Background
Bates, James Leonard was born on May 6, 1919 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Howard Edward and Mattie Elfreda (Gammel) Bates.
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Bates, James Leonard was born on May 6, 1919 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Howard Edward and Mattie Elfreda (Gammel) Bates.
Student, North Carolina State College, 1938. Bachelor, Wake Forest College, 1941. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1946.
Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1952.
Instructor, U. North Carolina, 1946-1947;
instructor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1947-1954;
assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1954-1959;
associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1959-1966;
professor of history, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1966-1984;
professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, since 1984. Visiting professor Arizona State University, 1976-1977, Leningrad State University, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1981. Fulbright-Hays lecturer Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1981.
Associate member Center Advanced Study, University of Illinois, 1968.
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With United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member American History Association, Organization American Historians, American Association of University Professors, Southern History Association, Champaign County History Society.
Married Dorothy Jean Pettit, August 9, 1942. Children: Daniel L., Alan J.