He became interested in work on Native American mound research while in Mississippi, and between 1933 and 1934, worked at Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon, Georgia, under Arthur Randolph Kelley.
He became interested in work on Native American mound research while growing up in Mississippi. Between 1933 and 1934, he worked at the Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon, Georgia, under Arthur Randolph Kelley.