McCormick of Rutgers : scholar, teacher, public historian / Michael J. Birkner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Birkner, Michael J., 1950-

Series:

Studies in historiography ; no. 6.

Studies in historiography, 1046-526X ; no. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McCormick, Richard Patrick, 1916-.

McCormick, Richard Patrick.

Rutgers University--Biography.

Rutgers University.

Historians--United States--Biography.

Historians.

Educators--United States--Biography.

Educators.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Richard P. McCormick made his mark as an innovative student of American party politics, as well as the most influential interpreter of New Jersey history. A distinguished teacher, scholar, and public historian, McCormick revitalized a venerable but dormant state historical society. Later, he used notable anniversaries, such as the Bicentennial of the American Revolution and the Tercentenary of New Jersey's founding, as vehicles to bring history to schools and the general public. He also helped create a state historical agency, the New Jersey Historical Commission, to promote New Jersey's past and preserve its historic treasures. Birkner describes McCormick's life and times. He looks at McCormick's scholarly apprenticeship, the origins of his interest in a new political history, and his contributions to the study of American politics before the Civil War. McCormick's concern for elucidating political machinery was fused with a fundamental skepticism about American democracy as run by and for the people. Through use of oral history, McCormick tells his own story. Then, through their exchanges, Birkner challenges some of McCormick's scholarly arguments and elicits responses that help to shed light on his subject's theory of politics.

Contents:

Cover

MCCORMICK OF RUTGERS

Contents

Preface

A NOTE ON THE TEXT

Acknowledgments

Introduction

CHAPTER 1 The Path to a Life with History

CHAPTER 2 Revitalizing the Study of New Jersey History

CHAPTER 3 Life at Rutgers: Doing Public History in the 1950s and 1960s

CHAPTER 4 Championing a New Political History

CHAPTER 5 The Turbulent '60s at Rutgers

CHAPTER 6 Doing History: Reflections

Notes

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: THE PATH TO A LIFE WITH HISTORY

CHAPTER 2: REVITALIZING THE STUDY OF NEW JERSEY HISTORY

CHAPTER 3: LIFE AT RUTGERS: DOING PUBLIC HISTORY IN THE 1950S AND 1960S

CHAPTER 4: CHAMPIONING A NEW POLITICAL HISTORY

CHAPTER 5: THE TURBULENT '60S AT RUTGERS

CHAPTER 6: DOING HISTORY: REFLECTIONS

Selected Bibliography of McCormick's Publications

BOOKS

GUIDES, PAMPHLETS, PUBLISHED REPORTS

ARTICLES

MISCELLANY

PH.D. STUDENTS TRAINED BY RICHARD P. MCCORMICK

Bibliography

UNPUBLISHED SOURCES

Index

Recent Titles in Studies in Historiography

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-218) and index.

ISBN:

9798400683909

9780313000805

0313000808

OCLC:

50016754