Loos came to LSU in 1955. There he specialized in the history of the American West, with emphasis on the life of William Clark, partner of Meriwether Lewis in the Corps of Discovery, which followed the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean near what is now Astoria, Oregon. The year before he came to LSU, the Missouri Historical Society published Loos's William Clark's Part in the Preparation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1954), a manuscript of 511 pages.[2] Loos in 1964 published "They Opened the Door to the West", a six-page article on Lewis and Clark useful for lecturers seeking a concise summary of the expedition.[3]
For a quarter century Loos was the chairman of the Department of History. For a time he was interim dean of the LSU College of Arts and Sciences. In 1983, he was named an LSU "alumni professor"; in 1988, upon mandatory retirement at the age of seventy, he was honored as professor emeritus.[1] From 1976 to 1977, he was president of the Louisiana Historical Association.[4] He was also affiliated with the Organization of American Historians.[1]
In addition to his work on Lewis and Clark, Loos also published:
The American Presidents (1986), with co-authors Tracy Irons-Georges and Frank Northern Magill
Great Events from History: North American Series, 1895–1955, with co-author Frank Magill.[5]
Loos died at the age of ninety-three at a nursing facility in Lafayette, Louisiana; he was buried in Harvard, Nebraska.[1]
LSU launched in 2005 the John L. Loos Professorship in History. The first recipient, David Culbert, is an historian of film and media.[7]
In December 2011, the American Historical Association honored Loos with a memorial article on his career written by Gaines M. Foster, who recalls that Loos
frequently roamed the halls, dropping into offices, talking with everyone, keeping them informed, and, without ever saying so, assuring them that they were important. He rarely created a committee, saw little point in departmental meetings, and never called one until he knew what the vote would be. Some saw him as a benevolent dictator who always got his way; more acute observers often wondered what John himself really wanted to happen. He had an amazing ability to create consensus. In part it was because he listened and everyone trusted him. It also resulted from his willingness to accept responsibility and absorb blame, rather than deflect both, like so many administrators.[8]
^William Clark's Part in the Preparation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Missouri Historical Society. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
^Loos, John L. (1964). They Opened the Door to the West. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
^. lahistory.org. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
^"John L. Loos". Salem Press. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
^Daum, Arnold R.; Loos, John L. (1960). "Oil on Stream!". Technology and Culture. 1 (3). jstor.org: 276–278. doi:10.2307/3101402. JSTOR 3101402. S2CID 117230986.
^"David Culbert named first John Loos Professorship in History, November 14, 2005". lsu.com. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
^"John L. Loos". historians.org. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
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John Louis Loos March 9 1918 September 25 2011 was an American historian best known for his scholarship on the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 to 1806 A Nebraska native for 34 years Loos was a faculty member at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge Louisiana John Louis LoosBorn 1918 03 09 March 9 1918Friend Nebraska U S DiedSeptember 25 2011 2011 09 25 aged 93 Lafayette Louisiana U S Resting placeHarvard Cemetery Harvard Nebraska U S Alma materHarvard Nebraska High School University of Nebraska Washington University in St LouisOccupation s HistorianProfessor at Louisiana State UniversityYears active1948 1988SpouseHelen Nunn LoosChildren2President of the Louisiana Historical AssociationIn office 1976 1977Preceded byMorgan D PeoplesSucceeded byJoy Juanita Jackson Contents 1 Early years 2 Academic career 3 Legacy 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly years editThe son of John George Loos 1896 1976 and Katherine Pauley Loos 1895 1981 Loos was born in Friend in Saline County in southeastern Nebraska The family subsequently moved to Lushton Nebraska and then during the middle of the Great Depression on to Harvard Nebraska where in 1935 Loos graduated from Harvard High School Loos obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1939 and a Master of Arts in 1940 both in history from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln where he was Regent Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa 1 During World War II Loos was stationed in the Pacific Theater of Operations with the United States Army An artillery officer promoted to major he received the Bronze Star for meritorious service 1 Loos was an assistant professor of history from 1948 to 1951 at Evansville College in Evansville Indiana He received his Ph D in history from Washington University in St Louis Missouri From 1953 to 1955 he was an instructor at the John Burroughs School a private college preparatory school in Ladue Missouri an affluent suburb of St Louis 1 Academic career editLoos came to LSU in 1955 There he specialized in the history of the American West with emphasis on the life of William Clark partner of Meriwether Lewis in the Corps of Discovery which followed the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean near what is now Astoria Oregon The year before he came to LSU the Missouri Historical Society published Loos s William Clark s Part in the Preparation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 1954 a manuscript of 511 pages 2 Loos in 1964 published They Opened the Door to the West a six page article on Lewis and Clark useful for lecturers seeking a concise summary of the expedition 3 For a quarter century Loos was the chairman of the Department of History For a time he was interim dean of the LSU College of Arts and Sciences In 1983 he was named an LSU alumni professor in 1988 upon mandatory retirement at the age of seventy he was honored as professor emeritus 1 From 1976 to 1977 he was president of the Louisiana Historical Association 4 He was also affiliated with the Organization of American Historians 1 In addition to his work on Lewis and Clark Loos also published The American Presidents 1986 with co authors Tracy Irons Georges and Frank Northern Magill Great Events from History North American Series 1895 1955 with co author Frank Magill 5 Oil on Stream A History of Interstate Oil Pipe Line Company 1909 1959 published in 1959 by Louisiana State University Press 6 Legacy editLoos died at the age of ninety three at a nursing facility in Lafayette Louisiana he was buried in Harvard Nebraska 1 LSU launched in 2005 the John L Loos Professorship in History The first recipient David Culbert is an historian of film and media 7 In December 2011 the American Historical Association honored Loos with a memorial article on his career written by Gaines M Foster who recalls that Loos frequently roamed the halls dropping into offices talking with everyone keeping them informed and without ever saying so assuring them that they were important He rarely created a committee saw little point in departmental meetings and never called one until he knew what the vote would be Some saw him as a benevolent dictator who always got his way more acute observers often wondered what John himself really wanted to happen He had an amazing ability to create consensus In part it was because he listened and everyone trusted him It also resulted from his willingness to accept responsibility and absorb blame rather than deflect both like so many administrators 8 See also editLoos s LSU historian colleagues included Mark T Carleton Edwin Adams Davis Burl Noggle T Harry WilliamsReferences edit a b c d e f John L Loos Baton Rouge Morning Advocate October 1 2011 Retrieved October 1 2011 William Clark s Part in the Preparation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Missouri Historical Society Retrieved October 3 2011 Loos John L 1964 They Opened the Door to the West Retrieved October 1 2011 Presidents of the Louisiana Historical Association lahistory org Archived from the original on June 20 2010 Retrieved October 1 2011 John L Loos Salem Press Retrieved October 1 2011 Daum Arnold R Loos John L 1960 Oil on Stream Technology and Culture 1 3 jstor org 276 278 doi 10 2307 3101402 JSTOR 3101402 S2CID 117230986 David Culbert named first John Loos Professorship in History November 14 2005 lsu com Retrieved October 1 2011 John L Loos historians org Retrieved March 18 2012 Preceded byMorgan D Peoples President of the Louisiana Historical Association John Louis Loos 1976 1977 Succeeded byJoy Juanita Jackson Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Education nbsp History nbsp United States nbsp Indiana nbsp Christianity Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John L Loos amp oldid 1206642975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
