De Graaf was the oldest son of Kathryn née Brooks and Jacob C. de Graaf, a salesman whose parents had immigrated from Rotterdam in 1909. He grew up in various places in New York State before moving in 1944 to Glendale, California, where his father had taken a job with Sun Oil.[1] De Graaf received a bachelor's degree in history from Occidental College in Los Angeles in 1954 and both an M.A. and PhD in history from UCLA, the latter in 1962 with the dissertation Negro migration to Los Angeles, 1930 to 1950.[1] In February 1959 he married Shirley Ferguson, with whom he would raise a daughter. In the fall of 1959, he was hired among the first faculty of the new Orange County State College (to be renamed California State University, Fullerton).[3] De Graaf remained at Fullerton his whole career, retiring in 2002.[1]
In 2006, the Los Angeles City Historical Society honored de Graaf with its Miriam Matthews Ethnic History Award for chronicling Southern California’s ethnic history.[1] In 2014, he was inducted into the International Youth-on-the-Move International Educators’ Hall of Fame Awards at Chapman University.[4]
Worksedit
de Graaf, Lawrence B.; Mulroy, Kevin; Taylor, Quintard (2001). Seeking El Dorado: African Americans in California. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press. ISBN9780295980836. OCLC 918345356.
de Graaf, Lawrence B. (2009). The Fullerton Way: 50 Years of Memories at California State University, Fullerton. Fullerton, California: Center for Oral and Public History/California State University. ISBN9780930046262. OCLC 319595153.
Referencesedit
^ abcdeCruz, Sherri (September 6, 2013). "Making of a History Professor". Orange County Register. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
^"CSUF Center for Oral and Public History Named for Lawrence B. de Graaf". Fullerton Observer. April 10, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^Jerry Hicks, Looking back on Cal State's first 50 years, Orange Coast Magazine, January 2008
^"Professor emeritus Lawrence de Graaf honored Nov. 15". The Orange County Register. November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
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lawrence, graaf, lawrence, brooks, graaf, born, august, 1932, yonkers, york, american, historian, professor, emeritus, history, california, state, university, fullerton, where, namesake, lawrence, graaf, center, oral, public, history, lawrence, brooks, graafbo. Lawrence Brooks de Graaf born August 30 1932 in Yonkers New York 1 is an American historian He is a professor emeritus of History at California State University Fullerton where he is the namesake of the Lawrence de Graaf Center for Oral and Public History 2 Lawrence Brooks de GraafBorn 1932 08 30 August 30 1932 age 91 Yonkers New York U S EducationOccidental College BA UCLA MA PhD Occupation s Professor emeritus of History California State University FullertonSpouseShirley Ferguson 1959 present Children1 daughter ParentsKathryn nee Brooks mother Jacob C de Graaf father De Graaf was the oldest son of Kathryn nee Brooks and Jacob C de Graaf a salesman whose parents had immigrated from Rotterdam in 1909 He grew up in various places in New York State before moving in 1944 to Glendale California where his father had taken a job with Sun Oil 1 De Graaf received a bachelor s degree in history from Occidental College in Los Angeles in 1954 and both an M A and PhD in history from UCLA the latter in 1962 with the dissertation Negro migration to Los Angeles 1930 to 1950 1 In February 1959 he married Shirley Ferguson with whom he would raise a daughter In the fall of 1959 he was hired among the first faculty of the new Orange County State College to be renamed California State University Fullerton 3 De Graaf remained at Fullerton his whole career retiring in 2002 1 In 2006 the Los Angeles City Historical Society honored de Graaf with its Miriam Matthews Ethnic History Award for chronicling Southern California s ethnic history 1 In 2014 he was inducted into the International Youth on the Move International Educators Hall of Fame Awards at Chapman University 4 Works editde Graaf Lawrence B Mulroy Kevin Taylor Quintard 2001 Seeking El Dorado African Americans in California Seattle Washington University of Washington Press ISBN 9780295980836 OCLC 918345356 de Graaf Lawrence B 2009 The Fullerton Way 50 Years of Memories at California State University Fullerton Fullerton California Center for Oral and Public History California State University ISBN 9780930046262 OCLC 319595153 References edit a b c d e Cruz Sherri September 6 2013 Making of a History Professor Orange County Register Retrieved April 11 2019 CSUF Center for Oral and Public History Named for Lawrence B de Graaf Fullerton Observer April 10 2017 Retrieved November 21 2017 Jerry Hicks Looking back on Cal State s first 50 years Orange Coast Magazine January 2008 Professor emeritus Lawrence de Graaf honored Nov 15 The Orange County Register November 12 2014 Retrieved November 21 2017 nbsp This biography of an American historian is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lawrence B de Graaf amp oldid 1163203773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
