Members Directory, 1812-Present
The membership includes scholars, educators, publishers, collectors, cultural administrators, civic leaders, journalists, writers, and filmmakers, as well as lay persons with an interest in the field of American history.
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| Name | Life Dates | Location | Election date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav Adolph Bergenroth | 1813-1869 | London, United Kingdom | October 1867 |
| Francis Lewis Berkeley | 1911-2003 | Charlottesville, VA | April 1962 |
| Dennis Dale Berkey | Osterville, MA | April 2010 | |
| Carol Berkin | New York, NY | October 2004 | |
| William R. Berkley | Greenwich, CT | October 1999 | |
| Ira Berlin | 1941-2018 | Washington, DC | April 2000 |
| Robin M. Bernstein | Watertown, MA | November 2013 | |
| Ann Crossman Berry | Hayes, VA | April 2011 | |
| Daina Ramey Berry | Santa Barbara, CA | April 2021 | |
| Dorothy Judith Berry | Washington, DC | October 2021 | |
| Sarah Brandegee Berry | Boylston, MA | October 1991 | |
| William Betham | 1779-1853 | Dublin, Ireland | May 1838 |
| Albert Jeremiah Beveridge | 1862-1927 | Indianapolis, IN | October 1921 |
| James Biddle | 1929-2005 | Andalusia, PA | April 1968 |
| John Bidwell | Princeton, NJ | April 1987 | |
| Ralph Paul Bieber | 1894-1981 | St. Louis, MO | October 1946 |
| Andrew Bigelow | 1795-1877 | Eastport, ME | August 1820 |
| George Tyler Bigelow | 1810-1878 | Watertown, MA | April 1856 |
| John Prescott Bigelow | 1797-1872 | Boston, MA | May 1843 |
| Timothy Bigelow | 1767-1821 | Medford, MA | October 1812 |
| Abijah Bigelow * | 1775-1860 | Leominster, MA | October 1813 |
| Abraham Biglow | 1762-1832 | Cambridge, MA | October 1813 |
| William Biglow | 1773-1844 | Boston, MA | December 1813 |
| Robert Bigsby | 1806-1873 | Asby-De-La-Zouch, United Kingdom | October 1851 |
| Mary Sarah Bilder | Newton, MA | April 2017 | |
| George Athan Billias | 1919-2018 | Worcester, MA | October 1964 |
| John Shaw Billings | 1839-1913 | New York, NY | October 1899 |
| James Hadley Billington | 1929-2018 | McLean, VA | April 1988 |
| Ray Allen Billington | 1903-1981 | San Marino, CA | October 1965 |
| Hiram Bingham | 1875-1956 | New Haven, CT | October 1909 |
| Hiram Anthony Bingham | 1935-2008 | Greenwich, CT | April 1999 |
| Bailey Bishop | Cambridge, MA | October 1995 | |
| Sande Price Bishop | Williamsburg, VA | October 2002 | |
| William Keeney Bixby | 1857-1931 | St. Louis, MO | October 1906 |
| Gideon Blackburn | 1772-1838 | Nashville, TN | July 1815 |
| Ned Blackhawk | New Haven, CT | October 2011 | |
| Harry Andrew Blackmun | 1908-1999 | Washington, DC | October 1987 |
| Francis Blake | 1774-1817 | Worcester, MA | October 1812 |
| Francis Blake | 1850-1913 | Weston, MA | April 1900 |
| George Smith Blake | 1802-1871 | Annapolis, MD | October 1859 |
| John Lauris Blake | 1788-1857 | New London, CT | January 1815 |
| George Hubbard Blakeslee | 1871-1954 | Worcester, MA | October 1908 |
| Michael Louis Blakey | Williamsburg, VA | October 2001 | |
| Jacob Nathaniel Blanck | 1906-1974 | Brookline, MA | April 1958 |
| William Blanding | 1773-1857 | Philadelphia, PA | May 1838 |
