W. Darrell Overdyke
| William Darrell Overdyke | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 7, 1907 Cherokee, Crawford County Kansas, USA |
| Died | June 21, 1973 (aged 65) Shreveport Caddo Parish, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Centenary College of Louisiana |
| Occupation |
Historian Professor at Centenary College of Louisiana |
| Years active | ca. 1929–1973 |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Walker Overdyke |
Centenary College of Louisiana
Louisiana State University
William Darrell Overdyke (August 7, 1907 – June 21, 1973) was an American historian known particularly for his work on 18th- and 19th-century plantation houses in his adopted state of Louisiana as well as the anti-immigration Know Nothing political party in the American South.
Overdyke was born in Cherokee near Pittsburg in Crawford County in southeastern Kansas. He graduated with honors in 1928 from Methodist-affiliated Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana. He then procured his Master of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, after which time he joined the Centenary faculty, a position that he retained for the remainder of his life. In 1941, he was awarded a Ph.D by Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
At Centenary, Overdyke was an advisor to pre-law students, director of inter-collegiate debate and forensics, and faculty advisor to the student senate. He was also a Cub Scouts troop master. Because of his kindness, Overdyke was nicknamed "Dr. Bunny" and for several years was voted "favorite professor" by the Centenary graduating classes. The college newspaper referred to him in 1970 as "a man of rare qualities, one knows him by his smile, a hand lifted in a friendly wave, words spoken with kindness, eyes that show a true sincere concern for each fellow man."
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