Paul Angle
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General Information
Name: Paul AnglePen Name: Paul M Angle, Paul McClelland Angle
Genres: History
Born: 1900 in Mansfield, Ohio
Deceased: 1975 in Chicago, Illinois
Celebrated on the Illinois State Library, Gwendolyn Brooks Building
" ... the book is the most important means - by long odds the most imporant means - of transmitting one generation's knowledge to all succeeding generations." - Paul M. Angle, Speech at the William L. Clements Libary, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Illinois Connection
Lived in Chicago and Springfield, Illinois.
Biographical and Professional Information
Angle was an eloquent chronicler of Illinois history and a Lincoln Scholar. He was the author of scores of books on Abraham Lincoln and the history of Illinois.
Angle graduated from Miami (Ohio) University in 1922 and received a master's degree from the University of Illinois in 1924. In 1932, Mr. Angle was appointed librarian of the Illinois Historical Library and held that position, and that of state historian, until 1945. He then became director and secretary of the Chicago Historical Society from 1945 - 1965.
He was active for many years in Chicago civic affairs. In 1967, he was appointed by Chicago's Mayor Daley to head an advisory committee to study what city records should be preserved.
Along with the books he wrote, Angle also edited several books including: The Lincoln Reader , The Complete Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858, The Living Lincoln: The Man and His Times In His Own Words, Abraham Lincoln's Speeches and Letters, 1832-1865.
Published Works
Here I Have Lived: A History of Lincoln's Springfield, 1935
Bloody Williamson: A Chapter in American Lawlessness, University of Illinois Press , 1952
By These Words: Great Documents of American Liberty, Rand McNally & Company, 1954
The American Reader , Rand McNally , 1958
Tragic Years: 1860-1865 A Documentary History of the American Civil War, Simon & Schuster, 1960
A Pictorial History of the Civil War Years, Doubleday & Company, 1967
Praire State:Impressions of Illinois, 1673-1967, By Travelers and Other Observers, 1968
Philip K. Wrigley: A Memoir of a Modest Man, Rand McNally, 1975
Titles for Purchase and at Your Library
 | "Here I have lived" A history of Lincoln's Springfield, 1821-1865,ASIN: B0006BZV3Y Release Date: 1971 |
 | Bloody Williamson: A Chapter in American LawlessnessISBN: 0252062337 Release Date: 1992-12-01 |
 | By These Words; Great Documents of American Liberty, Selected and Placed in Their Contemporary SettingsASIN: B0007EVCP6 Release Date: 1966 |
 | The American Reader, from Columbus to Today; Being a Compilation or Collection of the Personal Narratives, Relations and Journals Concerning the Society, Economy, Politics, Life and Times of Our Great and Many-Tongued Nation, by Those Who Were ThereASIN: B001NBIYVC Release Date: 1958 |
 | Tragic Years 1860-1865 A Documentary History of the American Civil War *2 Volumes in Decorated Slipcase*ASIN: B000W8MK0S Release Date: 1960 |
 | Prairie State: Impressions of Illinois, 1673-1967, By Travelers and Other ObserversASIN: B000CBE43Q Release Date: 1968 |
Philip K. Wrigley: A Memoir of a Modest ManISBN: 0528810154 Release Date: 1975 |
Literary Awards
In 1990, his name was engraved on the frieze of the Illinois State Library alongside other great Illinois literary figures.
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