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Adams, Henry

  • Adams, Henry
    In Henry Adams

    …first American to employ the seminar method in teaching history. In 1877 he resigned to edit the papers of Thomas Jefferson’s treasury secretary, Albert Gallatin. Pursuing his interest in U.S. history, Adams completed two biographies, The Life of Albert Gallatin (1879) and John Randolph (1882). He continued to delve into…

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Adams, Herbert

  • Herbert Adams
    In Herbert Baxter Adams

    …the first to use the seminar method in U.S. higher education and one of the founders of the American Historical Association.

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