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of inter-American friendship perish with him, he has meanwhile happily given them indestructible form in a small shelf of outstanding publications. In addition, he has engaged in several missions in the interests of inter-American harmony and has taken part in many inter-American learned assemblies -- and ambassador of good will whose devotion to the truth has ever enhanced his prestige in those other Americas. Affiliated with half a score scholarly institutions in the Latin American world, and decorated by several of our sister republics, he enjoys a reputation that transcends the boundaries of our country. He truly is an honored citizen of that supranational community dedicated to truth, learning and understanding." In an obituary in the
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Award. The citation written by Fr. Alexander Wyse of the Academy is a summary of Haring's importance. "The large number of experts whom trained in his more than forty years as a teacher...bears witness to the importance of his work and the scope of his beneficent influence. Lest his own objectives
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appointed him the Robert Woods Bliss Professor of Latin American History, named after a U.S. ambassador to Argentina prior to World War I; Haring held the post until he retired from Harvard thirty years later in 1953. While at Harvard, he played a key role in the newly emerging field of Latin
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by one of his former students, he was praised for "his complete integrity, ready charm, and first-rate mind made him an outstanding personality among the Latin Americanists of his day, as well as a chief supporter of high standards of scholarship in this new guild."
230:, where he remained until 1923. In 1918, after completing extensive research in the archives at Seville, Haring published his doctoral dissertation, which had been awarded the David A. Wells Prize at Harvard for the best dissertation in economics. 246:, Arthur P. Whitaker, and Miron Burgin. Haring published on a variety of topics during his long career, though he was best known for his two major institutional studies. A point of pride was his post as Master of 279:
invited him to take up its chair in maritime history for the academic year 1953-54. While Haring was occupying this academic post, the Secretary of the Navy formally named it, giving its occupants the title of
195:. This research laid the groundwork for Haring's lifelong work on the history of the Spanish Empire and in Latin America. While at Oxford, Haring also studied briefly at the 250:, which had a tradition of "individualism and of a strong interest in historical studies." While at Harvard, he served as chairman of the Committee on Latin America for the 370:, especially chapter 5, "Hispanic American History at Harvard: Clarence H. Haring and Regional History for Imperial Visibility." Durham: Duke University Press 2016. 163:) was an American historian of Latin America and a pioneer in initiating the study of Latin American colonial institutions among scholars in the United States. 268:(HLAS), a major bibliographic tool for scholars, published annually with the aid of staff in the Hispanic Foundation (later Hispanic Division) at the 258:. In 1935, he organized the Bureau of Economic Research at Harvard and, in the same year, served as a delegate to the Second General Assembly of the 259: 171:
The son of a businessman, Henry Getman Haring, and Amelia Stoneback, Clarence Haring received his bachelor of arts degree in modern languages from
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compiled and edited by Howard F. Cline, Austin: University of Texas Press and the Conference on Latin American History, 1967, vol. 1, pp. 103-106.
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compiled and edited by Howard F. Cline. Austin: University of Texas Press and Conference on Latin American History 1967, Vol. 1, pp. 251-252.
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appointed him head of its history department and in 1913, he married Helen Louise Garnsey, with whom he later had two sons, Philip and Peter.
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established the Clarence H. Haring Prize in Latin American History, awarded every five years to the best book by a Latin American author.
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for their mentor, but difficulties ensued, and they sought another way to honor him. Following Haring's death in 1960, the
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as an instructor in history, teaching a course in Latin American history, and began work on his doctoral dissertation on
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under the direction of Professor Roger B. Merriman. In 1912, while he was still working on his dissertation,
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In 1953, he was awarded by the Academy of American Franciscan History their highest honor, the
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quoted in Howard F. Cline, "Clarence Henry Haring, 1885-1960" ibid., pp. 103-104 note 1.
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American history by training a whole generation of Latin American historians, including
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Trade and Navigation between Spain and the Indies in the Time of the Habsburgs
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Trade and Navigation between Spain and the Indies in the Time of the Habsburgs
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from 1932 to 1942 and worked on a joint committee on Latin America of the
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John D. French and Daniel James, "Travails of Doing Labor History",
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Latin American History: Essays on Its Study and Teaching, 1898-1965,
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Latin American History: Essays on Its Study and Teaching, 1898-1965
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for a year and, in 1916, was appointed to the history faculty at
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Disciplinary Conquest: U.S. Scholars in South America, 1900-1945
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Disciplinary Conquest: U.S. Scholars in South America, 1900-1945
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A group of Haring doctoral students had wanted to present a
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Arthur P. Whitaker, "Clarence Henry Haring (1885-1960)."
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Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas
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Howard F. Cline, "Clarence Henry Haring, 1885-1960,"
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The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century
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The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century
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Haring 485:Handbook of Latin American Studies, 454:Hispanic American Historical Review 302:Hispanic American Historical Review 13: 657:20th-century American male writers 360: 321: 265:Handbook of Latin American Studies 202: 14: 668: 597:American male non-fiction writers 557: 592:20th-century American historians 544: 530: 521: 512: 503: 494: 316:American Historical Association 277:United States Naval War College 256:Social Science Research Council 122: 477: 468: 459: 446: 433: 420: 407: 398: 381: 16:American historian (1885–1960) 1: 652:Alumni of New College, Oxford 374: 347:The Spanish Empire in America 197:Humboldt University of Berlin 612:American maritime historians 207:In 1910, Haring returned to 7: 607:Historians of Latin America 564:Works by Clarence H. Haring 404:Cline, "Haring," p. 104-105 10: 673: 647:Harvard University faculty 417:, vol. 4 (2), 2007, p. 95. 284:in honor of Fleet Admiral 157:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 637:Naval War College faculty 627:Harvard University alumni 483:Clarence H. Haring, "The 290:University of Puerto Rico 175:in 1907. Selected for a 140: 132: 106: 98: 79: 60: 30: 23: 632:American Rhodes Scholars 509:Cline, "Haring," p. 105. 222:In 1915, Haring went to 167:Early life and education 161:Cambridge, Massachusetts 159:– September 4, 1960, in 72:Cambridge, Massachusetts 642:Yale University faculty 550:Cline, "Haring" p. 104. 527:Whitaker, ibid. p. 420. 500:Cline, "Haring" p. 105. 465:Cline, "Haring," p. 105 340:South American Progress 426:Ricardo D. Salvatore, 366:Salvatore, Ricardo D. 155:(February 9, 1885, in 441:Disciplinary Conquest 181:Charles Harding Firth 153:Clarence Henry Haring 35:Clarence Henry Haring 474:Whitaker, ibid. 419. 112:Helen Louise Garnsey 270:Library of Congress 144:Henry Getman Haring 93:New College, Oxford 602:Latin Americanists 235:Harvard University 209:Harvard University 177:Rhodes Scholarship 173:Harvard University 84:Harvard University 25:Clarence H. 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New College, Oxford
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Humboldt University of Berlin
Harvard University
Bryn Mawr College
Clark University
Yale University
Harvard University
Lewis Hanke
Howard F. Cline
Dunster House
American Council of Learned Societies
Social Science Research Council
Pan American Institute for Geography and History
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Library of Congress
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Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History
Ernest King

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