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William Starr Myers
1877–1956
A Princeton historian with a strong interest in American politics, he wrote extensively about New Jersey, the Republican Party, and major public figures of his era. His work reflects the close link between scholarship and public life in the early twentieth century.
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Socialism and American ideals
by William Starr Myers
About the author
Born in Baltimore on June 17, 1877, and later raised in North Carolina, William Starr Myers became a historian and professor at Princeton University. Sources describe him as a longtime member of the Princeton faculty whose teaching and writing centered on history, politics, and public affairs.
He is especially remembered for chronicling New Jersey history and the development of the Republican Party. He also wrote about prominent political leaders, helping preserve the record of American political life in an age of rapid change.
Archival records at Princeton show the breadth of his career and papers, which span his academic life and published work. Myers died in Princeton, New Jersey, in January 1956.