Faculty Profile

Gustav Seligmann

Title
Associate Professor
Department
History
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

Education

PhD, University of Arizona, 1967.
Major: History
MA, New Mexico A & M, 1958.
Major: History
BA, New Mexico College of A. & M.A. (now New Mexico State University), 1957.
Major: History

Current Scheduled Teaching*

No current or future courses scheduled.

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

HIST 2610.004, United States History to 1865, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.005, United States History to 1865, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.006, United States History to 1865, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.003, United States History to 1865, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.005, United States History to 1865, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.007, United States History to 1865, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.009, United States History to 1865, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.003, United States History to 1865, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.005, United States History to 1865, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 4261.002, Topics in US History, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.004, United States History to 1865, Spring 2020 Syllabus
HIST 2610.008, United States History to 1865, Spring 2020 Syllabus
HIST 2610.009, United States History to 1865, Spring 2020 Syllabus
HIST 4261.003, Topics in US History, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.007, United States History to 1865, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.007, United States History to 1865, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.009, United States History to 1865, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.002, United States History to 1865, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.004, United States History to 1865, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 6900.714, Special Problems, Spring 2018
HIST 4420.001, United States Constitutional Development, 1783 Present, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.003, United States History to 1865, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.004, United States History to 1865, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 4420.001, United States Constitutional Development, 1783 Present, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.012, United States History to 1865, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 5900.713, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2017
HIST 5900.805, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2017
HIST 5900.714, Special Problems, Spring 2017
HIST 4261.006, Topics in US History, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.007, United States History to 1865, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 5110.004, Studies in United States History, Fall 2016 SPOT
HIST 4261.008, Topics in US History, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 2610.007, United States History to 1865, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 5900.004, Special Problems, Summer 3W1 2016
HIST 5900.713, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2016
HIST 5900.805, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2016
HIST 5110.001, Studies in United States History, Spring 2016 SPOT
HIST 2610.006, United States History to 1865, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
HIST 5900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2015
HIST 4420.001, United States Constitutional Development, 1783 Present, Fall 2015 SPOT
HIST 2610.009, United States History to 1865, Fall 2015 SPOT
HIST 2610.014, United States History to 1865, Fall 2015 SPOT
HIST 5950.706, Master's Thesis, Spring 2015
HIST 5900.706, Special Problems, Spring 2015
HIST 5110.002, Studies in United States History, Spring 2015
HIST 2610.006, United States History to 1865, Spring 2015
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Spring 2015
HIST 4951.003, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Fall 2014
HIST 5950.728, Master's Thesis, Fall 2014
HIST 2610.007, United States History to 1865, Fall 2014
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Fall 2014
HIST 5950.828, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2014
HIST 5950.740, Master's Thesis, Spring 2014
HIST 5110.003, Studies in United States History, Spring 2014
HIST 2610.012, United States History to 1865, Spring 2014
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Spring 2014
HIST 6940.728, Individual Research, Fall 2013
HIST 5950.728, Master's Thesis, Fall 2013
HIST 4420.001, United States Constitutional Development, 1783 Present, Fall 2013
HIST 2610.015, United States History to 1865, Fall 2013
HIST 5900.754, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2013
HIST 4951.002, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Spring 2013
HIST 6940.740, Individual Research, Spring 2013
HIST 5950.740, Master's Thesis, Spring 2013
HIST 5900.740, Special Problems, Spring 2013
HIST 2610.008, United States History to 1865, Spring 2013
HIST 2610.010, United States History to 1865, Spring 2013
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Spring 2013
HIST 5950.728, Master's Thesis, Fall 2012
HIST 5900.754, Special Problems, Fall 2012
HIST 4261.003, Topics in US History, Fall 2012
HIST 2610.015, United States History to 1865, Fall 2012
HIST 6900.740, Special Problems, Spring 2012
HIST 5110.003, Studies in United States History, Spring 2012
HIST 2610.008, United States History to 1865, Spring 2012
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Spring 2012
HIST 6940.728, Individual Research, Fall 2011
HIST 5100.002, Seminar in United States History, Fall 2011
HIST 5900.754, Special Problems, Fall 2011
HIST 6900.754, Special Problems, Fall 2011
HIST 2610.017, United States History to 1865, Fall 2011
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Fall 2011
HIST 5900.854, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2011
HIST 5110.001, Studies in United States History, Summer 5W1 2011
HIST 5110.002, Studies in United States History, Spring 2011
HIST 4420.001, United States Constitutional Development, 1783 Present, Spring 2011
HIST 2610.008, United States History to 1865, Spring 2011
HIST 6940.728, Individual Research, Fall 2010
HIST 5110.002, Studies in United States History, Fall 2010
HIST 2610.016, United States History to 1865, Fall 2010
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Fall 2010
HIST 5900.754, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2010
HIST 5900.755, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2010
HIST 5110.003, Studies in United States History, Spring 2010
HIST 2610.012, United States History to 1865, Spring 2010
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Spring 2010
HIST 6940.705, Individual Research, Fall 2009
HIST 5100.001, Seminar in United States History, Fall 2009
HIST 4420.001, United States Constitutional Development, 1783 Present, Fall 2009
HIST 2610.016, United States History to 1865, Fall 2009
HIST 4900.701, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2009
HIST 5100.002, Seminar in United States History, Spring 2009
HIST 4900.740, Special Problems, Spring 2009
HIST 2610.013, United States History to 1865, Spring 2009
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Spring 2009
HIST 4900.709, Special Problems, Fall 2008
HIST 5110.002, Studies in United States History, Fall 2008
HIST 4261.003, Topics in US History, Fall 2008
HIST 6900.703, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2008
HIST 5110.001, Studies in United States History, Summer 5W1 2008
HIST 5110.001, Studies in United States History, Spring 2008
HIST 4420.001, United States Constitutional Development, 1783 Present, Spring 2008
HIST 2610.012, United States History to 1865, Spring 2008
HIST 5900.732, Special Problems, Fall 2007
HIST 2610.017, United States History to 1865, Fall 2007
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Fall 2007
HIST 5100.002, Seminar in United States History, Spring 2007
HIST 5900.740, Special Problems, Spring 2007
HIST 5900.741, Special Problems, Spring 2007
HIST 2610.014, United States History to 1865, Spring 2007
HIST 5110.004, Studies in United States History, Fall 2006
HIST 5900.740, Special Problems, Spring 2006
HIST 6910.740, Special Problems, Spring 2006
HIST 4420.001, United States Constitutional Development, 1783 Present, Spring 2006
HIST 2610.014, United States History to 1865, Spring 2006
HIST 2610.027, United States History to 1865, Fall 2005
HIST 2610.028, United States History to 1865, Fall 2005
HIST 5110.003, Studies in United States History, Spring 2005
HIST 2610.014, United States History to 1865, Spring 2005
HIST 2610.015, United States History to 1865, Fall 2004
HIST 4430.001, United States Political Parties, 1783 Present, Fall 2004

