Alice E. Smith (historian)

Alice E. Smith
Director of research of the Wisconsin Historical Society
In office
1947–1965
Personal details
Born(1896-04-01)April 1, 1896
Grantsburg, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedApril 15, 1992(1992-04-15) (aged 96)
OccupationHistorian
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1957)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
Academic work
Sub-disciplineHistory of Wisconsin
InstitutionsWisconsin Historical Society

Alice Elizabeth Smith (April 1, 1896 – April 15, 1992) was an American historian. She joined the Wisconsin Historical Society in 1929 and served as their director of research from 1947 until 1965. She was a 1957 Guggenheim Fellow and wrote several books related to the history of Wisconsin.

Biography

Alice Elizabeth Smith was born on April 1, 1896, in Grantsburg, Wisconsin.[1] She attended the University of Minnesota, where she obtained her BA in 1923, worked as a teaching assistant in European history from 1924 to 1926, and obtained her MA in 1926.[1]

Smith worked at the Minnesota Historical Society as a research assistant (1926-1927 and 1928-1929), as well as at the University of Minnesota Press as an editorial assistant (1927-1928).[1] She joined the Wisconsin Historical Society in 1929 as a manuscript curator.[1] After working as a 1946-1947 Rockefeller Foundation Fellow, she returned to the WHS as director of research in 1947.[1] In 1951, she was a special lecturer at the University of Wisconsin Library School.[1] In 1965, she retired from her role as director of research.[2]

Smith wrote six books related to the history of Wisconsin,[2] including Guide to the Manuscripts of the Wisconsin Historical Society (1944),[1] James Duane Doty: Frontier Promoter (1954),[a] George Smith's Money: A Scottish Investor in America (1966),[b] Millstone and Saw: The Origins of Neenah-Menasha (1966),[c], and the first volume of The History of Wisconsin (1973).[d] She edited two volumes of The Journals of Welcome Arnold Greene: Journeys in the South, 1822-1824 in 1956 and 1957, the first one with Howard Greene.[1] In 1957,[3] Smith was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship "for a study of Scottish leadership and capital in the development of the lower Lake Michigan area in the 19th century".[1]

Smith died on April 15, 1992.[4] The Midwestern History Association's Alice Smith Prize in Public History is named after her,[2] as is the WHS' Alice E. Smith Fellowship.[5]

