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Livingston, John Charles, 1935-1999

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John C. Livingston was born February 24, 1935 in New Haven, Connecticut. Married to Nancy and father of Julie. Died October 25, 1999. __Graduated from Harvard College in 1956. Received a master's and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. Began teaching at the University of Denver in 1963. Served as chairman of the history department at DU from 1979-1983 and 1993-1999. Founding member of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and the Ira M. Beck Archives. Co-founder of the Chicano-Jewish dialogues. Chairman of the Academic Council of the American Jewish Historical Society. Member of the Educational Task Force of the Allied Jewish Federation. President of the American Jewish Committee. __ __Bill Scanlon, "Historian John C. Livingston Challenged His Students at DU," Rocky Mountain News, November 2, 1999. "Obituaries," The Denver Post, October 28, 1999.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Beck Archives Dedication, 1994 January 30

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Identifier: B063.07.0061.00059
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Dr. John Livingston speaking to an audience in Penrose Library during the Beck Archives Dedication.

Dates: 1994 January 30

Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner, 1987 June 8

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Identifier: B063.05.0053.00035
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Nancy and John Livingston during the Center for Judaic Studies Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner at the Marriot.

Dates: 1987 June 8

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Colorado Heritage Award, 1995 May

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Identifier: B063.05.0038.00095
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Left to right Arnie Hayutin, Dr. Jeanne Abrams, Dr. John Livingston, Nancy Livingston, Rabbi Marc Angel, Marvin Meyers, and Rabbi Stanley Wagner pose together at the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society's Colorado Heritage Award ceremony when Dr. John Livingston was honored in May 1995.

Dates: 1995 May

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