Richard
Clyde
Ford
Born:
05/17/1870
Clarence Township (Calhoun County),
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Died: 1951
Parents: Charles Alabert and Meranda Elizabeth (Floyd) Ford
Spouse: Grace Augusta Cogshall
Children: Anne Elizabeth; Richard
Address(es):
Interred:
Highland Cemetery
Ypsilanti, MI
Died: 1951
Parents: Charles Alabert and Meranda Elizabeth (Floyd) Ford
Spouse: Grace Augusta Cogshall
Children: Anne Elizabeth; Richard
Address(es):
Interred:
Highland Cemetery
Ypsilanti, MI
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Man or White, A Story of Indian Life in the Northwest | Historical Fiction | Adult | Chicago : Lyons & Carnahan | 1931 | |
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Heroes and Hero Tales of Michigan - Dedicated to his grandfathers, Daniel Ford and Richard Floyd "who helped carve out Michigan, the state, with their axes" |
Historical Fiction, Michigan | Children | Eau Claire WI : E. M. Hale | 1930 | |
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Sandy MacDonald's Man, a Tale of the Mackinaw Fur Trade - A young man embarks on a trading expedition with his uncle's fur company. Set on Mackinac Island and in the Upper Peninsula in the 1820's. |
Historical Fiction, Michigan | Children, Teen | Lansing, MI : Michigan School Service | 1929 | |
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The White Captive: a Tale of the Pontiac War - Freed from capitivity, a young man helps defend Fort Detroit during Pontiac's siege. Set in Forts St. Joseph, Michilimackinac, and Detroit 1760-1763. |
Historical Fiction, Michigan | Children, Teen | Chicago : Rand McNally and Company | 1915 | |
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Campfire and Trail : a tale of the Pontiac War - Originally published as The White Captive |
Fiction, Adventure, Michigan History | Children, Teen | Chicago: Rand McNally | 1915 | |
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Journal of Pontiac's Conspiracy, 1763. Published by Clarence Monroe Burton under the auspices of the Michigan Society of the colonial wars - Translator: Original French, with English translation of the "so-called Pontiac manuscript." |
Michigan History | Adult | Detroit : Speaker-Hines Printing Company | 1912 | |
| De Tocqueville's Voyage en Amerique | D. C. Heath | 1909 | |||
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John D. Pierce, Founder of the Michigan School System; a Study of Education in the Northwest - Co-author: Charles Oliver Hoyt |
Biography, Michigan History | Adult | The Scharf Tag, Label & Box Company (Ypsilanti) | 1905 | |
| Elementary German for Sight Translation | Non Fiction | Adult | Boston : Ginn & company | 1904 | |
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Scheffel as a Novelist (Scheffel als Romandichter) - His dissertation |
Non Fiction | Adult | Munich, Germany : Ludwig-Maxmilians-Universität | 1900 | |
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Other writings: - Edited German, French textbooks |
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Awards:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Literary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities | 1988 |
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Michigan Authors, 1st ed., 2nd ed., 3rd. ed. - Included in the following editions: 1960, 1980, 1993 |
1960-1993 |
| Honorary Degree, Doctor of Letters, Albion College, 1934 | 1934 |
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Michigan: A Centennial History of the State and its People: Michigan Biography Vol. 3 (page 615) | 1939 |
| American Authors & Books | |
| Who Was Who in America | |
| Who Was Who among North American Authors |
Memberships:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Made a member of local Indian tribe |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) | University of Freiburg | Munich, Germany | 1900 |
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Master of Philosophy (Ph.M.)
- Ph.M.; Latin Magister Philosophiae or Philosophiae Magister) is an advanced postgraduate research degree. The prerequisites required for a Master of Philosophy degree make it the most advanced research degree before the Doctor of Philosophy |
Albion College | Albion, MI | 1897 |
| Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | Albion College | Albion, MI | 1894 |
| Litchfield High School | Litchfield, MI | 1886 | |
| University of Montpellier | France |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Michigan Authors Association | 1934-1936 | |
| Department Head of Modern Languages | Eastern Michigan University (Michigan State Normal College) | Ypsilanti, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent | 1904-1940 |
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Professor of Modern Languages - Acquired interest in fishing and French-Canadian tales |
Northern State Normal School | Marquette, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent | 1901-1903 |
| Assistant Professor, French and German | Albion College | Albion | 1894-1899 |
| Teacher | Methodist Mission School | SingaporeMalaya | 1890-1892 |
| Trustee | Michigan Authors Association | ||
| Chairman | State Historical Commission | ||
| Trustee | State Historical Society |
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