Nancy Adgent

Project Archivist -- Rockefeller Archive Center

Nancy is one of two archivists working on the Collaborative Electronic Records Project being conducted in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

In her previous position as Technical Services Liaison at the Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University, Nancy compiled “Holding On to the Homestead: A Guide to Programs, Services, and Opportunities for Tennessee’s Farmers. ” Her work at the Center pertained to the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, African-American history, and the Century Farms initiative, and involved research, writing, and editing tourism brochures, historic house tour scripts, exhibits, and educational materials. She also researched and wrote nominations for several properties placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Nancy authored entries for “Women in the American Civil War” and the “Tennessee Encyclopedia of History & Culture”; co-authored “Middle Tennessee State University, A Pictorial History”; and penned articles and book reviews for various history publications. After a 25-year career as a commercial property/casualty insurance underwriter, she earned a Master’s in History/Public History from Middle Tennessee State University, and gained archival experience from the Gore Research Center, the Rutherford County Archives, the Tennessee State Library and Archives, and a private collection.