Evans, Ellen Lovell 1930-

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EVANS, Ellen Lovell 1930-

PERSONAL: Born November 17, 1930, in Paris, France; daughter of Leander B. (a government economist) and Enid (a writer; maiden name, Baird) Lovell; married Trevor Evans, 1953 (died, 1991); children: Judith, Susan, Martha. Ethnicity: "White." Education: Swarthmore College, B.A., 1951; University of Wisconsin, M.A., 1952; Columbia University, Ph.D., 1956. Religion: Protestant.


ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, Brill Academic Publishers, 112 Water St., Suite 601, Boston, MA 02109. E-mail—ele1730@mindspring.com.


CAREER: Georgia State University, Atlanta, assistant professor, 1963-68, associate professor, 1968-83, professor of history, 1983-97.

MEMBER: American Historical Association.


WRITINGS:

The German Center Party, Southern Illinois University Press (Carbondale, IL), 1981.

The Cross and the Ballot, Brill Academic Publishers (Boston, MA), 1999.


WORK IN PROGRESS: A memoir, How I Became a Professor in Spite of Myself.


SIDELIGHTS: Ellen Lovell Evans told CA: "As an historian, I record and evaluate past events. At present, I am recording and evaluating my own past. I have been writing since the age of twelve. It simply comes naturally."

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