J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton
Associated Building(s): Hamilton Hall;
Other Relationships: Chair of History Department, Founder of Southern Historical Collection
Birthplace: Hillsborough, North Carolina
Lifespan: 1878-08-06/1961-11-10
Race: White
Sex: Male
Relationship(s) to University: Administrator, Professor
Era(s): Reconstruction, The Great Depression, World War I
Involvement(s): White Supremacy
Narrative: https://unchistory.web.unc.edu/building-narratives/hamilton-hall/
More info: http://ncpedia.org/biography/hamilton-joseph-gr%C3%A9goire
Latitude/Longitude: 36.073205, -79.101520
J.G. de Roulhac Hamilton was born in Hillsborough, NC, on August 8, 1878. He received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia where he studied under William Dunning. He joined the history department at UNC in 1906, and became the head in 1908. He founded the Southern Historical Collection in 1930.