Matches in Harvard for { ?s ?p Wilbur Henry Siebert (1866-1961) was born in Columbus, Ohio. He received a B.A. from Ohio State University (OSU) in 1888. In 1889 and 1890 respectively, he received another A.B. and then an A.M. from Harvard University. He then traveled to Germany to study history and philosophy at the universities of Freiburg (Baden) and Berlin. Upon returning to Ohio in 1891, he began teaching history and political science at OSU. By 1893, he was awarded an assistant professorship in history and was already collecting material on the Underground Railroad with his students. He used a seven-question circular to generate information, conducted interviews, and kept extensive research notes on the subject. In 1895 he took a sabatical and returned to Harvard to study the anti-slavery movement. In 1898 his first book was published, The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom.. }
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- catalog description "Wilbur Henry Siebert (1866-1961) was born in Columbus, Ohio. He received a B.A. from Ohio State University (OSU) in 1888. In 1889 and 1890 respectively, he received another A.B. and then an A.M. from Harvard University. He then traveled to Germany to study history and philosophy at the universities of Freiburg (Baden) and Berlin. Upon returning to Ohio in 1891, he began teaching history and political science at OSU. By 1893, he was awarded an assistant professorship in history and was already collecting material on the Underground Railroad with his students. He used a seven-question circular to generate information, conducted interviews, and kept extensive research notes on the subject. In 1895 he took a sabatical and returned to Harvard to study the anti-slavery movement. In 1898 his first book was published, The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom.".