Background
Abrams, Irwin was born on February 24, 1914 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of J. Lewis and Belle (Newman) Abrams.
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Illustrated biographical history of one hundred years of Nobel Peace Prizes from Frédéric Passy in 1901 to Kofi Atta Annan and The United Nations, 2001.
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Abrams, Irwin was born on February 24, 1914 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of J. Lewis and Belle (Newman) Abrams.
Bachelor of Arts with great distinction, Stanford University, 1934; A.M., Harvard University, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1938.
Instructor history, Stanford University, 1938-1943;
personnel officer, director foreign service training, American Friends Service Committee, 1943-1946;
director, Quaker Overseas Work Camps, 1946-1947;
member of faculty, Antioch College, 1947-1979;
professor of history, Antioch College, 1951-1979;
chairman, department, Antioch College, 1949-1960, 64-66;
Distinguished University professor, Antioch University, 1979-1981;
Distinguished University professor emeritus, Antioch University, since 1981. Specialist Department State exchange program, Germany, 1953. Chairman international student seminars American Friends Service Committee, Europe, summers 1956, 57, 64.
Educational director shipboard programs Council Student Travel, summers 1956-1964. Fulbright lecturer U. Cologne, Germany, 1961. Director Yugoslav seminar Great Lakes Colls.
Association, summers 1965-1967, 69-70, 72, co-director, Poland, 1974. Co-director Task Force on International Education, International City Management Association, 1976. Advisory council graduate fellowship program Danforth Foundation, 1969-1972.
Member of advisory county Swarthmore College Peace Collection, since 1960;consultant on international education United States Office Education, Institute International Education. Board directors Council International Ednl. Exchange, 1969-1973; co-ordinator international programs Great Lakes College Association, 1967-1973, director European term on comparative urban studies, 1972-1975.
Sheldon Traveling fellow Harvard, 1936-1937.
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Member Conference on Peace Research in History (council 1978-1979, international board since 1992), Society Values in Higher Education (postdoctoral fellow 1951), International Society Educational, Cultural and Science Interchange (vice president 1976-1978, president 1978-1982), Society for Study of Internationalism Council, Friends Association on Higher Education, International Peace Research Association, Fulbright Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Freda Webster Morrill, June 30, 1939. Children: David Morrill, Carol Webster (Mistress Veijo Abrams-Reis), James Lawrence.