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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Beck Archives Dedication, 1994 January 30

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Identifier: B063.07.0061.00010
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Dr. John Livingston poses in front of bookshelves in Penrose Library during the Beck Archives Dedication.

Dates: 1994 January 30

Beck Archives Dedication, 1994 January 30

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Identifier: B063.07.0061.00059
Abstract

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

Dates: 1994 January 30

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