Background
Rutland, Robert Allen was born on October 1, 1922 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Stanley Allen and Beatrice (Newman) Rutland.
Rutland, Robert Allen was born on October 1, 1922 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Stanley Allen and Beatrice (Newman) Rutland.
Bachelor, University Oklahoma, 1947. Master of Arts, Cornell University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1953.
Reporter U.P., 1947-1948. Research associate History Society Iowa, 1952-1954. Member faculty University California-Los Angeles, 1954-1960, 61-69.
Coordinator bicentennial programs Library of Congress, 1969-1971. Professor University Virginia, 1971-1987. Research professor University Tulsa, 1987-1990.
Fulbright lecturer Innsbruck (Austria) University, 1960-1961. Visiting professor University East Anglia, England, 1980, University Tulsa, 1986.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member Organization American Historians, American Antiquarian Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Sigma.
Married Peggy Marchant, September 6, 1947. Children– Mary Elizabeth, Nancy Allen.