User:Russelldjames

Russell Dale James (1971-) was born on May 26, 1971, in Del Norte, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA, to Ardell Bradford James (1943-) and Carol Ann Drake (December 1944-July 25, 2007). Russell graduated from Delta High School in Delta, Colorado, USA on May 20, 1989; Colorado State University on December 17, 1994 with a bachelor of arts degree in political science; from the University of West Florida on April 30, 2002 with a master of arts degree in history; and Louisiana State University on May 18, 2007 with a master of library & information science degree. He is the author of one history book, one historical biography, and numerous peer-reviewed history articles; and the editor of one records science book. He is a retired archivist and a retired community college history teacher. His hobbies include gardening and writing. He has always wanted to be a published poet. His brother Randall Dale James (1977-) is a librarian at Georgia Tech University (as of 2023); his brother Roy (1973-) is a disbled former truck driver. His sister Rhonda Lynn (1975-) is married to Norman B. Weathers Jr. (1975-). Russell is the uncle of Cheyenne James, Zackery James, Zadie James; and the granduncle of Jasper Pitkin James and Abel Thomas Orin Sprague. He is a lifelong practicing Catholic.