Lamar, Howard Roberts.

Howard Roberts Lamar, historian of the trans-Mississippi West, was born in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1923. He received a B.A. from Emory University in 1944, and a Masters (1945) and Ph.d. (1951) in History from Yale University. He was an instructor at the University of Massachusetts and Wesleyan University between 1945 and 1949, and taught at Yale from 1949 to 1994. He held a number of administrative positions at Yale including chair of the Department of History 1962-1963 and 1967-1970, Dean of the College 1979-1985, and President of the University 1992-1993. He is Sterling Professor Emeritus of American History at Yale.

From the guide to the Howard Roberts Lamar papers, 1942-2000, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

Richard C. Levin has served as president of Yale University since 1993.

From the guide to the Richard C. Levin, president of Yale University, records, 1989-2009, (Manuscripts and Archives)

Howard Roberts Lamar, historian of the trans-Mississippi West, was born in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1923. He received a B.A. from Emory University in 1944, and a Masters (1945) and Ph.d. (1951) in History from Yale University. He was an instructor at the University of Massachusetts and Wesleyan University between 1945 and 1949, and taught at Yale from 1949 to 1994. He held a number of administrative positions at Yale including chair of the Department of History, 1962-1963 and 1967-1970, Dean of Yale College, 1979-1985, and President of the University, 1992-1993. He is Sterling Professor Emeritus of American History at Yale.

From the description of Howard Roberts Lamar papers, 1942-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702203151