Wallace Notestein
Wallace Notestein (1878–1969) was an American historian and Sterling Professor of English History at Yale University from 1928 to 1947.[1] He was married to women's educational pioneer Ada Louise Comstock.
Wallace Notestein in 1919
He was a member of the American Commission to negotiate peace in Europe after WWI.
Works
- A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 (1911)
- The Winning of the Initiative by the House of Commons (1926)
- English Folk: A Book of Characters (1938)
- The Scot in History: A Study of the Interplay of Character and History (1946)
- The English People on the Eve of Colonization, 1603–1630 (1954)
- Four Worthies: John Chamberlain, Anne Clifford, John Taylor, Oliver Heywood (1957)
- The House of Commons, 1604–1610 (1971)
Further reading
- Theodore K. Rabb, 'Parliament and Society in Early Stuart England: The Legacy of Wallace Notestein', The American Historical Review, 77 (1972): 705-714. JSTOR 1870347.
External links
- Works by Wallace Notestein at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Wallace Notestein at Internet Archive
- Wallace Notestein papers (MS 544). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
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