Hulse, James W., 1930-

Historian James Warren Hulse was born in Pioche, Nevada on June 4, 1930. He obtained his BA in journalism in 1952 and his MA in history in 1958 from the University of Nevada, Reno. His master’s thesis was titled “A History of Lincoln County, Nevada 1864-1909.” In 1961, he received a PhD in history from Stanford University. He briefly taught at Central Washington State College in Ellensburg, Washington before joining the University of Nevada, Reno faculty in 1962. In 1992, he was appointed the Grace G. Griffen Chair in History. In 1993, he was named Outstanding Faculty Member by the Board of Regents.

Hulse published extensively on several topics, including Russian history, Nevada history, and philosophy. Some of his works on Nevada include The Silver State: Nevada's Heritage Reinterpreted, Nevada's Environmental Legacy: Progress Or Plunder, and Lincoln County, Nevada: 1864-1909: History of a Mining Region. In 1997, Hulse was inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame.

Hulse was also a political activist: he was a member of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Nevada Commission for Equal Rights of Citizens, the Citizens Committee for a Nuclear Test Ban, the Governor’s Day student protest against the Vietnam War, and Common Cause.

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“Nevada Writers Hall of Fame: James Warren Hulse.” Nevada Writers Hall of Fame, University of Nevada, Reno Libraries. Accessed October 6, 2015.