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1863 - 2003



Barrett, Russell H

Russell H. Barrett, the son of Mr. & Mrs. R.J. Barrett, was born in Cottonwood Falls on December 30, 1919. He attended Cottonwood Grade School and graduated from Chase County Community High School in 1938.

Russell's education was delayed by his joining the United States Air Force in 1942 in which he served 4 years in the Pacific.

Russell received his Bachelor degree at K.U. in 1946, his Masters degree at K.U. in 1947 and his Ph.D. at the University of Melbourne in 1950.

Russell was married to Mada Ballier at Lawrence, Kansas, 1946. The Barretts' have two daughters, Valarie and Pamela.

As a Political Science Professor of the University of Mississippi, Russell had a ringside seat on September 30, 1962 when James H. Meredith was escorted onto the University of Mississippi Campus by Federal marshals and troops. He wrote the book "Integration at Ole Mississippi". As he saw and lived a major domestic crises of prejudice.

"Copied from newspaper" Ole Miss. Professor Tapes Important Events.

Amateur politicians interested in knowing who seconded the nomination of Estes Kefauver for Vice-President in 1965 should contact Russell Barrett at the University of Mississippi.

You could probably hear the actual nomination being made. Dr. Barrett, a political science Professor, has tapes of every presidential nominating convention from 1948 to 1964, all edited to about 45 to 50 minutes each. "I also have tapes of Ross Barnett's speeches at Harvard, Robert Kennedy's speech at Ole Miss., and Edward R. Murrow and Eisenhower's speeches; Dr. Barrett said, he also has tapes to sessions of Australian Parliament and election campaigns made in 1950 while completing the Ph.D. degree as a Fullbright Fellow at the University of Melbourne.

A former Kansas farm boy, Dr. Barrett was graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Kansas and was a Fellow in East Asian Studies at Harvard. He also is director of graduate studies for the Political Science Department at Ole Miss. His home designed and hand built stereo unit includes a pick-up arm made of army surplus ball-bearings, some sheet aluminum and tubing, and part of an old tin can.

Chase County Centennial, 1872 - 1972.



Chase County Submitted Historical Sketches
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by Lorna Marvin
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