Background
Gafford, Frank Hall was born on January 11, 1903 in Afton, Okla. Son of Benjamin Ford and Elizabeth Newman (Payne) Gafford.
Gafford, Frank Hall was born on January 11, 1903 in Afton, Okla. Son of Benjamin Ford and Elizabeth Newman (Payne) Gafford.
Bachelor, University Texas, 1925. Master of Arts, 1927. Doctor of Philosophy, 1940.
Instructor history University Mississippi, 1927—1929. Assistant professor, 1929—1931. Assistant professor history College Charleston, South Carolina, 1931—1932.
Associate professor, 1932—1941. Professor, 1941—1949. Associate professor history North Texas State University, 1949—1951.
Professor, 1951—1973. Professor emeritus, since 1973. Dean College Arts and Sciences, 1953—1973.
Instructor Tulane University, 1949.
Member of American Association of University Professors, American History Association, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Anita Marguerite Engerrand, December 28, 1926. Children: Eleanor Marguerite Bransford, Frank Hall, Jeanne Engerrand.