Richard L. Wentworth manuscript, 1969 Oct. 30.

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Richard L. Wentworth manuscript, 1969 Oct. 30.

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Address by Richard L. Wentworth titled "Southern history and the university press," delivered to the Southern Historical Association on October 30, 1969 at its annual meeting. Wentworth considers the question of whether university presses should abandon Southern history as a publishing area and concludes that the field of Southern history study is sufficiently fecund to justify a continued commitment to publishing scholarly monographs on the region's history.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Richard L. Wentworth was director of the Louisiana State University Press in Baton Rouge, La. From the description of Richard L. Wentworth manuscript, 1969 Oct. 30. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 179880281 ...

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