Egerton, John, 1721-1787

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Birth 1721-11-30
Death 1787-06-18

Biographical notes:

John Egerton was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1935. He has written several books including GENERATIONS: AN AMERICAN FAMILY, which won the Weatherford Award in 1983 and the Lillian Smith Award in 1984.

From the description of John Egerton collection. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79463034

John W. Egerton served as editor of the University of South Florida News Bureau during the early years of the institution. This collection includes materials gathered by Egerton during the Johns Committee's investigation of USF's administrators, faculty, and students between 1962 and 1964. After leaving the university in 1965, Egerton left the Tampa Bay area and wrote for the Southern Education Report. He has published numerous articles and monographs about the culture of the New South, including A Mind to Stay Here: Profiles from the South (1970) and The Americanization of Dixie: The Southernization of America (1974).

From the description of [Papers] 1961-1979. (University of South Florida). WorldCat record id: 50648262

John Egerton was born in Atlanta, Ga., June 14, 1935. He was a free-lance reporter and author of several books, and did extensive research on civil rights, labor relations, education reform, Southern history and Southern food.

From the description of John Egerton Papers, 1950-2001. (Vanderbilt University Library). WorldCat record id: 53978964

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Subjects:

  • Academic freedom
  • African American editors
  • African American newspapers
  • African Americans
  • Civil rights
  • Civil rights movement
  • Cooking, American
  • Cooking, American
  • Education and state
  • Historians
  • Industrial relations
  • Journalists
  • School integration

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  • Tampa (Fla.) (as recorded)
  • Southern States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Southern States (as recorded)
  • Florida--Tampa (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)