| John Wesley Blassingame | 1940-2000 | New Haven, CT | April 1982 |
| Martin Henry Blatt | Cambridge, MA | April 2013 | |
| John C. Blew | Chicago, IL | October 2015 | |
| David W. Blight | New Haven, CT | October 1997 | |
| Eugene Frederick Bliss | 1836-1918 | Cincinnati, OH | October 1892 |
| Porter Cornelius Bliss | 1838-1885 | New Haven, CT | April 1861 |
| Charles Blitzer | 1927-1999 | Washington, DC | October 1985 |
| John Robinson Block | Pittsburgh, PA | April 1996 | |
| Laurie Block | Conway, MA | October 2021 | |
| Sharon Block | Irvine, CA | April 2022 | |
| Kimberly Blockett | Philadelphia, PA | October 2024 | |
| Charles LeRoy Blockson | 1933-2023 | Philadelphia, PA | October 1995 |
| Joseph Bloomfield | 1753-1823 | New York, NY | June 1814 |
| Hester Blum | Bellefonte, PA | April 2013 | |
| Joseph Blumenthal | 1897-1990 | Cornwall, CT | October 1984 |
| James Blythe | 1765-1842 | Transylvania, KY | July 1815 |
| Franz Boas | 1858-1942 | New York, NY | April 1908 |
| John Griffith Bogert | 1771-1828 | New York, NY | June 1814 |
| Colleen Glenney Boggs | Hanover, NH | October 2019 | |
| Joan Toland Bok | Boston, MA | October 1980 | |
| James Durelle Boles | 1943-2019 | Atlanta, GA | April 1996 |
| Charles Steven Bolick | Framingham, MA | October 2011 | |
| Simon Bolivar | 1783-1830 | , Colombia | October 1829 |
| Charles Knowles Bolton | 1867-1950 | Boston, MA | October 1918 |
| Herbert Eugene Bolton | 1880-1953 | Berkeley, CA | October 1913 |
| Theodore Bolton | 1889-1973 | New York, NY | April 1950 |
| Charles L.J.Laurent Bonaparte | 1803-1857 | Paris, France | May 1845 |
| Henry Bond | 1790-1859 | Philadelphia, PA | April 1858 |
| William Bond | 1754-1844 | Dorchester, MA | June 1814 |
| William Henry Bond | 1915-2005 | Concord, MA | April 1965 |
| Albert Boni | 1892-1981 | New York, NY | April 1971 |
| William Frederick Boni * | 1910-1995 | Chester, VT | April 1983 |
| Christopher James Bonner | College Park, MD | October 2021 | |
| Patricia Updegraff Bonomi | Irvington, NY | April 2002 | |
| Gray Davis Boone | 1938-2017 | Tuscaloosa, AL | April 1983 |
| Daniel Joseph Boorstin | 1914-2004 | Washington, DC | October 1969 |
| George Francis Booth | 1870-1955 | Worcester, MA | October 1926 |
| George F. Booth II | 1944-2023 | Petersham, MA | October 1991 |
| Robert Wells Booth | 1915-2003 | Worcester, MA | October 1978 |
| Jean Marie Borgatti | Shrewsbury, MA | April 1991 | |
| Philip S.J. Boroughs | Worcester, MA | April 2013 | |
| Mark Bortman | 1896-1967 | Boston, MA | October 1951 |
| David Carl Bosse | Amherst, MA | October 2009 | |
| Joseph Bosworth | 1789-1876 | Little Horwood, United Kingdom | July 1825 |
| Sheila Read Botein | Atherton, CA | October 2009 | |
| Stephen Botein | 1941-1986 | East Lansing, MI | October 1985 |
| Carl Giuseppe Guglielmo Botta | 1766-1837 | Paris, France | December 1821 |
| Elias Boudinot | 1740-1821 | Burlington, NJ | June 1814 |
| Elisha Boudinot | 1749-1819 | Newark, NJ | October 1814 |
| Edward Gaylord Bourne | 1860-1908 | New Haven, CT | April 1893 |
| Lewis Henry Boutell | 1826-1899 | Evanston, IL | April 1895 |
