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Elizabeth Hampsten is an American historian and author. She is currently the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of English, emeritus, at the University of North Dakota.
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- ↑ "Encyclopedia of the Great Plains: Contributors". University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
- 1 2 "Two Faculty Awarded Chester Fritz Distinguished Professorships". University of North Dakota. May 31, 2003. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
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