Chester M. Morgan

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Chester M. "Bo" Morgan III is an American historian.

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Life

He graduated from University of Southern Mississippi, with a BA and M.A. in 1974, and Memphis State University, with a Ph.D. in history in 1982. He was director of the oral history program and assistant professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi. [1]

He taught at Delta State University. [2]

He returned to the University of Southern Mississippi in the fall of 2009 as Professor and University Historian, and is currently finishing a Centennial History of the university. [3]

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References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?lr=&q=oral+inauthor:Chester+inauthor:M+inauthor:Morgan&as_brr=0&sa=N&start=0 [ bare URL ]
  2. "Dr. Chester M. "Bo" Morgan III". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  3. "USM - College of Arts and Letters". www.usm.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2009-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)