Carroll Van West Explained

Carroll Van West
Birth Place:	Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma Mater:	Middle Tennessee State University University of Tennessee College of William & Mary
Employer:	Middle Tennessee State University

Carroll Van West is an American historian. He is the Tennessee State Historian and a professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author or editor of several books about Montana and Tennessee.

Early life

Carroll Van West was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977.^[1] He earned a master's degree from the University of Tennessee in 1978 and a PhD from the College of William and Mary in 1982.^[1]

Career

Van West is a professor of history at his alma mater, Middle Tennessee State University,^[1] where he is also the director of the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation.^[2] He is the author or editor of several books about Montana and Tennessee.

Van West succeeded Walter Durham as the Tennessee State Historian in July 2013.^[3]

Selected works

• Book: Van West. Carroll. Traveler's Companion to Montana History. 1986. Montana Historical Society Press. Helena, Montana. 9780917298127. 906469480.
• Book: Van West. Carroll. Capitalism on the Frontier Billings and the Yellowstone Valley in the Nineteenth Century. 1993. University of Nebraska Press. Lincoln, Nebraska. 9780803247550.
• Book: Van West. Carroll. Tennessee's New Deal Landscape: A Guidebook. 2001. University of Tennessee Press. Knoxville, Tennessee. 9781572331082. 800341968.
• Book: Van West. Carroll. Trial and Triumph: Essays in Tennessee's African American History. 2002. University of Tennessee Press. Knoxville, Tennessee. 9781572332041. 606909077.
• Book: Van West. Carroll. A History of Tennessee Arts: Creating Traditions, Expanding Horizons. 2004. University of Tennessee Press. Knoxville, Tennessee. 9781572332393. 52377497.
• Book: Van West. Carroll. Nashville Architecture: A Guide to the City. 2015. University of Tennessee Press. Knoxville, Tennessee. 9781572339200. 903363549.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Carroll Van West. Department of History. Middle Tennessee State University. March 4, 2018.
2. Web site: Carroll Van West, Ph.D.. MTSU Center for Historic Preservation. March 4, 2018.
3. News: Phillips. Betsy. Carroll Van West Is Our New State Historian. March 4, 2018. Nashville Scene. July 11, 2013.