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| name = Hubert Davis Humphreys​<br>

| name = Hubert Davis Humphreys​<br>

(Historian of North Louisiana at Louisiana State University in Shreveport)

(Historian of North Louisiana at Louisiana State University<br> in Shreveport)

|birth_date= April 21, 1923​

|birth_date=April 21, 1923​

| birth_place=Grayson, Caldwell Parish, [[Louisiana]], [[United States]]​

| birth_place=Grayson, Caldwell Parish, [[Louisiana]], [[United States]]​

| death_date=August 28, 2009 (aged 86)​

| death_date=August 28, 2009 (aged 86)​

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'''Hubert Davis Humphreys''' (April 21, 1923 &ndash; August 28, 2009) was an [[historian]] formerly affiliated with Louisiana State University in [[Shreveport]], who specialized in archives, oral history, and studies of his native North [[Louisiana]].​

'''Hubert Davis Humphreys''' (April 21, 1923 &ndash; August 28, 2009) was an [[historian]] formerly affiliated with Louisiana State University in [[Shreveport]], who specialized in archives, oral history, and studies of his native North [[Louisiana]].​

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Humphreys was born to Ralph and Ellie Humphreys in thevillage of Grayson in Caldwell Parish south of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. He graduated in 1940 from Grayson High School and then joined the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] two years prior to its abolition. He studied briefly at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. In 1942, he accepted employment with the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] until in 1943 he joined the [[United States Navy]] for three and a half years of [[World War II]] duty. Humphreys served under Rear Admiral Harry W. Hill’s Fifth Amphibious Force and fought in the Pacific Theater of Operations:  the invasion of Palau Island), [[Iwo Jima]], [[Saipan]] (in the [[Marianas]]), and [[Okinawa]], the most costly of the naval battles to the United States. He served on the ''USS Auburn''' at the time of the surrender of [[Nagasaki]], [[Japan]]. He was awarded three battle stars and numerous citations.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/dclassifieds?Dato=20090903&Kategori=OBITUARY&Class=30&Type=CAT30200&Lopenr=90900108&Selected=2|title=Obituary of Hubert D. Humphreys|publisher=''The Monroe News Star''|accessdate=September 4, 2009}}</ref><ref>Identical obituary also published in ''The Shreveport Times’’ and the ''Baton Rouge Advocate.''</ref>​

Humphreys was born to Ralph and Ellie Humphreys in thevillage of Grayson in Caldwell Parish south of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. He graduated in 1940 from Grayson High School and then joined the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] two years prior to its abolition. He studied briefly at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. In 1942, he accepted employment with the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] until in 1943 he joined the [[United States Navy]] for three and a half years of [[World War II]] duty. Humphreys served under Rear Admiral Harry W. Hill’s Fifth Amphibious Force and fought in the Pacific Theater of Operations:  the invasion of Palau Island), [[Iwo Jima]], [[Saipan]] (in the [[Marianas]]), and [[Okinawa]], the most costly of the naval battles to the United States. He served on the ''USS Auburn''' at the time of the surrender of [[Nagasaki]], [[Japan]]. He was awarded three battle stars and numerous citations.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/dclassifieds?Dato=20090903&Kategori=OBITUARY&Class=30&Type=CAT30200&Lopenr=90900108&Selected=2|title=Obituary of Hubert D. Humphreys|publisher=''The Monroe News Star''|accessdate=September 4, 2009}}</ref><ref>Identical obituary also published in ''The Shreveport Times’’ and the ''Baton Rouge Advocate.''</ref>​

 

==Education==​

==Education==

Humphreys was discharged from the Navy at [[New Orleans]] and enrolled at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge] under the GI Bill of Right].<ref name=obit/> There in 1950, he received a [[Bachelor of Science]] in professional education. In 1953, he received a Master of Education degree from [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]].<ref name=thompson>Alan S. Thompson, "Hubert D. Humphreys: A Tribute", ''[[North Louisiana History]]'', Volume XXXX, No. 4 (Fall 2009), pp. 207-209.</ref> He then obtained a [[Master of Arts]] in the field of history from LSU.<ref name=lib>{{cite web|url=http://www2.state.lib.la.us/writersdirectory/index.php?disp=onea&id=161|title=Center for the Book: Hubert D. Humphreys|publisher=state.lib.la.us|accessdate=September 4, 2009}}</ref> His master's thesis on the Civilian Conservation Corps was printed in a condensed version in ''Louisiana History,'' the journal of the Louisiana Historical Association.<ref name=thompson/>​

Humphreys was discharged from the Navy at [[New Orleans]] and enrolled at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge] under the GI Bill of Right].<ref name=obit/> There in 1950, he received a Bachelor of Science in professional education. In 1953, he received a Master of Education degree from [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]].<ref name=thompson>Alan S. Thompson, "Hubert D. Humphreys: A Tribute", ''[[North Louisiana History]]'', Volume XXXX, No. 4 (Fall 2009), pp. 207-209.</ref> He then obtained a [[Master of Arts]] in the field of history from LSU.<ref name=lib>{{cite web|url=http://www2.state.lib.la.us/writersdirectory/index.php?disp=onea&id=161|title=Center for the Book: Hubert D. Humphreys|publisher=state.lib.la.us|accessdate=September 4, 2009}}</ref> His master's thesis on the Civilian Conservation Corps was printed in a condensed version in ''Louisiana History,'' the journal of the Louisiana Historical Association.<ref name=thompson/>​

