I don’t have live access to current news right now, but I can share what’s generally known about John Leddy Phelan and guide you on how to find the latest updates.
Direct answer
- John Leddy Phelan (1924–1976) was a prominent American historian of colonial Spanish America and the Philippines, best known for works like The Hispanization of the Philippines and The People and the King: The Comunero Revolution in Colombia. He passed away in 1976, so there would be no recent news about him personally. If you’re looking for scholarly discussions or commemorations, those would typically appear in academic journals or university memorials around anniversaries, not in regular news cycles. For example, his life and work are summarized in HAHR memorial pieces and biographical sketches in scholarly outlets.[1][3]
What to search for the latest material
- Academic obituaries or memorials: search for "John Leddy Phelan obituary 1976" and "John Leddy Phelan memorial HAHR" to locate retrospective pieces.[3]
- Bibliographic and biographical entries: university brown-bag notes, UCLA or Wisconsin archives, or Encyclopedia of Latin American History entries often compile his publications and influence.[4][3]
- Posthumous publications or reissues: his major works were published or shepherded posthumously; look for notes on The People and the King and related bibliographic entries in library catalogs and publisher pages.[5][3]
Key references you can check now
- John Leddy Phelan – Wikipedia entry for a concise biography and list of major works.[1]
- HAHR memorial article: John Leddy Phelan (1924-1976) with assessments of his contributions.[3]
- Duke/HAHR author notices and memorials that discuss his influence and the reception of his posthumous works.[3]
If you’d like, I can assemble a quick literature pull (titles, publication years, and where to find them) or help you set up a targeted search to locate the most recent scholarly mentions and any archival material in Los Angeles area libraries. Would you prefer a bibliography tailored to his major works or a focus on anniversary commemorations and citation history?
Sources
In the immediate aftermath of John Phelan’s sudden, unexpected death—on July 24, 1976, at age fifty-two—there was a general outpouring of eulogy and grief among students of Latin America, in this country and elsewhere. Friends and colleagues, juniors and elders, expressed their sense of loss and lamented the tragedy of a productive career cut off long before its normal culmination. Now some months have passed, and the time has come for a more serene perspective on a personality long since...
read.dukeupress.eduAmerican historian
www.wikidata.orgRevue s'intéressant à l'articulation entre histoire et justice et orientée vers les pays hispanophones. Journal focused on the relationship between history and justice and pointed to Spanish speaki...
journals.openedition.orgJohn Leddy Phelan (1924-1976) by James Lockhart published in HAHR - Hispanic American Historical Review
research.amanote.comAuthor of The Hispanization of the Philippines, The Millennial Kingdom of the Franciscans in the New World, and The People and the King
www.goodreads.comThe Philippine eLib Portal System: Project Website.
www.elib.gov.ph