Background
White, William Thomas was born on June 3, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas.
White, William Thomas was born on June 3, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas.
Bachelor of Science in political science and history, University of Montana, 1970; Master of Arts in history, University of Montana, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in history, University of Washington, 1981.
Visiting assistant professor Department of History, University of Minnesota, 1987, Department of History, St. Cloud State University, 1995. Community faculty Department of History, Metropolitan State University, since 1994. Curator James J. Hill Library.
, St. Paul, since 1981. Consultant University Publications of America, Frederick, Maryland, 1983—1985. Member, Solon J. Buck and Theodore C. Blegen awards committee Minnesota History Society, 1991.
Member advisory board Journal Of The West, 2001-2003, guest editor Railroads And The American West. Author, editor: over 45 articles to professional journals. Also microfilm publications.Book reviewer for over 40 reviews on publications with the history of business, labor, politics, and the American Northwest, since 1984, manuscript referee/reviewer several publications.
Chairman, commentator, and/or presenter 52 sessions of professional history organizations, since 1973, proposal reviewer National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, 1989—1991, Idaho Department of Education, 1989—1992, Member of Lexington Group in Transportation History, Business History Conference, Business History Association, Minnesota History Association, Organization of America Historians, Washington State History Society, American History Association-Pacific Coast Branch, Western History Association.
Son of Larry Ernest and Jeanne Eunita White. Married Marilyn Kay Dietrich. Children: Alisha Rae, Zachary Marty, Elizabeth Kim Dietrich Schultz, Andrew Lee Dietrich Schultz.