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Albert Ray Newsome (1894-1951) was a prominent author, editor, educator, and historian in North Carolina, and served as chairman of the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill’s Department of History.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Albert Ray Newsome Distinguished Professorship for the Study of the South|url=http://college.unc.edu/foundation/distinguished-professorships/the-albert-ray-newsome-distinguished-professorship-for-the-study-of-the-south/|work=University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Arts and Sciences Foundation|accessdate=10/25/2012}}</ref> |
Albert Ray Newsome (1894-1951) was a prominent author, editor, educator, and historian in North Carolina, and served as chairman of the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill’s Department of History.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Albert Ray Newsome Distinguished Professorship for the Study of the South|url=http://college.unc.edu/foundation/distinguished-professorships/the-albert-ray-newsome-distinguished-professorship-for-the-study-of-the-south/|work=University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Arts and Sciences Foundation|accessdate=10/25/2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:43, 28 October 2012
Albert Ray Newsome (1894-1951) was a prominent author, editor, educator, and historian in North Carolina, and served as chairman of the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill’s Department of History.[1]
Newsome also served as the first President of the Society of American Archivists from 1936-1939. He also co-wrote North Carolina: The History of a Southern State along with Hugh Talmage Lefler in 1954. In 1996, Newsome’s grandson Christopher Quackenbush established “The Albert Ray Newsome Distinguished Professorship for the Study of the South".
Early Life
Newsome was born on June 4, 1894 in Marshville, North Carolina to Richard Clyde and Julia Ross Newsome.[2]
Education
In 1915, Newsome graduated from the University of North Carolina at the top of his class. He then taught history in their public school system for a few years, along with teaching at Bessie Tift College in Georgia.[3] He then earned a doctoral degree from the University of Michigan.
Academia
In 1923, Newsom returned to UNC as an assistant professor. In 1926, he accepted a post as the Secretary of the N.C. Historical Commission, now called the state Department of Archives and History.
Newsome returned to University of Nort Carolina - Chapel Hill in 1936, when he became their chairman of the History Department.
References
- ^ "The Albert Ray Newsome Distinguished Professorship for the Study of the South". University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Arts and Sciences Foundation. Retrieved 10/25/2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program". North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Retrieved 10/25/2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program". North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.