Forbes, Jack D.

Jack D. Forbes was born Jan. 7, 1934 in Long Beach, CA; AA, Glendale College, 1953; BA (1955), MA (1956), Ph. D (1959), Univ. of Southern Calif.; lecturer (1956-59), Univ. of Southern Calif.; instructor, Citrus College (1959-60); asst. professor of history, San Fernando Valley State College (1960-64); assoc. professor of history and director of Center for Western North American Studies, Univ. of Nevada, Reno (1964-67); research program director, Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development, Berkeley, CA (1967-69); professor of Native American studies, UC Davis from 1969; wrote many books, including Apache, Navaho, and Spaniard (1960), The Indian in America's past (1964), and Warriors of the Colorado : the Yumas of the Quechan nation and their neighbors (1965).

From the description of Papers, 1960-1963. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38285462

Professor of Native American Studies and Anthropology at UC Davis from 1969 to 1994 (now retired). Dr. Forbes is a Native American of Powhatan and Delaware background who has authored many books and articles. He is also a published poet and author of short stories. He organized the Native American Movement in 1961, co-founded the California Indian Education Association (1967) and the D-Q University (1971).

From the description of Collection, 1800-[2000?]. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 47926852