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| name=Archie Philip McDonald​​

| name=Archie Philip McDonald​​

(Historian of Texas; professor and author at Stephen F. Austin State University)

(Historian of Texas; professor and author at Stephen F. Austin<br> State University)

| birth_place=[[Beaumont]], [[Texas]], [[United States|USA]] ​<br>​

| birth_place=[[Beaumont]], [[Texas]], [[United States|USA]] ​<br>​

Long-time resident of [[Nacogdoches]], Texas​​

Long-time resident of [[Nacogdoches]], Texas​​

'''Parents''':<br>​

'''Parents''':<br>​

Archie and Pernemia Cowan McDonald​<br>​

Archie and Pernemia Cowan McDonald​<br>​

George Harvey Tucker (stepfather)

George Harvey Tucker (stepfather)<br>

'''Alma mater''':<br>​

'''Alma mater''':<br>​

French High School (Beaumont)

French High School (Beaumont)

[[Louisiana State University]]​}}​​

[[Louisiana State University]]​}}​​

'''Archie Philip McDonald''' (November 29, 1935 &ndash; August 16, 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/archie-mcdonald/e521286390708|title=Archie McDonald (Nacogdoches, Texas)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref> was a [[historian]] who served from 1964 to 2012 on the faculty of [[Stephen F. Austin State University]] in [[Nacogdoches]], [[Texas]].

'''Archie Philip McDonald''' (November 29, 1935 &ndash; August 16, 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/archie-mcdonald/e521286390708|title=Archie McDonald (Nacogdoches, Texas)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref> was a [[historian]] who served from 1964 to 2012 on the faculty of [[Stephen F. Austin State University]] in [[Nacogdoches]], [[Texas]].

==Background==

==Background==

===Selected book titles===

===Selected book titles===

McDonald's books include:

McDonald's books include:

*''Fighting Men: The Western Military Heritage'' (1970).<br>

*''Fighting Men: The Western Military Heritage'' (1970).

*''The Old Stone Fort'' (1971).<br>

*''The Old Stone Fort'' (1971).

*''Texas: All Hail the Mighty State'' (1983)<br>

*''Texas: All Hail the Mighty State'' (1983)

*''Notable East Texans'' (1986).<br>

*''Notable East Texans'' (1986).

*''The Texas Experience'' (1986).<br>

*''The Texas Experience'' (1986).

*''In Celebration of Texas: An Illustrated History'' (1986).<br>

*''In Celebration of Texas: An Illustrated History'' (1986).

*''Shooting Stars: Heroes and Heroines in Film'' (1987).<br>

*''Shooting Stars: Heroes and Heroines in Film'' (1987).

*''William Barrett Travis: A Biography'' (1989).<br>

*''William Barrett Travis: A Biography'' (1989).

*''When the Corn Grows Tall in Texas: A Story of the Texas Revolution'' (1990).<br>

*''When the Corn Grows Tall in Texas: A Story of the Texas Revolution'' (1990).

*''Texas: What Do You Know About the Lone Star State?'' (1993).<br>

*''Texas: What Do You Know About the Lone Star State?'' (1993).

*''A Nation of Foreign States: Secession & War in the Confederacy''  (''Journal of Confederate History Series'', Vol 10)  (1994), with Dan K. Utley, ed.<br>

*''A Nation of Foreign States: Secession & War in the Confederacy''  (''Journal of Confederate History Series'', Vol 10)  (1994), with Dan K. Utley, ed.

*''Uncommon Valor … Common Virtue'' (1999), with Roy Blake.<br>

*''Uncommon Valor … Common Virtue'' (1999), with Roy Blake.

*''Back Then: Simple Pleasures and Everyday Heroes'' (2005).<br>

*''Back Then: Simple Pleasures and Everyday Heroes'' (2005).

*''Primary Source Accounts of the Civil War'' (2006).<br>

*''Primary Source Accounts of the Civil War'' (2006).

*''Texas: A Compact History'' (2007).<br>

*''Texas: A Compact History'' (2007).

