at the University of Illinois. During his long tenure in Minnesota he fought hard for the state''s history, helping organize county historical societies, founding a quarterly periodical, and moving the Historical Society from the basement of the State Capitol to its own building. As might be expected from such a career, Buck''s gifts lay in organization, with a particular talent for bibliography; he became an international authority in archival economy. His works include: Illinois (1818), The Agrarian Crusade (1919) and The Planting of Civilization in Western Pennsylvania (1939).  (less)