Paul C. Nagel papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library
James Branch Cabell Library
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 842003
901 Park Avenue
Richmond, VA 23284-2003
Contact for questions and access:
POC: SCA Staff
Phone: (804) 828-1108
Fax: (804) 828-0151
Restrictions:

The correspondence files are restricted until 2012 unless the researcher has written permission from Dr. Nagel or his executor.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Paul C. Nagel papers, Collection # M 255, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

Summary

Extent:
25 Linear Feet
Creator:
Nagel, Paul C., 1926-2011
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Paul C. Nagel papers, Collection # M 255, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains materials relating to Dr. Nagel's professional and literary career including teaching, administration and drafts of his books. The bulk of the collection relates to the development, research and publication of Nagel's work on the Adams and Lee families.

Biographical / historical:

Paul C. Nagel (1926-2011), a native of Missouri, was a historian and biographer. He was best known for his work on the Adams and Lee families. Nagel taught history at the University of Kentucky and later served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1969, he became the vice president for academic affairs at the University of Missouri. In 1980, he moved to Virginia to become the director of the Virginia Historical Society. He left that position in 1985 to write full time.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged alphabetically within each series. Series I -- Lecture and Teaching Materials ; Series II -- Descent from Glory ; Series III -- Other Papers, Books and Speeches by Nagel ; Series IV -- Articles by Others sent to PCN ; Series V -- Reviews ; Series VI -- Correspondence ; Series VII -- The Adams Women ; Series VIII -- George Caleb Bingham ; Series IX -- Lee Book ; Restricted Correspondence.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard