Hugh Talmage Lefler
Hugh Talmage Lefler (1901 – 1981) was a historian known for his work on the history of North Carolina.[1]
He was born in Cooleemee, North Carolina,[2] and grew up on a farm in Davie County.[1]
He taught at the University of North Carolina for many years and authored a number of books.[2] His book The Growth of North Carolina was used as the standard state history textbook in North Carolina public schools.[1] His book North Carolina, History of a Southern State was the leading text on the subject.[3] Author Sam Ragan, writing in the North Carolina Historical Review, wrote that Lefler "made history come alive in the classroom and in his books."[1]
A historical marker commemorating him and his work is located a mile from his former home.[4] The University of North Carolina has a collection of his papers.[5]
Selected bibliography
- North Carolina History Told to Contemporaries (1934)
- Hinton Rowan Helper, Advocate of White America, Historical Publishing, 1935
- The Growth of North Carolina (1940)
- A Plea for Federal Union, University Press of Virginia, 1947, editor
- The Papers of Walter Clark, University of North Carolina Press, 1948, editor
- The United States, Ronald, 1950
- A Documentary History of the University of North Carolina (1953)
- Orange Country, 1752, Orange Printshop, 1953, editor
- North Carolina The History Of A Southern State (1954) with Albert Ray Newsome
- Guide to the Study and Reading of North Carolina History (1955)
- History of North Carolina (1956)
- Travels in the Old South, University of Oklahoma Press, editor (1956)
- Colonial America, with Oscar Theodore Barck Jr., Macmillan, (1958, second edition 1968)
- America, Land of Freedom, Heath, (1959)
- North Carolina (1959)
- A History of the United States, Meridian, (1960)
References
- ^ a b c d Ragan, Sam (1982). "Remembering Stalwarts". The North Carolina Historical Review. 59 (2): 139–146. ISSN 0029-2494. JSTOR 23538638.
- ^ a b Powell, William S. (2000). "Lefler, Hugh Talmage". In Powell, William S. (ed.). Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: Vol. 4, L-O. University of North Carolina Press. pp. 48–49. ISBN 978-0-8078-6712-9.
- ^ Kruman, Marc W. (1985). Butler, Lindley S.; Watson, Alan D. (eds.). "Reconsidering the North Carolina Experience". The North Carolina Historical Review. 62 (3): 344–351. ISSN 0029-2494. JSTOR 23518960.
- ^ "Marker: M-54". www.ncmarkers.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "Hugh Talmage Lefler Papers, 1800s-1977". finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
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