| Charles Pickering Bowditch | 1842-1921 | Tamworth, NH | April 1891 |
| James Bowdoin | 1794-1833 | Boston, MA | October 1822 |
| Clarence Winthrop Bowen | 1852-1935 | New York, NY | April 1904 |
| Jabez Bowen | 1739-1815 | Providence, RI | June 1814 |
| Jared Bowen | Boston, MA | October 2023 | |
| Pardon Bowen | 1757-1826 | Providence, RI | October 1813 |
| Richard LeBaron Bowen | 1878-1969 | Rehoboth, MA | April 1946 |
| William Bowen | 1747-1832 | Providence, RI | October 1815 |
| Fredson Thayer Bowers | 1905-1991 | Charlottesville, VA | October 1968 |
| Q. David Bowers | Wolfeboro Falls, NH | April 2003 | |
| Francis Tiffany Bowles | 1858-1927 | Boston, MA | April 1923 |
| John Bowring | 1792-1872 | London, United Kingdom | May 1834 |
| Julian Parks Boyd | 1903-1980 | Philadelphia, PA | April 1936 |
| Paul Samuel Boyer | 1935-2012 | Madison, WI | October 1984 |
| Ward Nicholas Boylston | 1749-1828 | Princeton, MA | October 1819 |
| Cushing Charles Bozenhard | 1924-2017 | Shrewsbury, MA | October 2002 |
| John Leeds Bozman | 1757-1823 | Baltimore, MD | June 1814 |
| Ian Brabner | Wilmington, DE | November 2020 | |
| Henry Marie Brackenridge | 1786-1871 | Washington, DC | April 1818 |
| Adino Nye Brackett | 1777-1847 | Lancaster, NH | July 1825 |
| Robert Carl Bradbury | Blacksburg, VA | April 2003 | |
| John Brademas | 1927-2016 | New York, NY | April 1975 |
| Samuel Ayer Bradley | 1774-1844 | Freyburg, ME | January 1819 |
| Morgan Bulkeley Brainard | 1879-1957 | Hartford, CT | April 1942 |
| Newton Case Brainard | 1880-1964 | Hartford, CT | October 1955 |
| Dorothy Damon Brandenberger | 1928-2019 | Wilmington, DE | April 2013 |
| Christian August Brandis | 1790-1867 | Bonne, Switzerland | May 1839 |
| Henry William Brands | Austin, TX | November 2020 | |
| Frederick Edward Brasch | 1875-1967 | Washington, DC | April 1934 |
| Ann D. Braude | Cambridge, MA | April 1997 | |
| Oliver Bray | 1776-1823 | Portland, ME | December 1813 |
| John Brazer | 1789-1846 | Cambridge, MA | January 1819 |
| T. H. Breen | Greensboro, VT | October 1994 | |
| Catherine A. Brekus | Auburndale, MA | April 2003 | |
| Gordon Lewis Brekus | 1930-2011 | Palm Beach, FL | October 2000 |
| Francis J. Bremer | Lancaster, PA | April 2004 | |
| James Carson Brevoort | 1818-1887 | Brooklyn, NY | October 1868 |
| John Otis Brew | 1906-1988 | Cambridge, MA | October 1965 |
| David Brewster | 1781-1868 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | October 1816 |
| Carl Bridenbaugh | 1903-1992 | Williamsburg, VA | October 1945 |
| Samuel Willard Bridgham | 1774-1840 | Providence, RI | October 1813 |
| Karl Lombard Briel | 1919-2015 | Millbury, MA | April 1977 |
| Clarence Saunders Brigham | 1877-1963 | Providence, RI | October 1905 |
| David Rodney Brigham | Philadelphia, PA | April 2002 | |
| Elijah Brigham | 1751-1816 | Westboro, MA | October 1813 |
| George Putnam Brinley | 1842-1892 | Hartford, CT | April 1880 |
| George Brinley | 1817-1875 | Hartford, CT | October 1846 |
| Daniel Garrison Brinton | 1837-1899 | Philadelphia, PA | October 1870 |
| Roger Pattrell Bristol | 1903-1974 | Charlottesville, VA | October 1957 |
| Allen Perdue Britton | 1914-2003 | Ann Arbor, MI | April 1986 |
