Paul H. Bergeron joined the University of Tennessee History Department in 1972 and retired three decades later, widely recognized as one of our country s premier scholars of nineteenth-century political history. In addition to his meticulous scholarship his career included editorship of both the Correspondence of James K. Polk and the Papers of Andrew Johnson Bergeron was an esteemed teacher and mentor, celebrated by students and colleagues alike for his wisdom, graciousness, and humor. While at UT, Bergeron directed eleven master s theses and twelve PhD dissertations, not to mention advising...
Paul H. Bergeron joined the University of Tennessee History Department in 1972 and retired three decades later, widely recognized as one of our countr...
