| |
Dr. Archie
McDonald is the executive director of the East Texas Historical Association of
Nacogdoches, a position he has held since 1971. He also serves as editor of the
East Texas Historical Journal and served as an advisory editor for the New Handbook
of Texas, published by the Texas Historical Association.
He has written
13 books on various aspects of Texas history and served as the editor of 18 others.
He is widely known for "Make Me a Map of the Valley: The Journal of Jedediah Hotchkiss,
1862-1862," which was listed by several authorities as one of the best books on
the Civil War.
Dr. McDonald is a past president of the Texas Historical
Association, past chair for the Texas Committee for the Humanities, past chair
for the State Board of Review for the National Register, and past chair of the
Old San Antonio Road Preservation Commission.
He is a professor of history
at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. He holds a BS degree from
Lamar University in Beaumont, a master's degree from Rice University in Houston,
and a PhD from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. Click here for
"All Things Historical"
A weekly
column syndicated in over 40 East Texas newspapers
More Staff
| Contributors |
| |
