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About Louis Gerteis

Louis S. Gerteis is a professor of history at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He received his Ph.D. in history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and he has taught at UMSL since 1969. Gerteis specializes in the history of the Civil War Era. He is the author of four books and numerous articles and book chapters. Among his recent publications are Civil War St. Louis (Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2001) and The Civil War in Missouri: A Military History (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2012). Among his recent journal publications is "New Madrid Bend: The Most Important Civil War Battle in Missouri" in Gateway: The Magazine of the Missouri History Museum, vol. 31, pp. 11-21, 2011.

Positions

Present Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ Department of History
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1991 - 2001 Research Fellow, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ Public Policy Research Center
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1970 - 1995 Research Fellow, University of Missouri
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1968 - 1993 Director of Graduate Studies, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ Department of History
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1993 Research Exchange Fellow, Missouri Historical Society
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1991 Stanley J. Kahrl Visiting Fellow in Theatre History, Harvard University ‐ Houghton Library
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1974 - 1987 Associate Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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1984 - 1985 Visiting Fellow, University of East Anglia ‐ School of English and American Studies
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1969 - 1974 Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2008 - 2009 Laura X Archives
University of Missouri Research Board
Special Opportunity Award
Role: Principle Investigator
$45,000
2006 - 2009 Virtual City Project
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Role: Principle Investigator
$732,000
2004 - 2006 Virtual City Project
National Endowment for the Humanities
Role: Principle Investigator
$355,000
2001 - 2004 Virtual City Project
National Endowment for the Humanities
Role: Principle Investigator
$210,00
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Honors and Awards

  • William Barnaby Faherty Award in Recognition of Contributions to the Preservation of St. Louis History, Historical Society of St. Louis County, 2002

Education

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1969 PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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1966 MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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1965 BA, Antioch College
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Books (4)

Articles and Book Chapters (9)

Book Reviews (32)