Background
Roberts, Gerald Franklin was born on January 24, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Frank and Verna (Robinson) Roberts.
Roberts, Gerald Franklin was born on January 24, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Frank and Verna (Robinson) Roberts.
Bachelor, Murray State University, 1959. Master of Arts, University Kentucky, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1970.
Instructor history Georgetown (Kentucky) College, 1963. Assistant professor history University Missouri, Rolla, 1967-1973. Head of archives and special collections Berea (Kentucky) College, since 1975.
Chairman Kentucky Council on Archives, 1979-1980.
Board directors Madison County History Society, Kentucky, 1988-1991. Member Organization American Historians, Society of America Archivists, Western History Association, Kentucky Council on Archives, American Association State and Local History, Appalachian Studies Association, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Catherine Wadsworth, August 12, 1978.