Robert J. Jakeman

OFFICE: Thach 314-A
PHONE: (334) 844-6634
EMAIL: jakemrj@auburn.edu

WEBSITE: http://www.auburn.edu/~jakemrj/

Robert J. Jakeman, Associate Professor. Editor: The Alabama Review and The Encyclopedia of Alabama.

Ph.D., Auburn University, 1988.

Robert J. (Jeff) Jakeman has played a central role in the development of the History Department's Archival Studies Program, which prepares graduate students for careers as professional archivists. Prior to joining the Auburn faculty in 1992 he worked as a professional archivist at the Auburn University Archives, the Air Force Historical Research Agency, and the Alabama Department of Archives and History. He has published articles on archival topics and is currently writing a biography of Thomas McAdory Owen, an archival pioneer and Alabama native who founded the nation's first state archives in 1901. His research interests also include military aviation, Alabama history, and southern history. His first book, The Divided Skies: Establishing Segregated Flight Training at Tuskegee, Alabama, 1934-1942 (University of Alabama Press, 1992) describes the origins and establishment of World War II flying training programs for the Tuskegee Airmen. Since 1996 he has served as editor of The Alabama Review, a quarterly journal of Alabama history published by the Alabama Historical Association. He also serves as editor of the Encyclopedia of Alabama, an on-line reference work currently in the early stages of development and sponsored by the Alabama Humanities Foundation in cooperation with Auburn. He received his B.A. from the University of South Florida, his M.A. from Valdosta State University, and his Ph.D. from Auburn University.

Last updated July 26, 2006.
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