Patricia Cline Cohen Remembers the Late Drew Cayton

Patricia Cline Cohen (President, 2012) concludes this series with her memories of Drew Cayton: Before 2011 I had only met Drew in passing at various SHEAR meetings over the years. Our friendship really began when I joined the troika of future, current, past presidents of SHEAR. Our two years of overlap on the executive committee were active years indeed,… Read More

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Paul Gilje Remembers the Late Drew Cayton

  Paul Gilje (President, 2008) offers his thoughts on Drew Cayton in the second post of our series: I first met Drew about forty years ago – when he began his graduate studies at Brown. What struck me about Drew from the very first day was his enthusiasm for history. Over the years, at Brown and after, I watched as… Read More

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John L. Brooke Remembers the Late Drew Cayton

This week, The Republic will be publishing a series of posts containing former SHEAR presidents’ remembrances of the late Drew Cayton, the 2011 SHEAR president. John L. Brooke (President, 2007) begins our series with his memories of Drew and his short tenure at Ohio State University: Drew Cayton set up shop late last summer, in the office next to… Read More

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