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Paul C. Nagel

April 11, 2024

For other people named Paul Nagel, see Paul Nagel (disambiguation).

Paul Chester Nagel (August 14, 1926 – May 22, 2011) was an American historian and biographer who was best known for his works for general readers on the Adams and Lee political families, and who also wrote on the history of his home state of Missouri.[1]

Paul Nagel
Born(1926-08-14)August 14, 1926
Independence, Missouri
DiedMay 22, 2011(2011-05-22) (aged 84)
Edina, Minnesota
OccupationHistorian, academic
LanguageEnglish
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota (Ph.D.)
SubjectAmerican history
SpouseJoan Peterson Nagel

Early life edit

Nagel was born in 1926 and raised in Independence, Missouri,[2] and attended William Chrisman High School.[3] His family was of German ancestry, as Nagel documented in his 2002 book The German Migration to Missouri: My Family's Story. He attended the University of Minnesota, originally to study mortuary science. Shortly after his arrival, he changed his major to history.[4] He stayed at the University of Minnesota to earn his bachelor's degree, master's degree, and Ph.D., all in history.[5] While there, he met Joan Peterson, a librarian who worked at the university library. They married in 1948, and remained married until her death in 2010.[6]

Career edit

Nagel held a variety of academic positions, both in teaching and administration. After teaching history for a number of years at the University of Kentucky, he eventually became dean of that school's College of Arts and Sciences. From 1969 to 1980, he held a tenured chair and was the vice president for academic affairs for the University of Missouri[7] and taught an influential seminar on the Adams Family through MU's highly rated Department of History. Additionally, he had a teaching position at the University of Georgia, and was a visiting professor at Vanderbilt University and at Amherst College.[8]

In 1980, Nagel became the director of the Virginia Historical Society, and in 1985 he left that position to spend his time writing works of history and biography for a general readership.[9]

Adams family scholarship edit

Nagel was particularly known for his three books on the Adams political family of Massachusetts. While teaching at the University of Georgia, Nagel was a neighbor of former U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Years later in a 1998 Booknotes interview, he recalled "And Mr. Rusk said to me, when he learned I was going to write about the Adamses--he said, 'There is no question John Quincy Adams is by far our greatest secretary of state.'"[10] As part of his initial research on the Adams family, Nagel purchased copies of many of the papers of John Quincy Adams, and other Adams family members from the Massachusetts Historical Society. These documents were contained in 608 rolls of microfilm, and Nagel kept these in his possession until he completed his 1997 biography of John Quincy Adams, at which time he donated them to the Carleton College library. As he described it in his 1998 Booknotes interview:

They've all been filmed, to the great--well, th--to the benefit of the manuscripts, of course, and to the benefit of scholars. It's one of the reasons I decided to write about the Adamses, is because it could be marvelously convenient. You had all of this unbelievably revealing material actually in your home if you wanted to buy 608 reels of film... ...I was fortunate. I had helped the Massachu--Massachusetts Historical Society and they gave me a--a price I couldn't turn down... ...my wife and I hauled the 608 reels from university to university. And then when I gave up university life to write, we continued to have them. And just--when finishing this book, which is, I think, my last utterance on the Adamses, we gave them to--well, we gave them to Carleton College in Minnesota because they do such a great job in training undergraduates in history.[11]

He went on to comment that he had read all of the documents contained in the 608 reels more than once, and said "I think I'm the only person in the United--in the world who has had the tenacity to do that."

