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Glenn R. Conrad (September 3, 1932 – June 4, 2003) was a historian of south Louisiana culture, as well as an expert on archival studies, nineteenth-century European history, and the history of colonial Louisiana. ==Education and career== Conrad obtained a master's degree from Georgetown University in 1959 and, prior to becoming a historian, he worked as an editor for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = Terrebonne Genealogical Society Newsletter )〕 He taught at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then the University of Southwestern Louisiana), where he served as director of the Center for Louisiana Studies from 1973 until his death. During that time, Conrad developed the center into a self-supporting university press that issued several academic titles each year on Louisiana-related subjects, particularly Louisiana history, but also Louisiana architecture, botany, and poetry, among other topics. Noted folklorist and linguist Barry Jean Ancelet once said that Conrad "had the remarkable vision many years ago to focus serious scholarly attention on the many layers of Louisiana's history that were neglected by the official story. This included research on the history and culture of the Cajuns and the Louisiana Creole people. It was based on basic and original research, including conducting field interviews and poring over census reports, court records and early journals and newspaper accounts; it made the emerging history come alive with a wealth of interdisciplinary considerations, including music, literature, architecture, cuisine and sociology, among others. Spurred by his efforts . . . much of our once neglected history is now part of the record." 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = Acadian Museum )〕 From 1973 to 1993 Conrad served as managing editor of the state academic journal ''Louisiana History'', and he served for many years as secretary-treasurer of the Louisiana Historical Association, which published the journal. Conrad served as town historian for New Iberia, Louisiana, where he was born and resided for most of his life. Among other awards, Conrad received the Humanist of the Year award in 2001 from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. 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「Glenn R. Conrad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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