Hugh Talmage Lefler

Hugh Talmage Lefler (1901 - 1981) was a historian known for his work on the history of North Carolina.[1]

He was born in Cooleemee, North Carolina,[2] and grew up on a farm in Davie County.[1]

He taught at the University of North Carolina for many years and authored a number of books.[2] His book The Growth of North Carolina was used as the standard state history textbook in North Carolina public schools.[1] His book North Carolina, History of a Southern State was the leading text on the subject.[3] Author Sam Ragan, writing in the North Carolina Historical Review, wrote that Lefler "made history come alive in the classroom and in his books."[1]

A historical marker commemorating him and his work is located a mile from his former home.[4] The University of North Carolina has a collection of his papers.[5]

Selected bibliography
  • North Carolina History Told to Contemporaries (1934)
  • Hinton Rowan Helper, Advocate of White America, Historical Publishing, 1935
  • The Growth of North Carolina (1940)
  • A Plea for Federal Union, University Press of Virginia, 1947, editor
  • The Papers of Walter Clark, University of North Carolina Press, 1948, editor
  • The United States, Ronald, 1950
  • A Documentary History of the University of North Carolina (1953)
  • Orange Country, 1752, Orange Printshop, 1953, editor
  • North Carolina The History Of A Southern State (1954) with Albert Ray Newsome
  • Guide to the Study and Reading of North Carolina History (1955)
  • History of North Carolina (1956)
  • Travels in the Old South, University of Oklahoma Press, editor (1956)
  • Colonial America, with Oscar Theodore Barck, Jr., Macmillan, (1958)
  • America, Land of Freedom, Heath, (1959)
  • North Carolina (1959)
  • A History of the United States, Meridian, (1960)

References
  1. Ragan, Sam (1982). "Remembering Stalwarts". The North Carolina Historical Review. 59 (2): 139–146. ISSN 0029-2494. JSTOR 23538638.
  2. Powell, William S. (2000). "Lefler, Hugh Talmage". In Powell, William S. (ed.). Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: Vol. 4, L-O. University of North Carolina Press. p. 48-49. ISBN 978-0-8078-6712-9.
  3. Kruman, Marc W. (1985). Butler, Lindley S.; Watson, Alan D. (eds.). "Reconsidering the North Carolina Experience". The North Carolina Historical Review. 62 (3): 344–351. ISSN 0029-2494. JSTOR 23518960.
  4. "Marker: M-54". www.ncmarkers.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  5. "Hugh Talmage Lefler Papers, 1800s-1977". finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
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