Later life and death edit

In 1992, Nagel returned to Minneapolis,[12] where he and his wife Joan lived for the remainder of their lives. Joan Nagel died in 2010, and Paul Nagel died in 2011 of pancreatic cancer.[13] Later in 2011, the University of Minnesota Libraries created the Paul and Joan Nagel Lectures in their honor.[14]

Bibliography edit

Title Year Publisher Subject matter
One Nation Indivisible: The Union in American Thought 1776-1861 1964 Oxford University Press
This Sacred Trust: American Nationality, 1798-1898 1971 Oxford University Press
Missouri: A History 1977 W. W. Norton & Co. History of Missouri
Descent from Glory: Four Generations of the John Adams Family 1983 Oxford University Press Adams political family
The Adams Women: Abigail and Louisa Adams, Their Sisters and Daughters 1987 Oxford University Press Abigail Adams, Louisa Adams
The Lees of Virginia: Seven Generations of an American Family 1990 Oxford University Press Lee family
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life 1997 Knopf John Quincy Adams
The German Migration to Missouri: My Family's Story 2002 Kansas City Star Books
George Caleb Bingham: Missouri's Famed Painter and Forgotten Politician 2005 University of Missouri Press George Caleb Bingham

References edit

  1. ^ "Paul Nagel Obituary (2011) - Minneapolis, MN - Star Tribune". Legacy.com.
  2. ^ Publications, Europa (2003). International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004. ISBN 9781857431797.
  3. ^ "Paul Nagel gave us better understanding of history - Independence, MO…". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Paul Nagel gave us better understanding of history - Independence, MO…". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Paul Nagel Obituary (2011) - Minneapolis, MN - Star Tribune". Legacy.com.
  6. ^ "Paul Nagel Obituary (2011) - Minneapolis, MN - Star Tribune". Legacy.com.
  7. ^ "Paul Nagel Obituary (2011) - Minneapolis, MN - Star Tribune". Legacy.com.
  8. ^ "[John Quincy Adams] | C-SPAN.org".
  9. ^ "Paul Nagel Obituary (2011) - Minneapolis, MN - Star Tribune". Legacy.com.
  10. ^ "[John Quincy Adams] | C-SPAN.org".
  11. ^ "[John Quincy Adams] | C-SPAN.org".
  12. ^ . www.georgecalebbingham.org. Archived from the original on 2007-05-16.
  13. ^ "Paul Nagel gave us better understanding of history - Independence, MO…". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.
  14. ^ . blog.lib.umn.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03.

