Background
Anderson, George Laverne was born on February 27, 1905 in Blue Rapids, Kansas, United States. Son of Anders and Mary (Pitman) Anderson.
Anderson, George Laverne was born on February 27, 1905 in Blue Rapids, Kansas, United States. Son of Anders and Mary (Pitman) Anderson.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Kansas, 1926, Master of Arts, 1931. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1933.
Teacher, administrator Kansas Public Schools, 1926-1930. Member of faculty Colorado College, 1934-1945, Northern Montana College, summer 1934, New Mexico Highlands University, summers 1939, 40, 42. Associate professor of history U. Kansas, 1945-1949, professor of history, 1949-1971, department chairman, 1946-1968.
Member American, Southern, Western history associations, Organisation American Historians, Agricultural History Society, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Caroline Miek, June 8, 1928. Children: Marianne, James LaVerne.