ALVORD, CLARENCE WALWORTH American educator and historical scholar, was born in Greenfield, Mass., May 21, 1868. He graduated from Williams college in and pursued further studies at the universities of Berlin, Chicago and Illinois, from the last mentioned of which he received in 1908 the degree of doctor of philosophy. During the period 1891-1901 he devoted six years to teaching in preparatory schools. Entering the faculty of the University of Illinois in 1901 as in structor, he became in 1907 assistant professor, in 1909 associate professor and in 1913 professor of history, and occupied this chair until 1920. From 1920 to 1923 he was professor of history in the University of Minnesota. In 1906 he was appointed editor of pub lications for the Illinois State Historical Society. In this capacity he edited Cahokia Records (1906) ; with E. B. Greene, Governors' Letters 0909); Kaskaskia Records 0909); with C. E. Carter, The British Series and Governor Edward Coles (1920). His published writings include Mississippi Valley in British Poli tics , which was awarded the Loubat prize of that year; The Illinois Country, 1673-1818 (1920) ; Lord Shelburne and the Founding of British-American Goodwill (1925) ; and numerous contributions to historical journals. He died at Diano Marino, Italy, Jan. 27, 1928.