Eugene C. Barker
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Eugene Campbell Barker (November 1, 1874 – October 22, 1956) was an American historian at the University of Texas, the managing director of the Texas State Historical Association, and the editor of the Southwestern Historical Quarterly. He chaired the history department while soliciting gifts to the university, which he used to build a collection of archives and artifacts. In 1950, the university dedicated the Eugene C. Barker History Center as a repository for his collections. These collections are an important part of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas.
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Born | (1874-11-01)November 1, 1874 |
Died | October 22, 1956(1956-10-22) (aged 81) Austin, Texas, US |
Spouse | Matilda LeGrand Weeden |
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Thesis | "The Causes of the Texas Revolution" (PhD dissertation) |
Doctoral advisor | John Bach McMaster |
Influences | Frederick Jackson Turner,[1] Lester Gladstone Bugbee, George Pierce Garrison |
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Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | American history, Texas history |
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Main interests | American history, Texas history, Texas Revolution |
Notable works | The Life of Stephen F. Austin (1925) |
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