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Smith, Robert Freeman was born on May 13, 1930 in Little Rock. Son of Robert Freeman and Emma Martha Gottlieb (Buerkle) Smith.
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Smith, Robert Freeman was born on May 13, 1930 in Little Rock. Son of Robert Freeman and Emma Martha Gottlieb (Buerkle) Smith.
Bachelor, University Arkansas, 1951. Master of Arts, University Arkansas, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1958.
Instructor, U. Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1953; assistant professor, Texas Lutheran College, Seguin, 1958-1962; associate professor, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1962-1966; associate professor, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1966-1969; professor of history, U. Toledo, 1969-1986; distinguished university professor, U. Toledo, since 1986. Visiting professor University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1966-1967.
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Author: The United States and Cuba: Business and Diplomacy 1917-1960, 1961 (Texas Writers' Roundup award 1961), What Happened in Cuba: A Documentary History of the United States-Cuban Relations, 1963, The United States and Revolutionary Nationalism in Mexico, 1916-1932, 1973 (Ohio Academy History award 1973), The Era of Caribbean Intervention, 1890-1930, 1981, The Era of Good Neighbors, Cold Warriors, and Hairshirts, 1930-1982, 1983, The Caribbean World and the United States: Mixing Rum & Coca-Cola, 1994. Contributor to numerous publications.
Retired Colonel 7th History Detachment, Ohio Military Reserve 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1953-1955. Member Society Historians of America Foreign Relations, Society Military History, United States Naval Institute, Ohio Academy History, Southern History Association, Organization American Historians, Association United States Army, State Guard Association of the United States, American Legion, Masons, Scottish Rite, Shriners, Army History Foundation, Institute Land Warfare, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Alberta Vester, February 1, 1950 (deceased 1985). Children: Robin Ann, Robert Freeman III. Married Charlotte Ann Coleman, September 9, 1985.