Background
Mckay, Donald Cope was born on February 14, 1902 in Sale Lake City. Son of Ambrose Noble and Mary Eliza (Cope) Mckay.
Mckay, Donald Cope was born on February 14, 1902 in Sale Lake City. Son of Ambrose Noble and Mary Eliza (Cope) Mckay.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford, 1926. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1927, Doctor of Philosophy, 1932.
Instructor, tutor history, Harvard, 1927-1938, assistant professor of history, 1938-1941, associate professor, 1941-1946, professor, 1946-1956, chairman faculty committee international and regional studies, 1946-1953. Anson Doctorate. Moorse Professor history Amherst College, Massachusetts, since 1956.
Member bureau, International Committee History Sciences, since 1947. Chairman committee press and writing, American Defense, Harvard Group, 1940-1941. On war service, Coordinator of Information, later Office of Strategic Services, Washington, and overseas, 1941-1944.
Fellow Royal History Society.
Member American History Association, World Peace Foundation, Societe d’histoire moderne. Clubs: Harvard Faculty (Cambridge).
Married Ruth Stephens Capers, June 16, 1930. Children: Anne Capers, Ferguson, Donald Cope.