Works

  • James Duane Doty: Frontier Promoter (1954)[a]
  • The Journals of Welcome Arnold Greene: Journeys in the South, 1822-1824
  • George Smith's Money: A Scottish Investor in America (1966)[b]
  • Millstone and Saw: The Origins of Neenah-Menasha (1966)[c]
  • The History of Wisconsin: Volume I (1973)[d]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Reviews of this book: [6][7][8][9]
  2. ^ a b Reviews of this book: [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
  3. ^ a b Reviews of this book: [20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
  4. ^ a b Reviews of this book: [27][28]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Reports of the Secretary and of the Treasurer. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 1955. p. 105-106.
  2. ^ a b c "Alice Smith Prize in Public History". Midwestern History Association. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  3. ^ "Alice E. Smith". Guggenheim Fellowships. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  4. ^ "Alice E. Smith, 1896-1992". LUX: Yale Collections Discovery. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  5. ^ "About Our Research Fellowship Opportunities". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  6. ^ Blume, William Wirt (1955). "Review of James Duane Doty -- Frontier Promoter". Michigan Law Review. 53 (5): 770–771. doi:10.2307/1285249. ISSN 0026-2234. JSTOR 1285249.
  7. ^ Neil, William M. (1955). "Review of James Duane Doty: Frontier Promoter". Indiana Magazine of History. 51 (3): 271–272. ISSN 0019-6673. JSTOR 27788290.
  8. ^ Vaughan, Thomas (1955). "Review of James Duane Doty; Frontier Promoter". Oregon Historical Quarterly. 56 (1): 69–69. ISSN 0030-4727. JSTOR 20612175.
  9. ^ Wyman, Walker D. (1955). Smith, Alice E. (ed.). "Speculating Pioneer". Minnesota History. 34 (5): 208–209. ISSN 0026-5497. JSTOR 20175902.
  10. ^ Barsness, Richard W. (1967). "Review of George Smith's Money: A Scottish Investor in America". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 50 (3): 264–265. ISSN 0043-6534. JSTOR 4634259.
  11. ^ Frantz, Joe B. (1967). "Review of George Smith's Money: A Scottish Investor in America". The Pacific Northwest Quarterly. 58 (4): 217–218. ISSN 0030-8803. JSTOR 40488449.
  12. ^ Galusha, Hugh D. (1967). Smith, Alice E. (ed.). "Financial History". Minnesota History. 40 (6): 308–309. ISSN 0026-5497. JSTOR 20177900.
  13. ^ "Review of George Smith's Money. A Scottish Investor in America". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 50 (4): 475–475. 1966. ISSN 0016-8297. JSTOR 40578808.
  14. ^ Miller, Nathan (1967). "Review of George Smith's Money: A Scottish Investor in America". The Journal of Economic History. 27 (1): 135–135. ISSN 0022-0507. JSTOR 2115486.
  15. ^ Morgan, Edward J. (1967). "Review of George Smith's Money". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984). 60 (3): 349–350. ISSN 0019-2287. JSTOR 40190486.
  16. ^ Musolf, Berdyne (1967). "Review of George Smith's Money: A Scottish Investor in America". Agricultural History. 41 (1): 90–91. ISSN 0002-1482. JSTOR 3740028.
  17. ^ Neu, Irene D. (1966). "Review of George Smith's Money: A Scottish Investor in America". The Business History Review. 40 (4): 508–510. doi:10.2307/3112130. ISSN 0007-6805. JSTOR 3112130.
  18. ^ Sharkey, Robert P. (1967). "Review of George Smith's Money: A Scottish Investor in America". The American Historical Review. 72 (2): 705–706. doi:10.2307/1859443. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 1859443.
  19. ^ Smith, Norman W. (1967). "Review of George Smith's Money". The Economic History Review. 20 (1): 193–194. doi:10.2307/2592071. ISSN 0013-0117. JSTOR 2592071.
  20. ^ Alexander, Edward P. (1967). "Review of Millstone and Saw: The Origins of Neenah-Menasha". The Journal of American History. 54 (2): 405–406. doi:10.2307/1894838. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 1894838.
  21. ^ Auer, James (1967). "Review of Millstone and Saw: The Origins of Neenah-Menasha". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 50 (2): 170–171. ISSN 0043-6534. JSTOR 4634229.
  22. ^ Derby, William (1969). "Review of Millstone and Saw: The Origins of Neenah-Menasha". The Economic History Review. 22 (1): 174–175. doi:10.2307/2592010. ISSN 0013-0117. JSTOR 2592010.
  23. ^ "Review of Millstone and Saw: The Origins of Neenah-Menasha". Forest History Newsletter. 12 (3): 36–36. 1968. doi:10.2307/4004228. ISSN 0015-7422. JSTOR 4004228.
  24. ^ Larsen, Arthur J. (1967). "Review of Millstone and Saw: The Origins of Neenah-Menasha". The American Historical Review. 72 (4): 1489–1490. doi:10.2307/1847973. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 1847973.
  25. ^ Noyes, Edward (1968). "Review of Millstone and Saw: The Origins of Neenah-Menasha". The Journal of Economic History. 28 (3): 506–507. ISSN 0022-0507. JSTOR 2116516.
  26. ^ Rice, Herbert W. (1967). "Review of Millstone and Saw: The Origins of Neenah-Menasha". Indiana Magazine of History. 63 (3): 249–249. ISSN 0019-6673. JSTOR 27789435.
  27. ^ Gara, Larry (1977). "Review of Wisconsin: A History; The History of Wisconsin. Volume I, From Exploration to Statehood". The Historian. 39 (2): 377–378. ISSN 0018-2370. JSTOR 24444560.
  28. ^ Smith, Dwight L. (1974). "Review of The History of Wisconsin, Volume I, From Exploration to Statehood". Indiana Magazine of History. 70 (1): 78–79. ISSN 0019-6673. JSTOR 27789950.
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