Bynum, Victoria, 1991 December 2

File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Dr. Bynum’s interview pertains to the following topics: impressions of the department when she arrived at Texas State University, curriculum changes and tension within the Department of History. The interterview covers the years 1986-1991.

Dates

1991 December 2

Creator

From the Collection: Southwest Texas State University. Department of History (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Sealed until Jan 1, 2018. Collection now open to researchers without restriction.

Biographical note

Dr. Bynum came to Texas State University in 1986. During her career at the university, she taught courses on women’s history, politics and culture of Antebellum America, U.S History and Southern History. She retired from the university in 2010. She has published many books and articles on southern history, some of which include: The Long Shadow of the Civil War: Southern Dissent and Its Legacies; The Free State of Jones: Mississippi’s Longest Civil; and Unruly Women: The Politics of Social and Sexual Control in the Old South.