Background
Boyd, Julian Parks was born on November 3, 1903 in Converse, South Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Jay and Melona (Parks) Boyd.
Boyd, Julian Parks was born on November 3, 1903 in Converse, South Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Jay and Melona (Parks) Boyd.
Bachelor of Arts, Duke University, 1925, Master of Arts, 1926, Little Doctorate., 1951. Doctor of Letters, Franklin and Marshall College, 1939, Bucknell University, 1952, Rutgers University, 1956. Doctor of Humane Letters, Washington and Jefferson College, 1952, Yale, 1964, Lehigh University, 1966.
Doctor of Laws, University South Carolina., 1977.
1 son, Kenneth Miles. Editor Wyoming History and Geological Society, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1928-1932. Director New York State History Association, 1932-1934.
Librarian History Society of Pennsylvania, 1935-1940.
Librarian Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1940-1952, professor of history, 1952-1972, professor of history emeritus, 1972-1980.
Member American Antiquarian Society, American Philosophical Society (president 1973-1976) Society American Archivists, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia history societies, American History Association (president 1964), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Grace Wiggins Welch, December 21, 1927.