Donald Dean Jackson | |
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| Born | June 10, 1919 Glenwood, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 1987 (aged 68) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Resting place | Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, US |
| Occupation | Journalist, historian, professor of history |
| Spouse | Mary Catherine Mayberry Jackson |
| Children | Robert and Mark Jackson |
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Donald Dean Jackson (June 10, 1919 – December 9, 1987) was an American journalist, historian, and professor of American history involving early America and the Civil War mostly. He was the founding editor of the University of Virginia's George Washington Papers project. Apart from his editing and publishing of those papers, Jackson was also noted for his consulting and editorship in the Lewis and Clark project, gathering and compiling related manuscripts into one comprehensive study. Jackson was also considered an expert historian of the American West and its exploration and authored many books and journals in that area of study.