Louise Phelps Kellogg (May 12, 1862July 11, 1942) was an American historian, writer, and educator.

Early life and education

Eva Louise Phelps Kellogg was born on May 12, 1862 in

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, Wisconsin. She later stopped going by "Eva". The Women's Education Association, Boston, granted Kellogg a fellowship that allowed her to continue her education in London and Paris. She earned her bachelor's and doctorate degrees in 1897 and 1901 from

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, where she studied under

Frederick Jackson Turner Frederick Jackson Turner (November 14, 1861 – March 14, 1932) was an American historian during the early 20th century, based at the University of Wisconsin until 1910, and then Harvard University. He was known primarily for his frontier thes ...

. She was one of a handful of students who participated in Turner's class on the west, the first ever offered at any U.S. college.

Career

After graduation, she joined the

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as library research assistant to

Reuben Gold Thwaites Reuben Gold Thwaites ( May 15, 1853 – October 22, 1913) was an American librarian and historical writer. Biography Thwaites was born in 1853 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. His parents were William George and Sarah Bibbs Thwaites, who had mo ...

. During this time the history profession was growing, especially in the areas of state history and of the West. Kellogg at the WHS quickly gained notoriety in this field and state historical societies often consulted with her. Through her research and publications she gained a reputation as one of the leading U.S. historians of the French and British eras in the

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. Her major works included the ''French Regime and Northwest'' and ''The British Regime in Wisconsin and the Northwest''. She also contributed to ''The New Dictionary of America'' and volumes 17–20 of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin's ''collections''. She received the 1903 Justin Winsor Prize from the

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. She was also elected president of the

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in 1930. She was awarded honorary degrees from the University of Wisconsin and

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. She died in

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, on July 11, 1942, and is interred in

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in Milwaukee.

Works

* ''The American colonial charter; a study of English administration in relation thereto, chiefly after 1688'', 1904. * (ed. with Reuben Gold Thwaites) ''Documentary history of Dunmore's War, 1774 : compiled from the Draper Manuscripts in the library of the Wisconsin Historical Society and published at the charge of the Wisconsin Society of the Sons of the American Revolution'', 1905 * ( ed. with Reuben Gold Thwaites) ''The revolution on the upper Ohio, 1775–1777: compiled from the Draper manuscripts in the library of the Wisconsin historical society of the Sons of the American revolution'', 1908. * (ed. with Reuben Gold Thwaites) ''Frontier defense on the upper Ohio, 1777–1778 : compiled from the Draper manuscripts in the library of the Wisconsin Historical Society and pub. at the charge of the Wisconsin Society of the Sons of the American Revolution'', 1912. * ''Early narratives of the Northwest, 1634–1699'', 1917. * (tr. and ed.) ''Journal of a voyage to North America'' by Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix. 1923. * ''The French régime in Wisconsin and the Northwest'', 1925. * (ed.) ''Stagecoach and tavern tales of the Old Northwest'' by Henry Kellogg. 1930. * ''The British régime in Wisconsin and the Northwest'', 1935.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kellogg, Louise Phelps 1862 births 1942 deaths University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni American historians Educators from Wisconsin American women educators Writers from Wisconsin American women historians