James Howard Hutson (born 1937) was a historian and author of early American history and is considered a leading scholar about the influence of religion during the
American founding and has written a number of books and journals on this subject. An alumni and faculty member of
Yale University
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, he was Chief of the Manuscript division at the
Library of Congress
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.
Education and career
Hutson received his Ph.D. in history from
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
in 1964. Since 1982, he has been a member of the History Departments at
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
and William and Mary College and is Chief of their Library's Manuscript Division.
Hutson was the supervisory librarian at the
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ...
. He taught history at
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
and served as assistant editor of ''
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin
''The Papers of Benjamin Franklin'' is a collaborative effort by a team of scholars at Yale University, American Philosophical Society and others who have searched, collected, edited, and published the numerous letters from and to Benjamin Fran ...
''.
Hutson was a Coordinator of the American Revolution Bicentennial Programs at the Library of Congress and was a lecturer at the
College of William & Mary
The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William I ...
and Yale University.
[ Hutson, 2008, Introduction]
Works
Hutson has written a number of books and journals which include:
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Bibliography of the United States Constitution
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1937 births
Yale University alumni
American historians
Yale University faculty
Living people
College of William & Mary faculty