States during the Cold War. He also became a supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada, particularly once his long-time friend Lester Pearson joined the government. In his later years, Underhill served as a lecturer and Chair of the Department of History at Carleton University in Ottawa. Carleton University has named a major reading room and the Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium,the longest-running graduate colloquium in Canada, in memory of the former chair. In 1967, he received the Medal of Service of the Order of Canada. Underhill died in Ottawa, Ontario in 1971. References Further reading Berger, Carl. The Writing of Canadian History: Aspects of English-Canadian Historical Writing Since 1900 (2nd ed. 1987), pp 54–84. R. Douglas Francis, Frank H. Underhill: Intellectual Provocateur (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986) External links The Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium Web Site The Underhill Review - A forum of history, ideas, and culture "Honorary Degree Recipients." University of Saskatchewan Archives. Retrieved on July 2, 2009. Frank Underhill fonds (R2285) at Library and Archives Canada 1889 births 1971 deaths Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford British Army personnel of World War I Canadian male non-fiction writers Canadian socialists Carleton University faculty Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Governor General's Award-winning non-fiction writers Hertfordshire Regiment officers University of Toronto alumni University of Toronto faculty University of Saskatchewan faculty 20th-century Canadian historians Presidents of the Canadian Historical Association Recipients of the Medal of Service of the Order of Canada