Allan Nevins | |
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Born | Joseph Allan Nevins May 20, 1890 Camp Point, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | March 5, 1971 San Mateo, California, U.S. | (aged 80)
Alma mater | University of Illinois (MA) |
Spouse | Mary Fleming Richardson |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Columbia University |
Doctoral students |
Joseph Allan Nevins[1] (May 20, 1890 – March 5, 1971) was an American historian and journalist, known for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as Grover Cleveland, Hamilton Fish, Henry Ford, and John D. Rockefeller, as well as his public service. He was a leading exponent of business history and oral history.
The modern concept of oral history was developed in the 1940s by American historian and journalist Joseph Allan Nevins and his associates at Columbia University