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While at Lamar, McDonald met and married in 1957 the former Judith "Judy" Barrett (born 1938). A  [[Republican Party|Republican]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/judith-mcdonald/e521239629330|title=Judith McDonald|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref> she served for eighteen years on the nonpartisan Nacogdoches City Commission and became the first female [[mayor]] of her city. The couple had two sons, Tucker Barrett McDonald (c. 1963-2009) and Christopher Lee McDonald (born 1966). Judy was the inspiration for McDonald's humorous self-help book, ''Helpful Cooking Hints for HouseHusbands of Uppity Women.'' She insisted that he attend all city council meeting just as she was elected to do.<ref name=findagrave/>

While at Lamar, McDonald met and married in 1957 the former Judith "Judy" Barrett (born 1938). A  [[Republican Party|Republican]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/judith-mcdonald/e521239629330|title=Judith McDonald|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref> she served for eighteen years on the nonpartisan Nacogdoches City Commission and became the first female [[mayor]] of her city. The couple had two sons, Tucker Barrett McDonald (c. 1963-2009) and Christopher Lee McDonald (born 1966). Judy was the inspiration for McDonald's humorous self-help book, ''Helpful Cooking Hints for HouseHusbands of Uppity Women.'' She insisted that he attend all city council meeting just as she was elected to do.<ref name=findagrave/>

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McDonald, a popular teacher, regularly published articles and books. He was an officer in all of the academic historical associations of which he was affiliated. Many said that his presence was a significant factor in the reputation of Stephen F. Austin University, particularly throughout Texas. He w a past president of Texas State Historical Association, chairman of the Texas Committee of Humanities, and executive officer of the Texas State Library and the Texas Historical Commission. He was the executive director  of the East Texas Historical Association, based in Nacogdoches, and the editor of ''The East Texas Historical Journal'' from 1971 to 2008. He was  also an editor of ''The New Handbook of Texas'' and ''The Journal of Confederate History.'' He wrote and/or edited nearly fifty publications during his career. He wrote columns for ''The Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel'' [[newspaper]] and presented a weekly commentary on the Red River Station, the [[National Public Radio]] outlet in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. SFA awarded McDonald every honor that the university bestowed, including Regents' Professor and Distinguished Alumni Professor. He received the J.P. Bryan Leadership in Education Award, the Faculty Achievement Award, and two awards from the Texas Historical Commission. SFA and the City of Nacogdoches established in his honor the Archie P. McDonald Speaker Series, which brought to campus such personalities as boxer [[George Foreman]], astronaut [[Alan Bean]], and former [[United States Secretary of State]] [[James A. Baker, III]].<ref name=findagrave/>

A popular teacher, McDonald regularly published articles and books. He was an officer in all of the academic historical associations of which he was affiliated during his lengthy academic career. Many said that his presence was a significant factor in the reputation of Stephen F. Austin University, particularly throughout Texas. He w a past president of Texas State Historical Association, chairman of the Texas Committee of Humanities, and executive officer of the Texas State Library and the Texas Historical Commission. He was the executive director  of the East Texas Historical Association, based in Nacogdoches, and the editor of ''The East Texas Historical Journal'' from 1971 to 2008. He was  also an editor of ''The New Handbook of Texas'' and ''The Journal of Confederate History.'' He wrote and/or edited nearly fifty publications during his career. He wrote columns for ''The Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel'' [[newspaper]] and presented a weekly commentary on the Red River Station, the [[National Public Radio]] outlet in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. SFA awarded McDonald every honor that the university bestowed, including Regents' Professor and Distinguished Alumni Professor. He received the J. P. Bryan Leadership in Education Award, the Faculty Achievement Award, and two awards from the Texas Historical Commission. SFA and the City of Nacogdoches established in his honor the Archie P. McDonald Speaker Series, which brought to campus such personalities as boxer [[George Foreman]], astronaut Alan Bean, and former [[United States Secretary of State]] [[James A. Baker III (Secretary of State)|James A. Baker, III]] of Houston, close associate of the late [[U.S. President]] [[George Herbert Walker Bush]].<ref name=findagrave/>

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