| Robert Alonzo Brock | 1839-1914 | Richmond, VA | October 1877 |
| John Caruthers Broderick * | 1926-2010 | Potomac, MD | October 1975 |
| Richard H. Brodhead | Durham, NC | April 2000 | |
| Enos Bronson | 1774-1823 | Philadelphia, PA | July 1815 |
| John L. Brooke | Columbus, OH | October 1995 | |
| Richard Stark Brookhiser | New York, NY | October 2001 | |
| Ruth Bradlee Brooking | Wilmington, DE | October 1999 | |
| Geraldine Brooks | Vineyard Haven, MA | April 2015 | |
| James Frederick Brooks | Tesuque, NM | October 2008 | |
| James Willson Brooks | 1833-1912 | Petersham, MA | October 1900 |
| Joanna M. Brooks | San Diego, CA | October 2011 | |
| John Edward Brooks | 1923-2012 | Worcester, MA | October 1979 |
| Lisa Brooks | Leverett, MA | October 2012 | |
| Lisa Muriel Browar | Leawood, KS | April 2021 | |
| Bertram Wyatt Brown | 1932-2012 | Baltimore, MD | October 2004 |
| Christopher Leslie Brown | New York, NY | April 2008 | |
| Daniel Brown Jr. | West Granby, CT | October 2014 | |
| Douglas S. Brown | Sherborn, MA | October 2021 | |
| Ethan Allen Brown | 1766-1852 | Cincinnati, OH | April 1818 |
| Francis Brown | 1784-1820 | North Yarmouth, MA | October 1813 |
| Irene Quenzler Brown | Hampton, CT | April 2004 | |
| James Brown | 1766-1835 | New Orleans, LA | October 1814 |
| John Nicholas Brown | 1861-1900 | Providence, RI | October 1888 |
| John Nicholas Brown | 1900-1979 | Newport, RI | October 1947 |
| John Carter Brown | 1797-1874 | Providence, RI | October 1855 |
| Joshua Brown | New York, NY | October 2006 | |
| Lois Brown | Tempe, AZ | April 2023 | |
| Mary Elizabeth Brown | 1913-2012 | Spencer, MA | April 1986 |
| Matthew Brown | 1776-1853 | Washington, PA | July 1815 |
| Matthew Pentland Brown | Iowa City, IA | April 2009 | |
| Moses Brown | 1738-1836 | Providence, RI | July 1815 |
| Nicholas Brown | 1769-1841 | Providence, RI | October 1813 |
| Richard Holbrook Brown | 1927-2019 | Chicago, IL | October 1995 |
| Richard H. Brown | New York, NY | October 2007 | |
| Richard D. Brown | Hampton, CT | April 1981 | |
| Thomas Brown | 1778-1820 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | October 1816 |
| Vincent Brown | Cambridge, MA | April 2009 | |
| Wesley Alan Brown | Denver, CO | October 2002 | |
| Peter Bruce-Clark * | Palm Desert, CA | October 1984 | |
| Margaret Marie Bruchac | Northampton, MA | April 2016 | |
| Martin C. Brückner | Philadelphia, PA | April 2007 | |
| Thomas Paul Bruhn | Storrs, CT | October 2012 | |
| Alexander Brunton | 1772-1854 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | December 1821 |
| James Steven Brust | San Pedro, CA | April 2006 | |
| Charles Bryan Jr. | Richmond, VA | April 2001 | |
| John Stewart Bryan | 1871-1944 | Richmond, VA | October 1925 |
| Douglas Wallace Bryant | 1913-1994 | Lexington, MA | October 1965 |
| James Bryce | 1838-1922 | Oxford, United Kingdom | April 1882 |
| Douglas Brymner | 1823-1902 | Ottawa, ON Canada | October 1898 |
| William Price Bryson | Bath, MI | May 2014 | |
| Paul Herman Buck | 1899-1978 | Cambridge, MA | April 1955 |
| Solon Justus Buck | 1884-1962 | Minneapolis, MN | October 1916 |
