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'''James Reese Cameron''' (b. 1929) is an educator and historian.
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'''James Reese Cameron''' (born 1929) is an educator and historian.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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==Career==
==Career==
Cameron began teaching at [[Eastern Nazarene Academy]] in 1951, soon after his graduation from the Eastern Nazarene College. He started teaching at the college in 1954, and the academy closed after 1955.<ref name="ENC"/> He became chair of the history department there in 1959 after the departure of [[Charles W. Akers]]. He also directed the intercollegiate debate program at Eastern Nazarene and was visiting professor of history at [[Northwest Nazarene College]] starting in 1968.<ref name="speech"/> In 2002, he retired and was made professor [[emeritus]] of history at ENC.<ref name="news">[http://www.huntington.edu/cfh/newsletter/cfh_newslettervol7nr2.pdf Conference on Faith and History Newsletter Vol. 17 No. 2]</ref> He has been an officer in the [[Quincy Historical Society]],<ref>[http://www.ci.quincy.ma.us/coq/coqnew/QuincyHistoricalSocietyPage155.html Quincy Historical Society]</ref> a member of the New England Forensic Association and a Danforth Associate,<ref name="ENC"/> and a charter member of the Conference on Faith and History at [[Huntington University]] in [[Indiana]].<ref name="news"/> He is also a member of the New England Historical Association, and a Pilgrim Society fellow, and continues to teach at Eastern Nazarene.<ref>[http://www.enc.edu/history/images/enc_hist_sum_fall_04.pdf Eastern Nazarene College History Newsletter Summer/Fall 2005 Vol. 7 No. 1]</ref>
Cameron began teaching at [[Eastern Nazarene Academy]] in 1951, soon after his graduation from the Eastern Nazarene College. He started teaching at the college in 1954, and the academy closed after 1955.<ref name="ENC"/> He became chair of the history department there in 1959 after the departure of [[Charles W. Akers]]. He also directed the intercollegiate debate program at Eastern Nazarene, which went to the [[National Debate Tournament]] in 1961 and 1962<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.enc.edu/history/dept_hist.html |title=History of the ENC History Department |access-date=2009-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202145519/http://www.enc.edu/history/dept_hist.html |archive-date=2009-02-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (won by [[Harvard University]] and the [[Ohio State University]], respectively),<ref>[http://www.americanforensics.org/awards/ndtchamps.html AmericanForensics.org: National Debate Tournament Champions]</ref> and was visiting professor of history at [[Northwest Nazarene College]] starting in 1968.<ref name="speech"/> In 2002, he retired and was made professor [[emeritus]] of history at ENC.<ref name="news">{{Cite web |url=http://www.huntington.edu/cfh/newsletter/cfh_newslettervol7nr2.pdf |title=Conference on Faith and History Newsletter Vol. 17 No. 2 |access-date=2009-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603211310/http://www.huntington.edu/cfh/newsletter/cfh_newslettervol7nr2.pdf |archive-date=2010-06-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has been an officer in the [[Quincy Historical Society]],<ref>[http://www.ci.quincy.ma.us/coq/coqnew/QuincyHistoricalSocietyPage155.html Quincy Historical Society]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> a member of the New England Forensic Association and a Danforth Associate,<ref name="ENC"/> and a charter member of the Conference on Faith and History at [[Huntington University (United States)|Huntington University]] in [[Indiana]].<ref name="news"/> He is also a member of the New England Historical Association, and a Pilgrim Society fellow, and continues to teach at Eastern Nazarene.<ref>[http://www.enc.edu/history/images/enc_hist_sum_fall_04.pdf Eastern Nazarene College History Newsletter Summer/Fall 2005 Vol. 7 No. 1]</ref>