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings
Seligmann, G. L. (2003). The Internationalization of H-NET and Its Role n the Broadening of Scholarly Communication and Access to Scholarly Materials Around the World.
Seligmann, G. L. (1996). What's it All About: Comments on the Papers Presented at the Sesquicentennial Symposium on 1846 the Year of Destiny in New Mexico.
Book
Seligmann, G. L. (1993). THE CORE AND THE CANON: A NATIONAL DEBATE.
Seligmann, G. L. (1974). CHICANO: THE BEGINNINGS OF BRONZE POWER.
Seligmann, G. L. (1973). AMERICA IN PROCESS.
Seligmann, G. L. (1973). CHICANO: THE EVOLUTION OF A PEOPLE. Reissued by Robert Krieger Publisher, in 1978. 405 pp.; Second edition Krieger, 1982. 416 pp..
Seligmann, G. L. (1970). THE SWEEP OF AMERICAN HISTORY, 2 V; Second edition 1974 V I 645 pp., V II 627 pp.; Third edition 1981, originally published by John Wiley and Sons and later sold to Random House, V I 400 pp., V II 405 pp..
Seligmann, G. L. (1963). Annotations for A MANY COLORED TOGA: THE DIARY OF SENATOR HENRY FOUNTAIN ASHURST.
Book Chapter
Seligmann, G. L. (2009). Teaching American Military History. The Teaching American History Project:Lessons for History Edicators and Historians. 47-61. New York: Routledge.
Seligmann, G. L. (1999). ‰ÛÏIntroduction‰Û�, to essay by Mark Stegmaier in THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO: PAPERS OF THE SESQUICENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM, 1848-1998.
Seligmann, G. L. (1993). "On Reading The Aeneid at Age Fiftysomething" THE CORE AND THE CANON: A NATIONAL DEBATE.
Seligmann, G. L. (1975). "Alpheus T. Bampson: A Figure More Reviled than Revered, now Revisited, Reviewed and Revised" in ESSAYS IN MEMORY OF ROBERT WILLIAMSON.
Seligmann, G. L. (1975). "Judicial Recognition of the Doctrine of the Sanctity of Contracts (Fletcher v Peck)" in John L. Loos and Frank N. Magill (ed.), GREAT EVENTS FROM AMERICAN HISTORY, 3 v, 2047 pp..
Seligmann, G. L. (1975). "Supreme Court's First Exercise of the Right of Judicial Review (Marbury v Madison)" in John L. Loos and Frank N. Magill (ed.), GREAT EVENTS FROM AMERICAN HISTORY, 3 v, 2047 pp..
Seligmann, G. L. (1971). "Bronson Cutting, Politician," in Richard Ellis (ed.), NEW MEXICO PAST AND PRESENT: A HISTORICAL READER.
Journal Article
Seligmann, G. L. (1992). Alamogordo and Alcohol: Monopoly or Social Control.
Seligmann, G. L. (1991). Popular Culture and the Great Debate: The Canon and the Comics.
Seligmann, G. L. (1987). 'Unworthy Motives': Property, the Historian and the Federal Constitution; A Historiographic Speculation.
Seligmann, G. L. (1987). Curricular Coherence and the Social Sciences: 'Reason, Virtue, and Civility' The North Texas State University Program.
Seligmann, G. L. (1986). LBJ vs. His Interpreters-A Review Essay.
Seligmann, G. L. (1986). The Economic impact of the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad in Central New Mexico.
Seligmann, G. L. (1983). Mozart and The United States Constitution.
Seligmann, G. L. (1974). North to New Mexico: The Emigration of a Texas Family, 1890.
Seligmann, G. L. (1972). The Purge That Failed: The 1934 Senatorial Election In New Mexico; Yet Another View.
Seligmann, G. L. (1962). Crawley P. Dake, U.S. Marshal.
Other
Seligmann, G. L. (1987). History Must Be Understood to be Useful.
Seligmann, G. L. (1987). The Conscience and the Law.
Seligmann, G. L. (1982). Presidents and Reelection.
Seligmann, G. L. (1981). Single Member Districts - Yes.
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

out of 5

out of 7
%
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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