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For other people named Paul Nagel see Paul Nagel disambiguation Paul Chester Nagel August 14 1926 May 22 2011 was an American historian and biographer who was best known for his works for general readers on the Adams and Lee political families and who also wrote on the history of his home state of Missouri 1 Paul NagelBorn 1926 08 14 August 14 1926Independence MissouriDiedMay 22 2011 2011 05 22 aged 84 Edina MinnesotaOccupationHistorian academicLanguageEnglishAlma materUniversity of Minnesota Ph D SubjectAmerican historySpouseJoan Peterson Nagel Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Adams family scholarship 3 Later life and death 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editNagel was born in 1926 and raised in Independence Missouri 2 and attended William Chrisman High School 3 His family was of German ancestry as Nagel documented in his 2002 book The German Migration to Missouri My Family s Story He attended the University of Minnesota originally to study mortuary science Shortly after his arrival he changed his major to history 4 He stayed at the University of Minnesota to earn his bachelor s degree master s degree and Ph D all in history 5 While there he met Joan Peterson a librarian who worked at the university library They married in 1948 and remained married until her death in 2010 6 Career editNagel held a variety of academic positions both in teaching and administration After teaching history for a number of years at the University of Kentucky he eventually became dean of that school s College of Arts and Sciences From 1969 to 1980 he held a tenured chair and was the vice president for academic affairs for the University of Missouri 7 and taught an influential seminar on the Adams Family through MU s highly rated Department of History Additionally he had a teaching position at the University of Georgia and was a visiting professor at Vanderbilt University and at Amherst College 8 In 1980 Nagel became the director of the Virginia Historical Society and in 1985 he left that position to spend his time writing works of history and biography for a general readership 9 Adams family scholarship edit Nagel was particularly known for his three books on the Adams political family of Massachusetts While teaching at the University of Georgia Nagel was a neighbor of former U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk Years later in a 1998 Booknotes interview he recalled And Mr Rusk said to me when he learned I was going to write about the Adamses he said There is no question John Quincy Adams is by far our greatest secretary of state 10 As part of his initial research on the Adams family Nagel purchased copies of many of the papers of John Quincy Adams and other Adams family members from the Massachusetts Historical Society These documents were contained in 608 rolls of microfilm and Nagel kept these in his possession until he completed his 1997 biography of John Quincy Adams at which time he donated them to the Carleton College library As he described it in his 1998 Booknotes interview They ve all been filmed to the great well th to the benefit of the manuscripts of course and to the benefit of scholars It s one of the reasons I decided to write about the Adamses is because it could be marvelously convenient You had all of this unbelievably revealing material actually in your home if you wanted to buy 608 reels of film I was fortunate I had helped the Massachu Massachusetts Historical Society and they gave me a a price I couldn t turn down my wife and I hauled the 608 reels from university to university And then when I gave up university life to write we continued to have them And just when finishing this book which is I think my last utterance on the Adamses we gave them to well we gave them to Carleton College in Minnesota because they do such a great job in training undergraduates in history 11 He went on to comment that he had read all of the documents contained in the 608 reels more than once and said I think I m the only person in the United in the world who has had the tenacity to do that Later life and death editIn 1992 Nagel returned to Minneapolis 12 where he and his wife Joan lived for the remainder of their lives Joan Nagel died in 2010 and Paul Nagel died in 2011 of pancreatic cancer 13 Later in 2011 the University of Minnesota Libraries created the Paul and Joan Nagel Lectures in their honor 14 Bibliography editThis literature related list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items October 2021 Title Year Publisher Subject matterOne Nation Indivisible The Union in American Thought 1776 1861 1964 Oxford University PressThis Sacred Trust American Nationality 1798 1898 1971 Oxford University PressMissouri A History 1977 W W Norton amp Co History of MissouriDescent from Glory Four Generations of the John Adams Family 1983 Oxford University Press Adams political familyThe Adams Women Abigail and Louisa Adams Their Sisters and Daughters 1987 Oxford University Press Abigail Adams Louisa AdamsThe Lees of Virginia Seven Generations of an American Family 1990 Oxford University Press Lee familyJohn Quincy Adams A Public Life A Private Life 1997 Knopf John Quincy AdamsThe German Migration to Missouri My Family s Story 2002 Kansas City Star BooksGeorge Caleb Bingham Missouri s Famed Painter and Forgotten Politician 2005 University of Missouri Press George Caleb BinghamReferences edit Paul Nagel Obituary 2011 Minneapolis MN Star Tribune Legacy com Publications Europa 2003 International Who s Who of Authors and Writers 2004 ISBN 9781857431797 Paul Nagel gave us better understanding of history Independence MO Archived from the original on 3 July 2013 Paul Nagel gave us better understanding of history Independence MO Archived from the original on 3 July 2013 Paul Nagel Obituary 2011 Minneapolis MN Star Tribune Legacy com Paul Nagel Obituary 2011 Minneapolis MN Star Tribune Legacy com Paul Nagel Obituary 2011 Minneapolis MN Star Tribune Legacy com John Quincy Adams C SPAN org Paul Nagel Obituary 2011 Minneapolis MN Star Tribune Legacy com John Quincy Adams C SPAN org John Quincy Adams C SPAN org Advisory Board Paul C Nagel George Caleb Bingham Artist of Missouri and the American Frontier www georgecalebbingham org Archived from the original on 2007 05 16 Paul Nagel gave us better understanding of history Independence MO Archived from the original on 3 July 2013 News from the Libraries blog lib umn edu Archived from the original on 2011 10 03 External links editAppearances on C SPAN A Guide to the Paul C Nagel Papers at Virginia Commonwealth University Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul C Nagel amp oldid 1214437804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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