Dr. Emily H Atkins

Andrew Jackson History - 1958

Dr Atkins was born in 1911 and passed away in 1989. She never married (as far as I can tell). I remember the rumor that her doctoral thesis dealt with the Jacksonville fire of 1901. 

Her thesis, "General Charles W LeGendre and the Japanese Expedition to Formosa, 1874." was offered at the University of Florida in 1953. I seem to remember a flurry about Dr Atkins during our time at school, it might be just a "false memory" or the length of time between dissertation and award of degree..

It was listed as a source in "Spoilsmen in a "Flowery Fairyland": The Development of the U.S. Legation in Japan, 1859-1906 (American Diplomatic History) by Jack L. Hammersmith and "American Diplomatic and Public Papers, The United States and China: Series 2, the United States, China, and Imperial Rivalries, 1861-1893, Volume 1" by Jules David. This suggests the work was of sufficient quality to be noted and relied upon by other scholars.

I did not have Dr Atkins as a teacher and know now that I missed an opportunity.