University in Lafayette County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

David Gaffney Sansing, Sr.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

1. David Gaffney Sansing, Sr. Marker

Inscription. A Greenville native, Dr. David Sansing (1933-2019) served in the U.S. Army before beginning his teaching career in 1960. He served as a history professor on the faculty at Ole Miss from 1970 until his retirement in 1994 and was the author of several acclaimed historical publications, including The University of Mississippi: A Sesquicentennial History. An avid Ole Miss sports fan, Sansing pioneered tailgating in “The Circle” and was known as the “Emperor of the South Endzone.”

Erected 2021 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1970.

Location. 34° 21.911′ N, 89° 32.337′ W. Marker is in University, Mississippi, in Lafayette County. It can be reached from Chapel Lane north of Fraternity Row. Marker is in front of Bondurant Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Fraternity Row, Oxford MS 38677, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Temple of the Star (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Longstreet Hall (about 600 feet

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away); Civil Rights Monument (about 700 feet away); University of Mississippi (about 800 feet away); George Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Lyceum (approx. 0.2 miles away); University Park/Old Swayze Field (approx. 0.2 miles away); Guyton Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in University.

Also see . . . Mississippi Historian David Sansing Leaves Historical Legacy. Professor emeritus of history at the University of Mississippi and author of the definitive history of the university, Sansing died in 2019. (The University of Mississippi) (Submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

2. David Gaffney Sansing, Sr. Marker

Bondurant Hall is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.