==Published works==
==Published works==
Cameron is the author of several books:
Cameron is the author of several books:
*''[[Frederic William Maitland]] and the History of English Law'', University of Oklahoma Press (1961), Greenwood Press (1977), Lawbook Exchange (2001)
*''[[Frederic William Maitland]] and the History of English Law'', University of Oklahoma Press (1961), Greenwood Press (1977), Lawbook Exchange (2001)
*''The public service of [[Josiah Quincy, Jr.]], 1802-1882'', Quincy Cooperative Bank (1964)
*''The public service of [[Josiah Quincy Jr.|Josiah Quincy, Jr.]], 1802-1882'', Quincy Cooperative Bank (1964)
*''New Beginnings: [[Quincy, Massachusetts|Quincy]] and [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts]]'', Quincy Historical Society (1966)
*''New Beginnings: [[Quincy, Massachusetts|Quincy]] and [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts]]'', Quincy Historical Society (1966)
*''[[Eastern Nazarene College]]—The First Fifty Years, 1900-1950'', Nazarene Publishing House (1968)
*''[[Eastern Nazarene College]]—The First Fifty Years, 1900-1950'', Nazarene Publishing House (1968)
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.asa3.org/aSA/PSCF/1966/JASA6-66Cameron.html "The Teaching of Political Science", ''Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation'' (June 1966) 45-50, 55.]
*[http://www.asa3.org/aSA/PSCF/1966/JASA6-66Cameron.html "The Teaching of Political Science"], ''[[Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation]]'' (June 1966) 45–50, 55.
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For other people named James Cameron, see James Cameron (disambiguation).

James Reese Cameron (born 1929) is an educator and historian.

Early life and education

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An Ohio native, Cameron began his undergraduate education at the Ohio State University. He transferred to the Eastern Nazarene College and received his bachelor's degree in history. He received his master's degree and doctoral degree from Boston University, in 1952 and 1959, respectively.[1][2]

Career

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Cameron began teaching at Eastern Nazarene Academy in 1951, soon after his graduation from the Eastern Nazarene College. He started teaching at the college in 1954, and the academy closed after 1955.[1] He became chair of the history department there in 1959 after the departure of Charles W. Akers. He also directed the intercollegiate debate program at Eastern Nazarene, which went to the National Debate Tournament in 1961 and 1962[3] (won by Harvard University and the Ohio State University, respectively),[4] and was visiting professor of history at Northwest Nazarene College starting in 1968.[2] In 2002, he retired and was made professor emeritus of history at ENC.[5] He has been an officer in the Quincy Historical Society,[6] a member of the New England Forensic Association and a Danforth Associate,[1] and a charter member of the Conference on Faith and History at Huntington University in Indiana.[5] He is also a member of the New England Historical Association, and a Pilgrim Society fellow, and continues to teach at Eastern Nazarene.[7]

Published works

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Cameron is the author of several books:

  • Frederic William Maitland and the History of English Law, University of Oklahoma Press (1961), Greenwood Press (1977), Lawbook Exchange (2001)
  • The public service of Josiah Quincy, Jr., 1802-1882, Quincy Cooperative Bank (1964)
  • New Beginnings: Quincy and Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Quincy Historical Society (1966)
  • Eastern Nazarene College—The First Fifty Years, 1900-1950, Nazarene Publishing House (1968)
  • Church on the Campus: History of Wollaston Church of the Nazarene, Nazarene Publishing House (1972)
  • Calendar of the papers of General Joseph Palmer, 1716-1788, Quincy Historical Society (1978)
  • The Spirit Makes the Difference: The History of Eastern Nazarene College, Part II, 1950-2000, ENC Press (2000)

Legacy

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The James R. Cameron Center for History, Law, & Government at the Eastern Nazarene College was dedicated in 2005 in Dr. Cameron's honor.[8]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b c Cameron, James R. (1968). Eastern Nazarene College—The First Fifty Years, 1900-1950. Kansas City: Nazarene Publishing House.
  2. ^ a b "James R. Cameron's speech at the dedication of the James R. Cameron Center for History, Law, & Government". October 15, 2005. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  3. ^ "History of the ENC History Department". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  4. ^ AmericanForensics.org: National Debate Tournament Champions
  5. ^ a b "Conference on Faith and History Newsletter Vol. 17 No. 2" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-03. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  6. ^ Quincy Historical Society[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ Eastern Nazarene College History Newsletter Summer/Fall 2005 Vol. 7 No. 1
  8. ^ The James R. Cameron Center for History, Law, & Government at the Eastern Nazarene College
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