William B. Willcox
Introduction '''William Bradford Willcox''' (October 29, 1907 – September 15, 1985) was an American historian.He was born in Ithaca, New York. He died in North Haven, Connecticut.Education: He received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1928 and studied at Cambridge University. At Yale University he studied architecture (B.F.A., 1932), and Tudor-Stuart English history (Ph.D.,1936). Wallace Notestein directed his dissertation, which was recognized as a pioneer study of government in Gloucestershire. The work received the distinguished John Addison Porter Prize for best work of scholarship in a given year.Academic, research, and administrative appointments:  Assistant in Research (history), Yale University, 1934-1935.Instructor in history, Williams College, 1936-1941.Professor of history, University of Michigan, 1941-1970.Chair of the Department. A Member of the Institute for Advanced Studies, 1946.Fulbright lecturer at Oxford University, 1957-1958.Professor of History, Yale University, January 1970-June 1976.Visiting Lecturer, Yale College (Residential Colleges), 1978 2nd term-1979.Yale residential college fellow, Calhoun College, 1970-1979.Editor, Papers of Benjamin Franklin, January 1970 – 1985.
Awards * 1936 John Addison Porter Prize, Yale University* c.1938.1900 Fund at Williams College for research on Gloucestershire. * 1945.Henry Russel Award, University of Michigan, for his book, ''Star of Empire''. * 1965 Bancroft Prize for his ''Portrait of a General'' (the prize has been generally considered to be among the most prestigious awards in the field of American history writing).
Works * Willcox, William B. ''Gloucestershire, a study in local government, 1590-1640''. Yale University Press, 1940. * Willcox, William B. ''Star of Empire - A Study of Britain as a World Power 1485-1945''. Knopf, 1950. * Clinton, Sir Henry. ''Sir Henry Clinton, The American rebellion: Sir Henry Clinton's narrative of his campaigns, 1775-1782, with an appendix of original documents.'' William B. Willcox, ed. Yale University Press, 1954. * Willcox, William B. ''Portrait of a General. Sir Henry Clinton in the War for Independence''. Knopf, 1964. * William B. Willcox. ''The Age of Aristocracy 1688 to 1830''. Houghton Mifflin, 1966. * Franklin, Benjamin. ''The papers of Benjamin Franklin''. Edited by William B. Willcox and others, Volumes 15-26.Yale University Press, 1972-1987.
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