Billington, Ray Allen, 1903-1981

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Birth 1903-09-28
Death 1981-03-07
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Historian; teacher of American history at Clark University, Smith College, and Northwestern University; research associate at the Henry E. Huntington Library; author of Westward Expansion (1949) and Frederick Jackson Turner (1973).

From the description of Ray Allen Billington papers relating to the fourth edition of Westward expansion, 1967-ca. 1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80908689

From the description of Ray Allen Billington papers relating to the fourth edition of Westward expansion, 1967-ca. 1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702160532

Historian, author.

From the description of Oral history interview with Ray Allen Billington, [196-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122512975

From the description of Reminiscences of Ray Allen Billington : oral history, [196-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122565121

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  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Historians
  • Historiography

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • Mississippi River Valley (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
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  • Mississippi River Valley (as recorded)
  • West (U.S.) (as recorded)

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