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Herschel C. Baker, the Higginson professor of English literature emeritus, died last night of an upper respiratory infection...
...Herschel Baker was a man whose great learning, meticulous scholarship, and immense zest for his work displayed his distinction as a scholar and as a teacher," said Higginson Professor of History Wallace MacCaffrey, a longtime friend. "The same elegance of manner and of wit which he displayed in the classroom and in his books won him the respectful but warm affections of students, colleagues and a wide circle of friends...
Washington Post editor Benjamin C. Bradlee '43-'44, New York Times Washington correspondent R.W. Apple and Higginson Professor of History emeritus John King Fairbank gathered to honor journalist Theodore H. White '38 and inaugurate an annual lecture in his honor...
...historic move this fall, Higginson Professor of History Emeritus John K. Fairbank gave up his Widener study when he retired. Never before has a professor relinquished a coveted library office for reasons other than death or resignation from the faculty...
Schlesinger's speech marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of his father, who was the Higginson Professor of American History at Harvard for nearly thirty years. It largely discussed the senior Schlesinger's book, "New Viewpoints in American History," which was first published in 1922. The book played a large role in establishing economic and social history as legitimate fields of historical study...