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Humphreys subsequently engaged in advanced studies under grants at [[Harvard University]], [[Tulane University]] in New Orleans, Long Island University in [[New York City]], and [[Stanford University]] in Palo Alto,  [[California]]. In 1974, he received archival training at [[Emory University]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], and at the Georgia State Archives. Under Fulbright-Hays Scholarship grants, he studied in [[Lebanon]] in 1967 and in [[Southeast Asia]] in 1970.<ref name=obit/> His historical interest was particularly strong in the areas of U.S. diplomacy and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and the [[New Deal]].<ref name=thompson/>​

Humphreys subsequently engaged in advanced studies under grants at [[Harvard University]], [[Tulane University]] in New Orleans, Long Island University in [[New York City]], and [[Stanford University]] in Palo Alto,  [[California]]. In 1974, he received archival training at [[Emory University]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], and at the Georgia State Archives. Under Fulbright-Hays Scholarship grants, he studied in [[Lebanon]] in 1967 and in [[Southeast Asia]] in 1970.<ref name=obit/> His historical interest was particularly strong in the areas of U.S. diplomacy and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and the [[New Deal]].<ref name=thompson/>​

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==Academic accomplishments==​

==Academic accomplishments==

Humphreys spent thirty-three years as an educator in Louisiana, with his first assignment inWebster Parish and then the since closed Fair Park High School in Shrevepor], where in 1965, he was named "Teacher of the Year".<ref name=lib/> In 1967, Humphreys became one of the charter faculty of LSU in Shreveport,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsus.edu/about/pdf/LSUS_Inaugural_Administrators_Faculty_and_Staff (Fall 1967)”|title=Louisiana State University in Shrevport Inaugural Administrators/Faculty/Staff|publisher=lsus.edu|accessdate=September 4, 2009}}</ref> having taught history there until his retirement in 1985. In 1980, he published ''Louisiana Oral History Collections: A Directory.'' He also wrote numerous journal articles, two on the second removal of the Red River Raft of 1875. He published another article on[Lula Wardlow of Montgomery in Grant Parish], the first elected woman mayor in Louisiana and a minister in Humphreys' own [[Methodist Protestant Church]], since part of the [[United Methodist]] denomination. He wrote articles too on some of the Methodist Protestant [[circuit rider]]s in Louisiana. He wrote many book reviews and newspaper columns. In 1978, he was elected president of the Louisiana Historical Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site8.php|title=Presidents of the Louisiana Historical Association|publisher=lahistory.org|accessdate=June 24, 2010}}</ref> In 1995, the LHA named him a fellow.<ref name=thompson/>​

Humphreys spent thirty-three years as an educator in Louisiana, with his first assignment inWebster Parish and then the since closed Fair Park High School in Shrevepor], where in 1965, he was named "Teacher of the Year".<ref name=lib/> In 1967, Humphreys became one of the charter faculty of LSU in Shreveport,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsus.edu/about/pdf/LSUS_Inaugural_Administrators_Faculty_and_Staff (Fall 1967)”|title=Louisiana State University in Shrevport Inaugural Administrators/Faculty/Staff|publisher=lsus.edu|accessdate=September 4, 2009}}</ref> having taught history there until his retirement in 1985. In 1980, he published ''Louisiana Oral History Collections: A Directory.'' He also wrote numerous journal articles, two on the second removal of the Red River Raft of 1875. He published another article on Lula Ethridge Wardlow (1876-1970) of Montgomery in Grant Parish, the first elected woman mayor in Louisiana and a minister in Humphreys' own Methodist Protestant Church, since part of the [[United Methodist]] denomination. He wrote articles too on some of the Methodist Protestant [[circuit rider]]s in Louisiana. He wrote many book reviews and newspaper columns. In 1978, he was elected president of the Louisiana Historical Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site8.php|title=Presidents of the Louisiana Historical Association|publisher=lahistory.org|accessdate=June 24, 2010}}</ref> In 1995, the LHA named him a fellow.<ref name=thompson/>​

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He was affiliated with the North Louisiana Historical Association, Louisiana Association of Social Studies, National Council of Social Studies, Southern Historical Association, Organization of American Historians, [[American Association of University Professors]], Phi Alpha Theta] Society of Southwest Archivists, Oral History Association, and the Louisiana Bicentennial Commission.<ref name=obit/> He combined archival and oral history in a study of the Carpenter's Union, funded by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.<ref name=thompson/>​

He was affiliated with the North Louisiana Historical Association, Louisiana Association of Social Studies, National Council of Social Studies, Southern Historical Association, Organization of American Historians, [[American Association of University Professors]], Phi Alpha Theta] Society of Southwest Archivists, Oral History Association, and the Louisiana Bicentennial Commission.<ref name=obit/> He combined archival and oral history in a study of the Carpenter's Union, funded by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.<ref name=thompson/>​