K. Jack Bauer
Encyclopedia
Karl Jack Bauer was one of the founders of the North American Society for Oceanic History
and a well-known naval historian
. NASOH’s K. Jack Bauer Award is named in his memory.
, where he completed his bachelor of arts
degree in 1948. He went on to graduate study at Indiana University
, where he earned his M.A.
in 1949 with a thesis on "United States naval shipbuilding programs, 1775-1860" and his Ph.D.
degree in 1953 with a dissertation on "United States naval operations during the Mexican War."
On 18 August 1951, he married Dorothy Sargent, with whom he had three children.
’s staff in preparing Morison’s monumental History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II. After four years as an assistant professor at Morris Harvey College from 1961 to 1965, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
appointed him an associate professor in 1965 and then professor of history in 1970, serving there for the reminder of his career. In 1977-78, he was visiting professor at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
The United States Navy
appointed Bauer to the Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History and he served as member of council of the American Military Institute, 1959–1962 and in 1980.
North American Society for Oceanic History
The North American Society for Oceanic History is the national organization in the United States of America for professional historians, underwater archeologists, archivists, librarians, museum specialists and others working in the broad field of maritime history...
and a well-known naval historian
Naval historian
A naval historian is a student of maritime history, who specialises in the sub-discipline of naval history.-References:*Julian Corbett, 'The Teaching of Naval and Military History,' History, New Series, vol. 1 , pp. 12–19....
. NASOH’s K. Jack Bauer Award is named in his memory.
Early life and education
The son of Charles August Bauer, an engineer, and Isabelle Fairbanks, Jack Bauer attended Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, where he completed his bachelor of arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in 1948. He went on to graduate study at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, where he earned his M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in 1949 with a thesis on "United States naval shipbuilding programs, 1775-1860" and his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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degree in 1953 with a dissertation on "United States naval operations during the Mexican War."
On 18 August 1951, he married Dorothy Sargent, with whom he had three children.
Academic career
Jack Bauer worked at the National Archives as an archivist in 1954-55, then in 1955-57 was appointed an historian with the U.S. Marine Corps Historical Branch, where he worked on a volume of the U.S.M.C. history of World War II. In 1957, he transferred to the Naval History Division, where he worked with Samuel Eliot MorisonSamuel Eliot Morison
Samuel Eliot Morison, Rear Admiral, United States Naval Reserve was an American historian noted for his works of maritime history that were both authoritative and highly readable. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1912, and taught history at the university for 40 years...
’s staff in preparing Morison’s monumental History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II. After four years as an assistant professor at Morris Harvey College from 1961 to 1965, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...
appointed him an associate professor in 1965 and then professor of history in 1970, serving there for the reminder of his career. In 1977-78, he was visiting professor at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
The United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
appointed Bauer to the Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History and he served as member of council of the American Military Institute, 1959–1962 and in 1980.
Published works
- ‘’List of World War I Signal Corps Films (Record Group 111)’’ (National Archives, 1957)
- ‘’The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships’’. (Naval History Division, 1959);
- ‘’Surfboats and Horse Marines: U.S. Naval Operations in the Mexican WarMexican–American WarThe Mexican–American War, also known as the First American Intervention, the Mexican War, or the U.S.–Mexican War, was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S...
, 1846-48’’ (Naval Institute Press,1969) - ‘’Ships of the Navy – Combat Vessels’’ (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1970); revised and extended by Stephen S. Roberts as ‘’Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants’’ (Greenwood Press, 1995).
- ‘’The Mexican WarMexican–American WarThe Mexican–American War, also known as the First American Intervention, the Mexican War, or the U.S.–Mexican War, was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S...
, 1846-1848’’ (Macmillan, 1974). - Soldiering : the Civil War diary of Rice C. Bull, 123rd New York Volunteer Infantry, edited by K. Jack Bauer. San Rafael, Calif. : Presidio Press, 1977.
- ‘’American Secretaries of the Navy’’, (Naval Institute Press, 1980).
- ‘’The New American State Papers: Naval Affairs’’ (Scholarly Resources, 1981.
- ‘’Ports in the West’’ edited with Benjamin F. Gilbert, (Sunflower University Press, 1983).
- History of navigation & navigation improvements on the Pacific coast by Anthony F. Turhollow, Benjamin F. Gilbert, K. Jack Bauer. [Fort Belvoir, Va.?] : National Waterways Study, U.S. Army Engineer Water Resources Support Center, Institute for Water Resources ; Washington, D.C. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [1983].
- ‘’U.S. Naval and Marine Corps Bases’’ with Paolo Coletta, (Greenwood Press, 1985).
- ‘’Soldier, Planter, Statesman: Zachary TaylorZachary TaylorZachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States and an American military leader. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor nonetheless ran as a Whig in the 1848 presidential election, defeating Lewis Cass...
and the Old Southwest’’ (Louisiana State University Press, 1986). - A maritime history of the United States : the role of America's seas and waterways Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, 1988.