| Harold Paul Buckingham | Worcester, MA | October 2017 | |
| Lawrence Fogler Buckland | 1929-2019 | Stark, NH | October 1995 |
| Michael Lloyd Buehler | Southampton, MA | April 2018 | |
| Richard Buel Jr. | 1933-2023 | Essex, CT | October 2000 |
| Lawrence Buell | Lincoln, MA | October 1992 | |
| Kathryn Clark Buhler | 1901-1986 | Brookline, MA | October 1966 |
| William Buice III | New York, NY | April 2005 | |
| Henry Lewis Bullen | 1857-1938 | Jersey City, NJ | October 1924 |
| Alexander Hamilton Bullock | 1874-1962 | Worcester, MA | October 1937 |
| Alexander Hamilton Bullock | 1816-1882 | Worcester, MA | April 1855 |
| Augustus George Bullock | 1909-1997 | Worcester, MA | October 1952 |
| Augustus George Bullock | 1847-1926 | Worcester, MA | April 1888 |
| Chandler Bullock | 1872-1962 | Worcester, MA | October 1921 |
| John Richard Bullock | 1923-1998 | Shrewsbury, MA | April 1984 |
| Steven C. Bullock | Worcester, MA | October 1996 | |
| Lonnie Bunch III | Washington, DC | October 2001 | |
| Caroline Lawrence Bundy | Manchester by the Sea, MA | April 2007 | |
| Gary L. Bunker | Highland, UT | October 2003 | |
| Michael Sedgwick Burd | Kennebunkport, ME | April 2022 | |
| Nancy Hall Burkett | Atlanta, GA | April 1989 | |
| Randall Keith Burkett | Atlanta, GA | October 1998 | |
| Frederick Henry Burkhardt | 1912-2007 | Bennington, VT | April 1971 |
| William Robert Burleigh | Cincinnati, OH | October 1990 | |
| Jacob Burnet | 1770-1853 | Cincinnati, OH | July 1815 |
| Michelle Burnham | Santa Clara, CA | April 2019 | |
| Kenneth Lauren Burns | Walpole, NH | October 1992 | |
| Sarah Lea Burns | Bellevue, WA | April 2004 | |
| Samuel McGregor Burnside | 1783-1850 | Worcester, MA | October 1812 |
| George Lincoln Burr | 1857-1938 | Ithaca, NY | April 1908 |
| Jonathan Burr | 1757-1842 | Sandwich, MA | June 1814 |
| James Burrill | 1772-1820 | Providence, RI | July 1815 |
| Andrew Burstein | Baton Rouge, LA | October 2001 | |
| Michael David Burstein | Bernardston, MA | October 2006 | |
| Clarence Monroe Burton | 1853-1932 | Detroit, MI | October 1907 |
| Karl Edward Buschmann | 1805-1880 | Berlin, Germany | October 1870 |
| Barbara Bush | 1925-2018 | Kennebunkport, ME | April 1999 |
| Claudia L. Bushman | New York, NY | October 1995 | |
| Richard L. Bushman | New York, NY | October 1981 | |
| Alta Mae Butler | Worcester, MA | April 2009 | |
| James Davie Butler | 1815-1905 | Cincinnati, OH | April 1854 |
| Johnnella E. Butler | Atlanta, GA | April 2005 | |
| Jon Butler | Minneapolis, MN | October 1999 | |
| Kevin Butterfield | Washington, DC | October 2022 | |
| Lyman Henry Butterfield | 1909-1982 | Princeton, NJ | April 1951 |
| Roger Place Butterfield | 1907-1981 | New York, NY | April 1960 |
| Tara Bynum | Iowa City, IA | April 2022 | |
| Mary Pratt Cable | 1920-2013 | Rye, NY | October 1994 |
| George Washington Cable * | 1844-1925 | Northampton, MA | October 1888 |
| Harold Cabot Jr. | Tucson, AZ | April 1986 | |
| John Lowell Cabot | Manchester by the Sea, MA | October 1992 | |
| William Brooks Cabot | 1858-1949 | Boston, MA | April 1925 |
| Henry Joel Cadbury | 1883-1974 | Cambridge, MA | April 1940 |