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Arrell Morgan Gibson was a historian and author specializing in the history of the state of Oklahoma. He was born in Pleasanton, KS on December 1, 1921. He earned degrees from Missouri Southern State College and the University of Oklahoma. He is best known for writing ''Oklahoma: A History of Five Centuries'' (University of Oklahoma Press 1965, 1981) and ''The Oklahoma Story'' (University of Oklahoma Press 1978). He died in Norman, OK on November 30, 1987.〔(Arrell Gibson, Who Was He? ) at the Oklahoma Center for the Book〕 There have been two literary awards created in Gibson's honor. The Oklahoma Center For The Book grants its Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award annually to an Oklahoman for a body of literary work.〔(Past Winners )〕 The Indian Territory Posse of Westerners International awards a $500 cash prize annually to the year's best essay on the history of Native Americans.〔(Gibson Award Requirements ) at the Western History Association〕 == Academic career == * B.A. - Missouri Southern State College - 1946 * M.A. - University of Oklahoma - 1948 * Ph.D. - University of Oklahoma - 1954 * Professor of History and Government - Phillips University, Enid, OK - 1949-1957 * Professor; George Lynn Cross Research Professor of History - University of Oklahoma - 1957-? * Curator: Western History Collections - University of Oklahoma - 1957-1970 * Curator: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (then called the Stovall Museum) - University of Oklahoma - 1960-1987 * Visiting Professor - University of New Mexico - 1975 * Visiting Distinguished Professor; Graduate Studies Consultant - University of South China - 1985 * Goldwater Distinguished Professor of American Institutions - Arizona State University - 1986〔(Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture ) at OSU〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arrell Gibson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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