of the South) ISBN 978-0820319735 (University of Georgia Press, 1998).

Hyman was editor, contributor, or joint author:

  • The Radical Republicans and Reconstruction Policy, 1861-1870 (Bobbs- Merrill, 1966), primary sources
  • New Frontiers of the American Reconstruction (University of Illinois Press, 1966), scholarly essays
  • (With Leonard W. Levy) Freedom and Reform: Essays in Honor of Henry Steele Commager (Harper, 1967).
  • (With H. C. Allen and others) Heard 'round the World: The Impact Abroad of the Civil War (Knopf, 1969).
  • (author of introduction) Carleton Parker, The Casual Laborer and Other Essays (new edition of 1919 original, University of Washington Press, 1972).
  • (author of introduction, with wife, Ferne Hyman) The Circuit Court Opinions of Salmon Portland Chase (new edition of 1875 original, Da Capo Press, 1972).
  • (author of introduction) Sidney George Fisher, The Trial of the Constitution (new edition of 1862 original, Da Capo Press, 1972).
  • (author of introduction) Edward McPherson, The Political History of the United States of America during the Great Rebellion, 1860-1865 (new edition of 1865 original, Da Capo, 1972).
  • (With Hans L. Trefousse) McPherson, Handbook of Politics, six volumes, new edition of 1894 original, Da Capo, 1972–73.
  • (With Hans L. Trefousse) Lincoln's Decision for Emancipation (J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1975) ISBN 0-397-47336-2
  • (With Trefousse) McPherson, The Political History of the United States of America during the Period of Reconstruction, new edition of 1871 original, Da Capo, 1973.
  • (With Kermit L. Hall and Leon V. Sigal) The Constitutional Convention as an Amending Device, American Historical Association/American Political Science Association, 1981.
  • Editor, with Stuart Bruchey, of the "American Legal and Constitutional History Series," Garland Publishing, 1986–87.
  • Member of board of editors, Reviews in American History, 1964—, Ulysses S. Grant Association, 1968—, American Journal of Legal History, 1970—, and Journal of American History, 1970–74.

Evaluations edit

Bodenhamer (2012) says, "The best guide to the constitutional changes brought by the Civil War and Reconstruction is Harold Hyman, A More Perfect Union: The Impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on the Constitution (1973).[5] Mayer (2001) says Hyman, "wrote the definitive work on loyalty tests throughout American history."[6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Harold M. Hyman". Legacy. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ Houston Chronicle obituary
  3. ^ . Prairie View A&M University. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  4. ^ bonniekaryn.wordpress.com
  5. ^ David J. Bodenhamer, (Oxford University Press, 2012) p 251
  6. ^ Kenneth R. Mayer, With the Stroke of a Pen: Executive Orders and Presidential Power (2001) p 153

