J. Milton Nance

J. Milton Nance
Born
Joseph Milton Nance

(1913-09-13)September 13, 1913
Kyle, Texas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 17, 1997(1997-01-17) (aged 83)
Bryan, Texas, U.S.

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]

Background

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]

Education

Nance 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

Nance'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

Notes

  1. ^ Most sources state January 17, though the Library of Congress Linked Data Service states his death date as January 15.[1]
  2. ^ July 19, 1884 Kyle, Texas – May 17, 1966 Hays County, Texas[9]
  3. ^ April 4, 1890 Texas – May 29, 1967[9]
  4. ^ According to Texas state birth records, Jeremiah Milton Nance III was born on February 28, 1948, in Brazos, Texas, U.S.[10]
  5. ^ According to Texas state birth records, Joseph Hanover Nance was born on June 18, 1852, in Brazos, Texas, U.S.[11]
  6. ^ According to Texas state birth records, James Clifton Nance was born on September 2, 1957, in Brazos, Texas, U.S.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Nance, Joseph Milton". Library of Congress Linked Data Service.
  2. ^ "Nance, Joseph Milton". Social Networks and Archival Context.
  3. ^ "East Texas Colloquy". East Texas Historical Journal. 20 (1). 1982. ISSN 0424-1444.
  4. ^ a b Tribe, Henry Franklin. "Nance, Joseph Milton". TSHA.
  5. ^ "Campus Names". The Battalion. October 29, 1980. p. 4.
  6. ^ Ellis, L. Tuffly (1967). "Affairs of the Association". The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 71 (1): 151–161. ISSN 0038-478X. JSTOR 30237973.
  7. ^ a b c "NANCE, JOSEPH MILTON". Who's Who in America 1974–1975. Vol. 2 (38th ed.). Marquis Who's Who. 1974. p. 2257. ISBN 978-0-8379-0138-1.
  8. ^ "NANCE, JOSEPH MILTON". Who's Who in America 1978–1979. Vol. 2 (40th ed.). Marquis Who's Who. 1974. p. 2364. ISBN 978-0-8379-0138-1.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "NANCE, JEREMIAH MILTON 3RD.". Texas Birth Index, 1903–1997. Texas Department of State Health Services – via Ancestry.com.
  11. ^ "NANCE, JOSEPH HANOVER". Texas Birth Index, 1903–1997. Texas Department of State Health Services – via Ancestry.com.
  12. ^ "NANCE, JAMES CLIFTON". Texas Birth Index, 1903–1997. Texas Department of State Health Services – via Ancestry.com.
  13. ^ "Joseph Milton Nance Papers, 1875-1994". Briscoe Center for American History – via Texas Archival Resources Online.