. D . ▁from ▁Harvard ▁Harvard ▁University ▁( 1 9 3 3 ), ▁and ▁an ▁M . A . ▁from ▁Oxford ▁University ▁( 1 9 5 3 ). ▁He ▁also ▁received ▁nine ▁honor ary ▁degrees . ▁He ▁taught ▁at ▁Clark ▁University , ▁Smith ▁College , ▁North western ▁University , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Harold ▁V y v yan ▁Har ms worth ▁Vis iting ▁Professor ▁of ▁American ▁History ▁at ▁Oxford ▁University ▁( 1 9 5 3 – 5 4 ). ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁his ▁teaching ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Senior ▁Research ▁Associ ate ▁at ▁the ▁Hun ting ton ▁Library . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁married ▁M abel ▁R . ▁Cro tty ; ▁they ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁Anne ▁and ▁Allen . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Sp ur ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Western ▁Writ ers ▁of ▁America ▁▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁B anc ro ft ▁Prize ▁for ▁Frederick ▁Jackson ▁Turner : ▁Histor ian , ▁Te acher , ▁Sch olar , ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁To ▁honor ▁their ▁former ▁president ▁and ▁long time ▁member , ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁American ▁Histor ians ▁created ▁the ▁Ray ▁Allen ▁Bill ington ▁Prize ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁book ▁in ▁American ▁front ier ▁history , ▁" which ▁is ▁defined ▁broad ly ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁pione er ▁periods ▁of ▁all ▁ge ographical ▁areas , ▁and ▁compar isons ▁between ▁American ▁front iers ▁and ▁others ." ▁ ▁The ▁prize ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁bien n ial ly ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 1 ,