James G. Leyburn
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James G. Leyburn | |||
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| Born | January 17, 1902 Hedgesville, West Virginia | ||
| Died | 1993 | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Citizenship | United States of America | ||
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James Graham Leyburn (January 17, 1902 - 1993) was an American dean, sociology professor, and author. He wrote about subjects including the Haitians and the Scotch-Irish.[1] Washington and Lee University has a collection of his papers.[2]
He was born in Hedgesville, West Virginia.[2] He received an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for his book on the Haitian people.[3]
Books
- The Scotch-Irish: A Social History[4]
- The Haitian people
- 'Frontier Folkways
- The Way We Lived: Durham, 1900-1920
- Pierson College, the first decade, 1933-1943
- Handbook of ethbography, co-author[5]
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