Albert R. Newsome, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Albert R. Newsome

North Carolina historian, author, educator

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1894

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1951

Profession: historian, archivist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Albert Ray Newsome (1894–1951) was a prominent author, editor, educator, and historian in North Carolina, and served as chairman of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Department of History.
Newsome also served as the first President of the Society of American Archivists from 1936–1939.He co-authored North Carolina: The History of a Southern State along with Hugh Talmage Lefler in 1954.
In 1996, Newsome’s grandson Christopher Quackenbush established “The Albert Ray Newsome Distinguished Professorship for the Study of the South".