The end of reconstruction to world war ii. Im very happy to be here today. I want to be an introduction of our panel. We have a very tight timeline. I want to try to control our panelists. I want to make sure we have adequate time for everyone. When you get to five minutes left, i a fiveminute card here and i will lay it up so you can see it and you can see where you are. You have time for everyone. Catalyst introduced all at once people with their first panelist who is john f polk. He received his phd in mathematics from university of delaware. In 1979. He served three he is retired from a 45 year career as a scientist and Senior Advisor at Research Collaboration at the u. S. Army research laboratory. He is currently the clan historian for when polk international and publishes short articles on Family History and the clan newsletter. He has published two books on historical topics, beyond the polk family of the chesapeake Eastern Shore in the colonial era. That was released in 2015. W
My name is Cameron Blevins. Thank you for cosponsoring this event might particularly Jeffrey Engel england john phipps. Its my pleasure to introduce Cameron Blevins who braved last night whether to fly in from denver where he teaches u. S. History and humanities at the university of colorado campus in the mile high city. Before moving to the Current Ratio is assistant professor of history at Northeastern University in boston and the core faculty member at the school lab for networks. Cameron is in of the nutmeg state to does anybody know what the nutmeg state is . A number of you. I was hoping id be able to enlighten you. Although he posted palm streets and sunny skies of Southern California when he studied as an undergraduate he loved the west so much that he moved up interstate five to stand for where he his ph. D. In history in 2015. He argued boasts an impressive publication record and tonight he is here to to discuss with this his most significant accomplishment today, paper trail
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Finish thanks so much for coming out. My name is andy gray bell, and im the director of the center for southwest stus here at smu. Studies here at smu. Let me start by thanking the many people, or at least a few of them, who have helped make this evening possible starting with our friends at the center for president ial history with whom we are cosponsoring this event tonight, particularly jeffreying brian and ron that. I also want to thank Vivian Elmore who coordinates things on our end for the Clement Center. It is my pleasure to introduce Cameron Blevins who braved last nights weather to fly in from denver where he teaches digital humanities at the university of colorado campus in the mile high city. He was assistant professor of history at Northeastern University in boston and a core faculty member at the schools lab for tech, maps and networks. I learned last night cameron is a native of the nutmeg state, for those of you anybody know what the nutmeg state is . A number of you. I
Good evening. Thanks so much for coming out my name is andy grayville director of the Clemen Center for southwest studies here at smu let me start by thanking many people or at least a few of them who have helped make this evening possible starting m with our friend at the center for president ial history withor whom are cosponsoring this event tonight. Particularly jeffrey ankle Brian Franklin and ron that spitz i want to thank ruth and who coordinates things on our end for the Clemen Center so my pleasure to introduce Cameron Blevins who braved last nights weather to fly in from denver teaches digital humanities at the university of colorados campus in the mile high city before moving to front range he was assistant professor of history at Northeastern University in boston, and a core faculty member at the schools mu lab for text map and networks. They learned last night cameron is a nativity of the nutmeg state for those of you anybody knows what that is number of you ii was hoping