This early work by Charles McLean Andrews was originally published in
1912 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory
biography. 'Guide to the Materials for American History Vol. I.' is a
guide to the official papers of the British government from the Public
Records Office. Charles McLean Andrews was born on February 22, 1863 in
Connecticut, America. Andrews attended Trinity College in Connecticut in
1884 where he received his A.B., and following this he obtained his
Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1889. He was a professor at Bryn
Mawr College (1889-1907) and Johns Hopkins University (1907-1910) before
going to Yale University. He was the Farnam Professor of American
History at Yale from 1910 to his retirement in 1931. Andrews was one of
the most distinguished American historians of his time and widely
recognised as a leading authority on American colonial history. He is
especially known as a leader of the 'Imperial school' of historians who
studied, and generally praised, the British Empire of the 18th century.