*''Nacogdoches: Wilderness Outpost to Modern City, 1779 to 1979.'' (2009), with Hardy Meredith<br>

*''Nacogdoches: Wilderness Outpost to Modern City, 1779 to 1979.'' (2009), with Hardy Meredith

*''Nacogdoches'' (2009), with Hardy Meredith.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/313031.Archie_P_McDonald|title=Books by Archie P. McDonald|publisher=Goodreads.com|accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref>

*''Nacogdoches'' (2009), with Hardy Meredith.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/313031.Archie_P_McDonald|title=Books by Archie P. McDonald|publisher=Goodreads.com|accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref>

McDonald was the editor of the [[Texas A&M University]] historian [[J. Milton Nance]]' s book, ''Dare-Devils All: The Texan Mier Expedition, 1842-1844'' (ISBN 978-1-57168-214-7). A volume of more than seven hundred pages, ''Dare-Devils All,'' is the full account of the Mier Expedition, a Texas [[militia]] which attacked the [[Mexico|Mexican]] border community of Ciudad Mier on December 26, 1842. The men were seeking financial gain and retaliation for the Dawson Massacre in which thirty-six Texans had been killed by the Mexican Army. In the infamous black bean episode of the Mier Expedition, the Texans were forced to draw black or white beans from a pot to determine who would be allowed to live and who would be killed by firing squad. Seventeen drew black beans from a pot of mostly white beans and, along with one other who drew a white bean, were executed on March 25, 1843. ''Dare-Devils All'' was shortened to 547 pages and re-released in December 1997, after Nance's death, under McDonald's editorship.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/1571682147|title=Dare-Devils All: The Texan Mier Expedition, 1842-1844|publisher=Eakin|date=December 1, 1997|isbn=1-57168-214-7|accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref>​

McDonald was the editor of the revised version of ''Dare-Devils All: The Texan Mier Expedition, 1842-1844'' (ISBN 978-1-57168-214-7) by [[J. Milton Nance]], an historian at [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]]. A volume of more than seven hundred pages, ''Dare-Devils All,'' is the full account of the Mier Expedition, a Texas [[militia]] which attacked the [[Mexico|Mexican]] border community of Ciudad Mier on December 26, 1842. The men were seeking financial gain and retaliation for the Dawson Massacre in which thirty-six Texans had been killed by the Mexican Army. In the infamous black bean episode of the Mier Expedition, the Texans were forced to draw black or white beans from a pot to determine who would be allowed to live and who would be killed by firing squad. Seventeen drew black beans from a pot of mostly white beans and, along with one other who drew a white bean, were executed on March 25, 1843. ''Dare-Devils All'' was shortened to 547 pages and re-released in December 1997, after Nance's death, under McDonald's editorship.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/1571682147|title=Dare-Devils All: The Texan Mier Expedition, 1842-1844|publisher=Eakin|date=December 1, 1997|isbn=1-57168-214-7|accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref>​

==Family and death==

==Family and death==

McDonald was active in the Nacogdoches Rotary Club and the [[Chamber of Commerce]]. In 2010, he was named "Citizen of the Year" for Nacogdoches.<ref name=findagrave/>  

McDonald was active in the Nacogdoches Rotary Club and the [[Chamber of Commerce]]. In 2010, he was named "Citizen of the Year" for Nacogdoches.<ref name=findagrave/>  

While at Lamar University, 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 University, 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 (1963-2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74081173/tucker-barrett-mcdonald|title=Tucker Barrett McDonald|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 22, 2020}}</ref> 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/>

McDonald died of a painful illness in 2012 at the age of seventy-six. He was predeceased by his parents, stepfather, and son Tucker.  In addition to his wife Judy, he was survived by son Christopher of Nacogdoches; granddaughter, Kelly Marie McDonald and her mother, Janet; stepbrothers George Harvey Tucker, Jr., and wife Sherrie and John David Tucker and wife Donna; step-sister Nancy Lovenia Tucker, and sister-in-law Cherry Coffman. His obituary mentions his friendship with Mrs. Portia Gordon, long-time executive director of the East Texas Historical Association.<ref name=findagrave/>

McDonald died of a painful illness in 2012 at the age of seventy-six. He was predeceased by his parents, stepfather, and son Tucker.  In addition to his wife Judy, he was survived by son Christopher of Nacogdoches; granddaughter, Kelly Marie McDonald and her mother, Janet; stepbrothers George Harvey Tucker, Jr., and wife Sherrie and John David Tucker and wife Donna; step-sister Nancy Lovenia Tucker, and sister-in-law Cherry Coffman. His obituary mentions his friendship with Mrs. Portia Gordon, his long-time assistant as the executive director of the East Texas Historical Association.<ref name=findagrave/>

Visitation was held  at Austin Heights Baptist Church in Nacogdoches. A memorial service followed in the Grand Ballroom of the Baker Pattillo Student Center on the SFA campus. He is interred at Sunset Memorial Park in Nacogdoches.<ref name=findagrave/>

Visitation was held  at Austin Heights Baptist Church in Nacogdoches. A memorial service followed in the Grand Ballroom of the Baker Pattillo Student Center on the SFA campus. He is interred at Sunset Memorial Park in Nacogdoches.<ref name=findagrave/>

==References==

==References==

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