Gary Kremer

Title: Executive director of the State Historical Society of Missouri; director of the Western Historical Manuscript Collection

Background: Before coming to MU, Kremer taught history at Lincoln University in Jefferson City (1972-1987) and William Woods University in Fulton (1991-2004). Between those academic appointments, he served as Missouri's state archivist. He has written, co-written and co-edited ten books, including the recently released Women in Missouri History: In Search of Power and Influence; A Dictionary of Missouri Biography; A History of Missouri, 1875-1919 and Missouri's Black Heritage. He has written dozens of journal articles and is an authority on the African-American experience in Missouri.

Education: PhD, history, American University, 1978

Speaking Topic: Missouri social history; women’s history; and African-American history