February 16, 2024
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This article is about the historian For the journalist see Harold Hyman journalist Harold Melvin Hyman July 24 1924 August 6 2023 was an American historian of the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era and the William P Hobby Professor of History at Rice University 1 During World War II Hyman served in the Marines in the South Pacific and there earned his high school diploma Hyman received a bachelor s degree from the University of California Los Angeles 1948 and an M A 1950 and Ph D 1952 from Columbia University Contents 1 Teaching 2 Personal life and death 3 Honors and awards 4 Selected works 5 Evaluations 6 ReferencesTeaching editHyman was an instructor in modern history at City College 1950 1952 assistant professor of history Earlham College 1952 1955 visiting assistant professor of American history UCLA 1955 1956 associate professor of American history Arizona State University 1956 1957 professor of history UCLA 1963 1968 William P Hobby Professor of History Rice University 1968 2003 Personal life and death editIn 1946 Hyman married Ferne Handelsman later chief reference librarian at Rice The couple celebrated 65 years of marriage before her death in 2011 2 Harold Hyman died on August 6 2023 at the age of 99 1 Honors and awards editHyman was a Ford Foundation Fellow a Senior Fulbright Lecturer an Organization of American Historians Lecturer and a judge for the Pulitzer Prize and the Littleton Griswold prize of the American Historical Association 3 His Era of the Oath Northern Loyalty Tests during the Civil War and Reconstruction 1954 won the American Historical Association s Beveridge Award 4 Selected works editEra of the Oath Northern Loyalty Tests during the Civil War and Reconstruction University of Pennsylvania Press 1954 reprinted Hippocrene Books 1978 To Try Men s Souls Loyalty Tests in American History University of California Press 1959 reprinted Greenwood Press 1981 online With Benjamin P Thomas Stanton The Life and Times of Lincoln s Secretary of War Knopf 1962 reprinted Greenwood Press 1980 online Soldiers and Spruce The Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen the Army s Labor Union of World War I University of California Press 1963 A More Perfect Union The Impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on the Constitution Knopf 1973 online Union and Confidence The 1860s Crowell 1976 survey with emphasis on business history online With Malice toward Some Scholarship Or Something Less on the Lincoln Murder Abraham Lincoln Association 1978 online Equal Justice Under Law Constitutional Development 1835 1875 New American Nation Series with William Wiecek ISBN 978 0 06 014937 6 Quiet Past and Stormy Present War Powers in American History American History Association 1986 pamphlet American Singularity The 1787 Northwest Ordinance the 1862 Homestead Morrill Acts and the 1944 G I Bill University of Georgia Press 1986 online The Reconstruction Justice of Salmon P Chase In Re Turner and Texas v White University Press of Kansas 1997 Oleander Odyssey The Kempners of Galveston Texas 1854 1980s Kenneth E Montague Series in Oil and Business History ISBN 978 0890964385 Texas A amp M University Press 1990 Craftsmanship and Character A History of the Vinson amp Elkins Law Firm of Houston 1917 1997 Studies in the Legal History of the South ISBN 978 0820319735 University of Georgia Press 1998 Hyman was editor contributor or joint author The Radical Republicans and Reconstruction Policy 1861 1870 Bobbs Merrill 1966 primary sources New Frontiers of the American Reconstruction University of Illinois Press 1966 scholarly essays With Leonard W Levy Freedom and Reform Essays in Honor of Henry Steele Commager Harper 1967 With H C Allen and others Heard round the World The Impact Abroad of the Civil War Knopf 1969 author of introduction Carleton Parker The Casual Laborer and Other Essays new edition of 1919 original University of Washington Press 1972 author of introduction with wife Ferne Hyman The Circuit Court Opinions of Salmon Portland Chase new edition of 1875 original Da Capo Press 1972 author of introduction Sidney George Fisher The Trial of the Constitution new edition of 1862 original Da Capo Press 1972 author of introduction Edward McPherson The Political History of the United States of America during the Great Rebellion 1860 1865 new edition of 1865 original Da Capo 1972 With Hans L Trefousse McPherson Handbook of Politics six volumes new edition of 1894 original Da Capo 1972 73 With Hans L Trefousse Lincoln s Decision for Emancipation J B Lippincott amp Co 1975 ISBN 0 397 47336 2 With Trefousse McPherson The Political History of the United States of America during the Period of Reconstruction new edition of 1871 original Da Capo 1973 With Kermit L Hall and Leon V Sigal The Constitutional Convention as an Amending Device American Historical Association American Political Science Association 1981 Editor with Stuart Bruchey of the American Legal and Constitutional History Series Garland Publishing 1986 87 Member of board of editors Reviews in American History 1964 Ulysses S Grant Association 1968 American Journal of Legal History 1970 and Journal of American History 1970 74 Evaluations editBodenhamer 2012 says The best guide to the constitutional changes brought by the Civil War and Reconstruction is Harold Hyman A More Perfect Union The Impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on the Constitution 1973 5 Mayer 2001 says Hyman wrote the definitive work on loyalty tests throughout American history 6 References edit a b Harold M Hyman Legacy Retrieved 17 August 2023 Houston Chronicle obituary Hyman Collection Prairie View A amp M University Archived from the original on 27 February 2013 Retrieved 12 September 2012 bonniekaryn wordpress com David J Bodenhamer Oxford University Press 2012 p 251 Kenneth R Mayer With the Stroke of a Pen Executive Orders and Presidential Power 2001 p 153 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harold Hyman amp oldid 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