Event

American History Lecture Series with Roy Ritchie: From Independence to the Constitution

Join Roy Ritchie, senior research associate at The Huntington, for a four-part lecture series that examines the road to independence in early American history. 
Lectures

These talks will cover the era of the American Revolution from the Declaration of Independence to the Early Republic, ca. 1800. Topics such as the move to independence, the war and the peace, early state governments, and the Constitution will be discussed as well as other complexities of this time.

Key Details

  • Registration includes all four sessions and admission to The Huntington on class days.
  • Check in with Education staff at Admission window #10 beginning at 9:30 a.m.
  • The final session on March 26 will be held in the Ahmanson Classroom.

For any questions, please contact Joy Yamahata at jharding@huntington.org or 626-405-3457.

About the Instructor

Robert C. Ritchie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, and received his early education there and in Toronto, Canada, where his family migrated after World War II. His family continued to move west, and he finished high school in California. He went on to receive his A.B. from Occidental College and his Ph.D. in history from UCLA. His specialty is early American history, especially the 17th century, but he also has a strong interest in early modern England. In 1969, he became a member of the history department at the University of California, San Diego, where he went through the ranks to full professor. From 1986 to 1990, he joined the university’s administration, where he served as associate chancellor. He left UCSD in 1992 to become the W.M. Keck Foundation Director of Research at The Huntington. He retired from that position in 2011 and is now senior research associate at The Huntington.

In-Person Class Ticketing Policies

  • Tickets are not sold at the door for this event.

  • To join the waitlist for this event, please email publicprograms@huntington.org. A space is not guaranteed, and you will be contacted if a space becomes available.

  • To receive a refund, you must cancel at least 5 days prior to the event. Cancellations made within 5 days of the event will not be refunded.