Paul Reddin and Don MacKendrick
1 book in the catalogue.
Paul Reddin and Don MacKendrick are credited together on Western Colorado History Revisited, the one book of theirs in the Western Reflections catalogue. Both were tied to the history journal produced at Mesa State College, now Colorado Mesa University, in Grand Junction.
About Paul Reddin and Don MacKendrick
Colorado Mesa University's library guide to the Journal of the Western Slope says history professor Paul Reddin conceived the journal. It was first published jointly by the Mesa College Historical Society and the Alpha Gamma Epsilon chapter of Phi Alpha Theta. Don MacKendrick wrote the editor's introduction to the first issue and the farewell in the Winter 2002 issue, when he had become a professor emeritus. The guide says both men served on the editorial board for all 63 issues of the journal, which ran for seventeen years.
We have no further biography for either man and will not guess at one.
What the books share
Our record for the one book the two men share is brief, so we describe it only by its title, its History category and its description. Both names are connected with a student and staff history publication from western Colorado, and the book's title points to the same region.
Next steps for readers of this author
Finding more by these editors
Search the university library's catalogue for both surnames, and look at the journal's library guide for issue dates, since names alone may turn up other people. Keep a short list of what you find and the year each item appeared.
Starting a history journal at your school
The guide describes a journal run by a student honor society and a historical society together. A teacher or club leader could study that arrangement, then check what national and local history groups offer to help a student publication begin.
Go deeper
Both men are tied to a history journal from a Grand Junction college and to the history clubs that first published it. These sites cover that library, the honor society named in the university's guide, and the county where the college stands.
Tomlinson Library, Colorado Mesa University
The university library's home page, which offers a search box covering books, media and archives.
Phi Alpha Theta
The history honor society, founded in 1921 according to its site. The university's guide names one of its chapters as an early publisher of the journal.
Mesa County, Colorado Encyclopedia
A reference article on the county, established in 1883 and named for its many flattop mountains.
Good to know
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