Roy F. Nichols

Nichols was Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Vice-Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, and one of the United States’ distinguished historians. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history in 1949 for his book, *Disruption of the American Democracy*. Dr. Nichols’ early interest in political history led him to specialize in a study of the Democratic party on the eve of the Civil War and resulted in the publication of *The Democratic Machine, 1850-1854*. His …