University of Wyoming
Allan Nevins specialized in Civil War and economic history and American biography. He worked as a journalist in New York before beginning a 30 year career as professor of history at Columbia University in 1928. After his retirement from Columbia in 1958, he spent the remainder of his life as a senior research associate at the Huntington Library. Nevins won two Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of Grover Cleveland and Hamilton Fish and was chair of the U.S. Civil War Centennial Commission.
Collection includes notes on 19th century political scientist Francis Lieber and economic developments in the Civil War era; glass slides related to Civil War history; illustrations related to Civil War history; publications by Nevins; and miscellaneous other materials.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Allan Nevins papers at Huntington Library; 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino CA 91108.
Allan Nevins oral history collection at Butler Library; Columbia University, Box 20, New York, NY 10027.
Finding aid available in repository.
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
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