James Howard Hutson (born 1937) was a historian and author of early American history and is considered a leading scholar about the influence of religion during the American founding and has written a number of books and journals on this subject.
An alumni and faculty member of Yale University, he was Chief of the Manuscript division at the Library of Congress.
Since 1982, he has been a member of the History Departments at Yale University and William and Mary College and is Chief of their Library's Manuscript Division.
He taught history at Yale University and served as assistant editor of The Papers of Benjamin Franklin.
[3] Hutson was a Coordinator of the American Revolution Bicentennial Programs at the Library of Congress and was a lecturer at the College of William & Mary and Yale University.