Paul Angle

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1 General Information
- 1.1 Celebrated on the Illinois State Library, Gwendolyn Brooks Building
2 Illinois Connection
3 Biographical and Professional Information
4 Published Works
5 Titles for Purchase and at Your Library
6 Literary Awards
7 External Links
8 Editing

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Name: Paul Angle

Pen Name: Paul M. Angle, Paul McClelland Angle

Genre: Non-Fiction

Born: December 25, 1901 in Mansfield, Ohio

Died: May 11, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois

[edit] Celebrated on the Illinois State Library, Gwendolyn Brooks Building

"...the book is the most important means- by long odds the most important means- of transmitting one generation's knowledge to all succeeding generations." - Paul M. Angle, speech at the William L. Clements Library, Ann Arbor Michigan

[edit] Illinois Connection

Lived and worked in Illinois all of his adult life

[edit] Biographical and Professional Information

During his lifetime, Paul Angle was a leading authority on Abrahm Lincoln and an eloquent chronicler of Illinois History. Executive secretary of the Abraham Lincoln Association in Springfield from 1925 to 1932, Angle later served as secretary of the Illinois State Historical Society (1932-45) and as director of the Chicago Historical Society (1945-65). His books include Here I Have Lived- A History of Lincoln's Springfield (1935) and Bloody Williamson (1952). Angle also edited an important collection of travelers' accounts of Illinois titled Prairie State (1968).

Paul Angle was a Lincoln scholar and one of the country's foremost authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. He was the author of scores of books on Abraham Lincoln and the history of Illinois.

He graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1922, and received his masters from the University of Illinois in 1924. After a brief stint as a book company representative, he became executive secretary of the Abraham Lincoln Association in Springfield, Illinois.

1932 was a momentous year for Mr. Angle. It saw the publication of his [with Carl Sandburg] "Mary Lincoln, Wife and Widow," and he became historian at the Illinois State Historical Library and secretary of the Illinois State Historical Society.

Mr. Angle and his wife, Vesta, moved to Chicago in 1945 when he became director of the Chicago Historical Society. He was also a prolific book reviewer for The Chicago Tribune in the 1950's and 1960's, "probably knows more about Illinois and its history than anyone else," wrote Robert Cromie in a 1968 Tribune review of one of Mr. Angle's books.

In 1965, Mr. Angle retired from the Chicago Historical Society to devote more time to research and writing. He also was active for many years in Chicago civic affairs. In 1967, he was appointed by Mayor Daley to head an advisory committee to study what city records should be preserved.

In 1971, he headed the awards committee that chose 100 citizens who best represented Chicago's "I will" spirit. Mr. Angle's books include "Here I Have Lived: A History of Lincoln's Springfield," "The Living Lincoln," "Prairie State, Impressions of Illinois, 1673-1967, by Travelers and Other Observers."

Paul M. Angle, died in Chicago in 1952, at the age of 74.

[edit] Published Works

Lincoln in Springfield: A Guide to the Places in Springfield Which Were Associated With the Life of Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Centennial Association, 1925

Abraham Lincoln: An Authentic Story of His Life", Springfield Life Insurance Co., 1926

Lincoln in the year 1858, Lincoln Centennial Association, c1926

Lincoln in the year 1859, Lincoln Centennial Association, c1927

Lincoln in the year 1860 and as president-elect; being the day-by-day activities of Abraham Lincoln from January 1, 1860, to March 5, 1861, Lincoln Centennial Association, c1927

One Hundred Years of Law, An Account of the Law Office which John T. Stewart Founded in Springfield, Illinois, A Century Ago, Brown, Hay & Stephens, 1928

Lincoln in the year 1854, Lincoln Centennial Association, c1928

Lincoln in the Year 1855, Abraham Lincoln Association, 1929

Lincoln in the Year 1856, Abraham Lincoln Association, 1930

Lincoln in the Year 1857, Abraham Lincoln Association, 1930

Mary Lincoln, Wife and Widow, Harcourt, 1932

The Marine Bank, the Story of the Oldest Bank in Illinois, c1931

Lincoln, 1854-1861, Abraham Lincoln Association, 1933

Here I Have Lived, A History of Lincoln`s Springfield, 1821-1865, Abraham Lincoln Association, 1935

Four Lincoln Firsts, Bibliographical Society of America, c1942

A Handbook of Illinois History, a Topical Survey With References For Teachers and Students, The Illinois State Historical Society, 1943

Bloody Williamson: A Chapter in American Lawlessness, Alfred A. Knopf, 1952

The Chicago Historical Society 1856-1956, Rand McNally, 1956

Books, the Image of America and Doorways to American Culture, Kingsport Press, c1958

The American Reader : From Columbus to Today, Rand McNally, c1958

Tragic Years, 1860-1865: A Documentary History of the American Civil War, Simon and Schuster, 1960

Crossroads: 1913, Rand McNally, 1963

A Pictorial History of the Civil War Years, Doubleday, 1967

First In the Hearts of His Countrymen , R. R. Donnelley, 1970

Phillip K. Wrigley, The Diary of a Modest Man, Rand McNally, 1975

On a Variety of Subjects, Chicago Historical Society, 1974

[edit] Titles for Purchase and at Your Library

Lincoln in Springfield: A guide to the places in Springfield which were associated with the life of Abraham Lincoln. Sketches

ISBN: B00087GN42

Release Date: 1927

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[edit] General Information

[edit] Celebrated on the Illinois State Library, Gwendolyn Brooks Building

[edit] Illinois Connection

[edit] Biographical and Professional Information

[edit] Published Works

[edit] Titles for Purchase and at Your Library

Lincoln in Springfield: A guide to the places in Springfield which were associated with the life of Abraham Lincoln. Sketches

Abraham Lincoln;: An authentic story of his life

Lincoln in the year 1858;: Being the day-by-day activities of Abraham Lincoln during that year,

Lincoln in the year 1859;: Being the day-by-day activities of Abraham Lincoln during that year,

Lincoln in the year 1860 and as president-elect;: Being the day-by-day activities of Abraham Lincoln from January 1, 1860, to March 5, 1861,

One hundred years of law;: An account of the law office which John T. Stuart founded in Springfield, Illinois, a century ago

Lincoln in the year 1854 [-1860 and as president-elect];: Being the day-by-day activities of Abraham Lincoln during that year [to March 5, 1861]

Lincoln in the year 1855;: Being the day-by-day activities of Abraham Lincoln during that year,

Lincoln in the year 1857;: Being the day-by-day activities of Abraham Lincoln during that year,

Mary Lincoln: Wife and Widow

Lincoln, 1854-1861;: Being the day-by-day activities of Abraham Lincoln from January 1, 1854 to March 4, 1861,

"Here I have lived";: A history of Lincoln's Springfield, 1821-1865

Four Lincoln firsts

A handbook of Illinois history,: A topical survey with references for teachers and students,

Bloody Williamson

The American Reader: From Columbus To Today

Crossroads: 1913

A Pictorial History of the Civil War Years First Edition

First in the Hearts of His Countrymen (R. R. Donnelley & Sons)

Philip K. Wrigley: A memoir of a modest man

On a variety of subjects

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