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Wallace was born to Thomas Wallace and the former Lula Barber in Daingerfield in Morris County in east Texas. His early education was procured in [[rural]] schools in Morris and neighboring Cass County. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University-Commerce, then known as East Texas Teacher's College. Wallace began his teaching career in the 1925-1926 academic year at the White Lick community east of Sweetwater in Nolan County in West Texas; there he wed his wife, the former Ellen Kegans (January 16, 1908 – October 12, 1987), a college classmate fromMerkel in Taylor County near Abilene, and the couple had a daughter.<ref name=handbook>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwaaj|author=H. Allen Anderson|title=Ernest Wallace|publisher=''Handbook of Texas: Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=September 11, 2009}}</ref>
Wallace was born to Thomas Wallace and the former Lula Barber in Daingerfield in Morris County in east Texas. His early education was procured in [[rural]] schools in Morris and neighboring Cass County. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University-Commerce, then known as East Texas Teacher's College. Wallace began his teaching career in the 1925-1926 academic year at the White Lick community east of Sweetwater in Nolan County in West Texas; there he wed his wife, the former Ellen Kegans (January 16, 1908 – October 12, 1987), a college classmate fromMerkel in Taylor County near Abilene, and the couple had a daughter.<ref name=handbook>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwaaj|author=H. Allen Anderson|title=Ernest Wallace|publisher=''Handbook of Texas: Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=September 11, 2009}}</ref>
The next year, he returned to East Texas to teach at Linden in Cass County, where he was also a |coach. For some eight years, he was until 1935 the superintendent of the public school in the Cornett community in Cass County. From 1935 to 1936, he taught in Tulia in Swisher County south of [[Amarillo]].<ref name=itwentybias/><ref name=handbook/>
The next year, he returned to East Texas to teach at Linden in Cass County, where he was also a |coach. For some eight years, he was until 1935 the superintendent of the public school in the Cornett community in Cass County. From 1935 to 1936, he taught in Tulia in Swisher County south of [[Amarillo]].<ref name=itwentybias/><ref name=handbo
==University career==
==University career==
Wallace received his [[Master of Arts]] degree at then Texas Technological College in 1935, after two years of study, and began as a Texas Tech instructor of history in 1936. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1941, associate professor in 1943, and full professor in 1946. In 1942, he completed his [[Ph.D.]] from the [[University of Texas at Austin]], under the supervision of Professor Walter Prescott Webb, author of the definitive work, ''The Great Plains.'' From 1945 to 1949, he directed the Texas Tech summer school program and was the assistant dean of the School of Arts and Sciences from 1945 to 1955. He was awarded fellowships in 1938 and 1952, respectively, by the UT Regents and the [[Ford Foundation]]. He served for a time as a consultant to the [[United States Department of Justice]] regarding suits filed against the national government by the [[Kiowa]], Kiowa-Apache, and Comanche tribes.<ref name=handbook/>
Wallace received his [[Master of Arts]] degree at then Texas Technological College in 1935, after two years of study, and began as a Texas Tech instructor of history in 1936. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1941, associate professor in 1943, and full professor in 1946. In 1942, he completed his [[Ph.D.]] from the [[University of Texas at Austin]], under the supervision of Professor Walter Prescott Webb, author of the definitive work, ''The Great Plains.'' From 1945 to 1949, he directed the Texas Tech summer school program and was the assistant dean of the School of Arts and Sciences from 1945 to 1955. He was awarded fellowships in 1938 and 1952, respectively, by the UT Regents and the [[Ford Foundation]]. He served for a time as a consultant to the [[United States Department of Justice]] regarding suits filed against the national government by the [[Kiowa]], Kiowa-Apache, and Comanche tribes.<ref name=handbook/>
From 1975 to 1979, he was consultant for ''The Great Chiefs'' and ''The Texans'' for ''[[Time-Life Books]].'' In 1967, he was among the first four professors named a Paul Whitfield Horn Professor, the highest recognition that the university bestows. He held the designation until his retirement in 1976, the official end of his 40-year career. Horn was the founding president of Texas Tech, having served from 1923 to 1932.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swco.ttu.edu/University_Archive/uacollections11.html|title=List of Horn Professors at Texas Tech University|publisher=swco.ttu.edu|accessdate=September 13, 2009}}The next historian at Texas Tech so honored was Allan J. Kuethe] selected in 1990.</ref> In 1954, Wallace was named a fellow of the Texas State Historical Association and served as president of the association from 1977 to 1978. In 1968, the West Texas [[Chamber of Commerce]] presented Wallace with the "Cultural Achievement Award for Significant Contributions to Historical Literature." In 1969, he received the Minnie Stevens Piper Award. In 1971, the West Texas Museum Association presented Wallace with its Action Award for his "outstanding contributions to the enrichment and culture" of the South Plains.<ref name=handbook/>
From 1975 to 1979, he was consultant for ''The Great Chiefs'' and ''The Texans'' for ''[[Time-Life Books]].'' In 1967, he was among the first four professors named a Paul Whitfield Horn Professor, the highest recognition that the university bestows. He held the designation until his retirement in 1976, the official end of his 40-year career. (Horn was the founding president of Texas Tech, having served from 1923 to 1932.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swco.ttu.edu/University_Archive/uacollections11.html|title=List of Horn Professors at Texas Tech University|publisher=swco.ttu.edu|accessdate=September 13, 2009}}The next historian at Texas Tech so honored was Allan J. Kuethe, selected in 1990.</ref> In 1954, Wallace was named a fellow of the Texas State Historical Association and served as the associatio0n president from 1977 to 1978. In 1968, the West Texas [[Chamber of Commerce]] presented Wallace with the "Cultural Achievement Award for Significant Contributions to Historical Literature." In 1969, he received the Minnie Stevens Piper Award for his contributions to historical scholarship. In 1971, the West Texas Museum Association presented Wallace with its Action Award for his "outstanding contributions to the enrichment and culture" of the South Plains.<ref name=handbook/>
Among Wallace's colleagues at Texas Tech were professors emeriti [[Paul H. Carlson]] and Alwyn Barr,, other authors on Texas topics.
Among Wallace's colleagues at Texas Tech were professors emeriti [[Paul H. Carlson]] and Alwyn Barr, both also authors on Texas topics.
In 1975, Wallace received the Outstanding Teacher Award, which involved the establishment of the Ernest Wallace Scholarship in History, from the Texas Tech chapter of Phi Alpha Theta honor society. Though he suffered a heart attack in 1972, Wallace recovered to continue his academic duties and was still active professionally long after his retirement,<ref name=handbook/> having maintained an office in Holden Hall, the home of the Tech history department.
In 1975, Wallace received the Outstanding Teacher Award, which involved the establishment of the Ernest Wallace Scholarship in History, from the Texas Tech chapter of Phi Alpha Theta honor society. Though he suffered a heart attack in 1972, Wallace recovered to continue his academic duties and was still active professionally long after his retirement,<ref name=handbook/> having maintained an office in Holden Hall, the home of the Tech history department.