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| | Prof. Stephen W. Botein, 44, Of Michigan State University - New York Times |
 | | Stephen William Botein, a professor of history at Michigan State University, died of a cerebral aneurysm Tuesday as he was preparing for the close of a 10-day seminar at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Mass. |
 | | Professor Botein, son of the late State Supreme Court Justice Bernard Botein, was on leave from the university, serving as editor of publications for the Institute of Early American History and Culture in Williamsburg, Va. Earlier, he had been an assistant professor of history at Williams College and at Harvard. |
 | | He is survived by his wife, the former Sheila Dawson Read; two daughters, Emily and Hilary, both of Cambridge; his mother, Marian Botein of Manhattan, and a brother, Michael, of South Orange, N.J.. |
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