American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994

The third of four volumes comprising a biographical dictionary of state house speakers from 1911 to 1994, this book covers speakers from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Following an insightful analytical introduction, the entries provide biographical and career information on all of the Southern speakers. The volume concludes with valuable statistical appendixes based on an exhaustive database. This book complements volumes on the West and Midwest. A volume on the Northeast is forthcoming.

Kevin G. Atwater: E. S. Bird Library, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. Reid Badger: Department of American Studies, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Fred A. Bailey: Abilene Christian University, TX. Nancy Disher Baird: Department of Library Special Collections, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green. Russell Pierce Baker: Arkansas History Commission, Little Rock. Alwyn Barr: Department of History, Texas Tech University, Lubbock. Charles H. Bowman, JR.: Fayetteville State University, NC. Kenny L. Brown: University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond. Lisle G. Brown: Department of Special Collections, Morrow Library, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. Lyle C. Brown: Department of Political Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX. Gary L. Browne: History Department, University of Maryland Baltimore County. Patrick J. Chase: Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. Nancy Vance Ashmore Cooper: Institute for Southern Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia. Carol Crowe-Carraco: Department of History, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green. Donald B. Dodd: History Department, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL. William T. Doherty: History Department, West Virginia University, Morgantown(retired). James E. Dorsey: Chestatee Regional Library System, Gainesville, GA. J. Larry Durrence: Department of Revenue, State of Florida, Tallahassee. Walter B. Edgar: Institute for Southern Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia. James H. Edmonson: Emmanuel College, Franklin Springs, GA. Henry C. Ferrell, JR.: Department of History, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. L. Gerald Fielder: Department of Political Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX. Jane McBride Gates: Department of Political Science, Arkansas State University, State University. Paul S. George: Social Science Department, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL. Lee S. Greene (deceased): University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. Tracy Anders Greenlee: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth. Luther G. Hagard, JR.: Department of political Science, University of Texas at Arlington. Claude Hargrove: Fayetteville State University, NC. Jane W. Herndon: DeKalb College, Clarkston, GA. Robert L. Hunt: West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon (retired). Ron Law: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth. Cal Ledbetter, JR.: Political Science Department, University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Suzanne Maberry: History Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Leon C. Miller: Department of Special Collections, Mullins Library, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Carl H. Moneyhon: Department of History, University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Gordon Moore: Department of Human Services, State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City. Gary R. Mormino: History Department, University of South Florida, Tampa. Thomas R. Myers: Department of Political Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX. Raymond O. Nussbaum: New Orleans Notarial Archives, LA. Otieno Okelo: School of Socio-Cultural and Development Studies, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya. Beatrice R. Owsley: Archives and Manuscripts/Special Collections Department, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans, LA. Gina Petonito: Department of Sociology, Alma College, MI. Willie H. Pigg: Social Science Department, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA. George E. Pozzetta: Department of History, University of Florida, Gainesville. Morgan H. Pritchett (deceased): Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, MD. Fred D. Ragan: Department of History, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Donovan L. Reichenberger: Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva (retired). Whitman H. Ridgway: Department of History, University of Maryland, College Park. Richard B. Riley: Department of Political Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX. Amos St. Germain: Department of Humanities, Social Science and Management, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA. David G. Sansing: Department of History, University of Mississippi, University (retired). Janet Schmelzer: Department of Social Sciences, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX. Jerrell H. Shofner: Department of History, University of Central Florida, Orlando. William H. Stewart: Department of Political Science, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Marian Elizabeth Strobel: Department of History, Furman University, Greenville, SC. James R. Sweeney: Department of History, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. Roger Tate: Somerset Community College, KY. Jon L. Wakelyn: Department of History, Kent State University, OH. H. Lew Wallace: Department of History, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights. Charles J. Weeks: Department of History, Southern Technical Institute, Marietta, GA. Edward Weller: San Jacinto College South, Houston, TX. Benjamin B. Williams: Department of English, Auburn University at Montgomery, AL (retired). Timothy A. Zwink: Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva.