Background
May, Irvin Marion was born on March 20, 1939 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Irvin M. and Mossie (Thompson) May.
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Irvin Marion May
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Associate of Arts, Kilgore College, 1958. Bachelor of Arts, University Texas, 1962. Master of Arts, Baylor University, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Oklahoma, 1970.
Career
Instructor history East Central State University, Oklahoma 1967-1968. Instructor history Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, 1968-1970, assistant professor, 1970-1974. Research historian Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1974-1981, Blinn College, since 1982, Vinson and Elkins, Houston, 1982-1987.
President History Associates of Texas, 1984-1986.
Consultant Sam Rayburn House, 1978. Project reviewer National Endowment for Humanities, 1977-1982.
Stated clerk South. Texas Presbytery, since 1985. McMillan Foundation grantee, 1978.
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Membership
Member Western History Association, Southern History Association, West Texas History Association, Organization American Historians, Agricultural History Society, Texas State History Association (Coral H. Tullis award 1980), East Texas History Association (president 1982-1983, director 1977-1985), Western Social Science Association (1st discipline chairman agricultural studies 1976), American Society Legal History Phi Theta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta.
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Children– Emily Diane, Mary Elizabeth.
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Religion
Presbyterian