CALLAHAN, JAMES MORTON: 1864-
James Morton Callahan , son of Martin I. and Sophia Tannehill Callahan, was born in Bedford, Ind., on Nov. 4, 1864. He graduated from Indiana University with the A.B. degree in 1894, received his A.M. from the same institution in 1895, and received the Ph.D. degree from Johns Hopkins in 1897.
After teaching history and political science in various colleges and universities for a number of years, in 1900 he became associated with the University of West Virginia as director of the bureau of historical research. From 1902 to 1929 he was professor and head of the department of history and political science, and from 1916 to 1929 he acted as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, becoming research professor in 1929. A lecturer and an authority on the foreign policy of the U. S., Mr. Callahan was the author of many books on the subject and contributed articles to magazines and encyclopedias; he also wrote a number of textbooks.
Information from Who's Who in America and Dunn–Indiana and Indianans, Vol. V.
- A Guide to Actual Work in Practical Physiology With
Methods. Chicago, 1893.
- The Northern Lake Frontier During the Civil War.
Washington, D. C., 1897.
- The Neutrality of the American Lakes, and Anglo-American
Relations. Baltimore, 1898.
- Cuba and International Relations: A Historical Study in
Diplomacy. Baltimore, 1899.
- American Relations in the Pacific and the Far East,
1784-1900. Baltimore, 1901.
- Great Heroes and Leaders. New
York, 1901.
- Diplomatic History of the Southern Confederacy.
Baltimore, 1901.
- Central America and the American Foreign Policy.
Washington, D. C., 1902.
- The American Expansion Policy.
Baltimore, 1904.
- Introduction to American Foreign Policy, Vol.
I–The Monroe Doctrine and Inter-American Relations. 1904.
- Alaska Purchase and Americo-Canadian Relations.
Morgantown, W. Va., 1908.
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- An Introduction to American Expansion Policy.
Morgantown, W. Va., 1908.
- Russo-American Relations During American Civil War.
Morgantown, W. Va., 1908.
- Evolution of Seward's Mexican Policy.
Morgantown, W. Va., 1909.
- Genealogical and Personal History of the Upper Monongahela
Valley, West Virginia … With an Account of the Resources and
Industries of the Upper Monongahela Valley. New
York, 1912. 3 vols.
- Semi-Centennial History of West Virginia; With Special
Articles on Development and Resources. Charleston, W.
Va., 1913.
- History of West Virginia.
Chicago, 1923. 3
vols.
- Americo-Canadian Relations Concerning Annexation,
1846-1871. Bloomington, Ind., 1925.
- History of the Making of Morgantown, West Virginia; A Type
Study in Trans-Appalachian Local History. Morgantown, W.
Va., 1926.
- American Foreign Policy in Mexican Relations.
New York, 1932.
- American Foreign Policy in Canadian Relations.
New York, 1937.
- The United States and Canada: A Study in International
History.
- American Northern Frontier Development.
- Early American Continental Policy.
