Background
Nesbit, Robert Carrington was born on July 16, 1917 in Ellensburg, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Sidney Shaw and Verna Mildred (Carrington) Nesbit.
(Robert Nesbit’s classic single-volume history of Wisconsi...)
Robert Nesbit’s classic single-volume history of Wisconsin was expanded by Wisconsin State Historian William F. Thompson to include the period from 1940 to the late 1980s, along with updated bibliographies and appendices. First paperback edition.
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Nesbit, Robert Carrington was born on July 16, 1917 in Ellensburg, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Sidney Shaw and Verna Mildred (Carrington) Nesbit.
Bachelor of Arts, Central Washington College, 1939; Master of Arts, University Washington, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1957.
Teacher, Cashmere (Washington) Public Schools, 1939-1941; state archivist, Washington, 1951-1957; administrative assistant, Washington Department General Administration, 1958-1959; supervisor state purchasing, Washington Department General Administration, 1959-1962; associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1962-1968; professor, associate department chairman history, University of Wisconsin, 1967-1980.
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Served with United States Army Air Force, 1941-1946.
Married Marie Richert, November 24, 1942.