Historical News
David C. Riede has been appointed an
instructor in the department of
history at the University of Akron. Mr.
Riede received the B.A. and M.A.
degrees in history from the University
of Iowa and is now completing his
dissertation for the doctor's degree.
Maxwell Whiteman has been appointed
assistant director of the American
Jewish Archives.
Jacob R. Marcus, the director of the
archives, is the recipient of the
1954-55 National Service Award of Phi
Epsilon Pi fraternity. This award
is presented to the Jew or Jewess who in
the opinion of the committee
has made the "richest and most
exemplary contribution to the essential
Jewish life of America." On June 2,
1955, Dr. Marcus received an honorary
doctor of letters degree from Dropsie
College in Philadelphia, where he
delivered the principal address at the
Founder's Day ceremonies.
The American Jewish Archives announces
the acquisition of approxi-
mately four thousand items relating to
two generations of the Rosewater
family covering a century of activity.
This valuable collection, presented by
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rosewater of Elkins
Park, Pennsylvania, is rich in
the history of American telegraphy; the
territorial and state history of
Nebraska; the growth of the Republican
party in the post-bellum period;
the struggle for power between the
newspaper press associations; the trans-
Mississippi West; the building of the
Union Pacific Railroad; the problem
of railroad rates and wages; Indian
conflicts; anti-Negro riots; anti-Semitism;
and the sesquicentennial in Philadelphia
in 1926. There are also a number
of items relating to William Howard Taft
and the Republican party, es-
pecially the 1912 national convention.
Rocco M. Donatelli has been appointed an
instructor in history at the
University of Dayton. His appointment
was effective September 1.
Erving E. Beauregard, associate
professor of history, has been appointed
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