Joseph Milton Nance (September 18, 1913 – January 17, 1997)[a] was an American historian and educator with a focus on the history of Texas. From 1941 until his 1979 retirement, he taught at Texas A&M University,[2] and he was the department chair of the Department of History and Government from 1958 to 1968, and of the successor Department of History until 1973.[3][4] The J. Milton Nance Lectures in Texas History lecture series at TAMU is named in his honor.[5] During the 1966–1967 year, he served on a program committee of the Texas State Historical Association.[6] For much of his life, he lived in College Station, Texas.[7][8]
Nance was born in Kyle, Texas September 18, 1913. Joseph was the oldest of the eight children of Jeremiah Milton "Jerry" Nance Jr.[b] and Mary Louise Hutchinson,[c] who married in 1912.[9]
Joseph Milton Nance married Eleanor Glenn Hanover in 1944.[7] They had three sons,[4] Jeremiah Milton Nance III (born 1948),[d] Joseph Hanover Nance (born 1952),[e] and James Clifton Nance (born 1957).[f]
milton, nance, joseph, milton, nance, september, 1913, january, 1997, american, historian, educator, with, focus, history, texas, from, 1941, until, 1979, retirement, taught, texas, university, department, chair, department, history, government, from, 1958, 19. Joseph Milton Nance September 18 1913 January 17 1997 a was an American historian and educator with a focus on the history of Texas From 1941 until his 1979 retirement he taught at Texas A amp M University 2 and he was the department chair of the Department of History and Government from 1958 to 1968 and of the successor Department of History until 1973 3 4 The J Milton Nance Lectures in Texas History lecture series at TAMU is named in his honor 5 During the 1966 1967 year he served on a program committee of the Texas State Historical Association 6 For much of his life he lived in College Station Texas 7 8 J Milton NanceBornJoseph Milton Nance 1913 09 13 September 13 1913Kyle Texas U S DiedJanuary 17 1997 1997 01 17 aged 83 Bryan Texas U S Contents 1 Background 2 Education 3 Works 4 Footnotes 4 1 Notes 4 2 ReferencesBackground EditNance was born in Kyle Texas September 18 1913 Joseph was the oldest of the eight children of Jeremiah Milton Jerry Nance Jr b and Mary Louise Hutchinson c who married in 1912 9 Joseph Milton Nance married Eleanor Glenn Hanover in 1944 7 They had three sons 4 Jeremiah Milton Nance III born 1948 d Joseph Hanover Nance born 1952 e and James Clifton Nance born 1957 f Education EditNance had received a B A in 1935 an M A in 1936 and a Ph D in 1941 all from University of Texas at Austin He also received a certificate in naval communications from Harvard in 1943 7 Works EditNance s personal papers are archived by the Briscoe Center for American History and are available online 13 Nance wrote or edited multiple books including Nance J M After San Jacinto The Texas Mexican Frontier 1836 1841 Nance J M Attack and Counterattack The Texas Mexican Frontier 1842 McCutchan J D Nance J M ed Mier Expedition Diary A Texan Prisoner s Account Introduction by J A Kenamore Baugh V E Rendezvous at the Alamo Highlights in the Lives of Bowie Crockett and Travis Foreword by J M Nance Nance J M McDonald A P ed Dare Devils All The Texan Mier Expedition 1842 1844 Nance J M McDonald A P ed Dare Devils All Biographical Data on Selected Members of the Mier Expedition Vol 2 Puryear P A Winfield N Jr Sandbars and Sternwheelers Steam Navigation on the Brazos Introduction by J M Nance Footnotes EditNotes Edit Most sources state January 17 though the Library of Congress Linked Data Service states his death date as January 15 1 July 19 1884 Kyle Texas May 17 1966 Hays County Texas 9 April 4 1890 Texas May 29 1967 9 According to Texas state birth records Jeremiah Milton Nance III was born on February 28 1948 in Brazos Texas U S 10 According to Texas state birth records Joseph Hanover Nance was born on June 18 1852 in Brazos Texas U S 11 According to Texas state birth records James Clifton Nance was born on September 2 1957 in Brazos Texas U S 12 References Edit Nance Joseph Milton Library of Congress Linked Data Service Nance Joseph Milton Social Networks and Archival Context East Texas Colloquy East Texas Historical Journal 20 1 1982 ISSN 0424 1444 a b Tribe Henry Franklin Nance Joseph Milton TSHA Campus Names The Battalion October 29 1980 p 4 Ellis L Tuffly 1967 Affairs of the Association The Southwestern Historical Quarterly 71 1 151 161 ISSN 0038 478X a b c NANCE JOSEPH MILTON Who s Who in America 1974 1975 Vol 2 38th ed Marquis Who s Who p 2257 NANCE JOSEPH MILTON Who s Who in America 1978 1979 Vol 2 40th ed Marquis Who s Who p 2364 a b c King Florence H Buford Walker Fern K ed HAUPT John Henry Sebastian Buford Families in America Archived from the original on May 29 2016 NANCE JEREMIAH MILTON 3RD Texas Birth Index 1903 1997 Texas Department of State Health Services via Ancestry com NANCE JOSEPH HANOVER Texas Birth Index 1903 1997 Texas Department of State Health Services via Ancestry com NANCE JAMES CLIFTON Texas Birth Index 1903 1997 Texas Department of State Health Services via Ancestry com Joseph Milton Nance Papers 1875 1994 Briscoe Center for American History via Texas Archival Resources Online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J Milton Nance amp oldid 1171394044, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
