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CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE William Hanchett is a professor of history at San Diego State University. William E. Gienapp is completing his dissertation on "The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856," under the direction of Kenneth M. Stampp. He is an instructor in the department of history at the University of California at Berkeley. Fred Siegel is a member of the faculty at Empire State College, State University of New York. Charles W. Turner is professor of history atWashington and Lee University. ...

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