Patrick M. Kieffer

Background

Kieffer, Patrick M. was born on April 19, 1922 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Dwight and Martha (Holcomb) Pitman.

Education

Bachelor, U. North Carolina, 1944; Master of Arts, U. North Carolina, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, 1950.

Career

Instructor history, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1946-1948; assistant professor of history, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1948-1950; member of faculty, U. Massachusetts, since 1950; professor of history, U. Massachusetts, since 1964; department chairman history, U. Massachusetts, 1970-1980; acting dean humanities and social science, U. Massachusetts, 1973. Visiting lecturer Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1974, University of Oxford, England, 1977;visiting professor Swarthmore College.

Achievements

• Patrick M. Kieffer has been listed as a noteworthy Educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board trustees Seattle Art Museum, since 1982. Fellow Society American Historians, American Association State and Local History. Member American History Association, Economics History Association, American Society Legal History, Phi BetaKappa.

Connections

Married Marie Denver Fell, July 22,1951.

Father:

Dwight Pitman

Mother:

Martha (Holcomb) Pitman

Spouse:

Marie Denver Fell