Education
B.A. (Magna cum laude with honors in history)
Case Western Reserve University, May 1971
M.A. (History) Case Western Reserve University,
January 1973
Ph.D. (American History) Case Western Reserve
University, January 1977.
Dissertation - "A Social Settlement in a
Neighborhood in Transition, Hiram House, Cleveland,
Ohio, 1896-1926"
Certified Archivist, 1989, 1997
Honors
Phi Beta Kappa, 1971
National Merit Scholarship, 1967-1971
Fenn Foundation Archival Fellowship, January-June,
1971
NDEA Title IV Fellowship, September 1971 - September
1974
Hilbert T. Ficken Award, Baldwin Wallace College,
1990
Fulbright Senior Lecturer, Bilkent University,
Ankara, Turkey, 1996-’97
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Employment
(current)
Director of Research, The Western Reserve Historical
Society, Cleveland, Ohio, 1994 - present.
Krieger-Mueller Associate Professor in Applied
History, Case Western Reserve University, 1999-present;
Interim Library Director, Western Reserve Historical
Society, 2002-present
Previous positions at the Historical Society
have included:
Interim Director,
History Museum, 1998-1999
Curator of Manuscripts,
1985-1994
Associate Curator
of Manuscripts, 1977-1985
Ethnic Archives
Specialist, 1971-1977, and
Picture Specialist, 1973-1977.
Employment at the Historical Society began in
1969.
Previous positions/ranks in the Department of
History at Case Western Reserve University have
included:
Managing Editor,
Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, 1981-present
Adjunct Assistant
Professor, 1988-1998
Assistant Professor,
1998-2000
Associate Professor,
2000-present
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Courses
taught
HSTY 112, "Introduction to American History"
(CWRU)
HSTY 206, "History and the American Public"
(CWRU)
HSTY 257, "Immigrants in America" (CWRU)
HSTY 250, "Issues and Methods" (CWRU)
HSTY 272, "Sports in America" (CWRU)
HSTY 280, "Cleveland, Growth and Modernization"
(CWRU)
HSTY 306/406 "History Museums, Theory and
Reality" (CWRU)
HSTY 355, "American in the Era of the Civil
War" (CWRU)
HSTY 398, Undergraduate research seminar (CWRU)
HSTY 380/580, "Preserving the Past"
(CSU)
HSTY 307/507, "History of Cleveland"
(CSU)
LSCI 60652, "Foundations and Administration
of Archives" (KSU)
HSTY 431, "History of the US Until Reconstruction"
(Bilkent)
HSTY 531, "Social and Economic History of
the US I" (Bilkent)
HSTY 532, "Social and Economic History of
the US II" (Bilkent)
HSTY 590, "Seminar on Museums, Archives and
other Aspects
Of Public History in the US" (Bilkent)
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Employment
(other)
Instructor (Community Services Div.), Cuyahoga
Community College, Cleveland, Ohio, 1977, 1978,
1980.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Kent State School
of Library Science, Kent, Ohio, Summer 1981, Summer
1982, Fall 1992.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Cleveland State
University Dept. of History, 1986 - 1995. Supervision
of archival interns and teaching undergraduate/graduate
lecture courses.
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Publications
"WRHS in Search of Ethnic History,"
The Ohio Archivist, Fall 1971.
"Ethnic Collections of the Western Reserve
Historical Society," Illinois Libraries,
March 1975.
Associate compiler, Ethnic Groups in Ohio:
An Annotated Bibliographic Guide, Cleveland:
Cleveland State University, 1975.
Co-author, Polish Americans and Their Communities
in Cleveland, Cleveland: Cleveland State University,
1976.
"Michael P. Kniola: Polish Entrepreneur,"
Western Reserve Historical Society News,
May 1977.
"Ethnic Research in Cleveland," The
Immigration History Newsletter, May 1977.
"From Progressive to Patrician: George Bellamy
and Hiram House Social Settlement, 1896-1914,"
Ohio History, Winter 1977-1978.
"Ethnicity in Perspective; the Collections
of the Western Reserve Historical Society,"
Ethnic Forum, September 1981.
"Ethnic Ephemera and Newsprint: A Case for
Better Bibliographic Control," Ethnic
Forum, Fall 1982.
Co-compiler, A Guide to Jewish History Sources
in the History Library of the Western Reserve
Historical Society, Cleveland: The Western
Reserve Historical Society, 1983.
"Mr. Sweeny's Viaduct, A Study using Historic
Photographs," Journal of the Cuyahoga
County Archives, Volume II, 1983.
"Fragments or Components: Theme Collections
in a Local Setting," The American Archivist,
1985.
Co-editor (with David D. Van Tassel) and chapter
author, Cleveland: A Tradition of Reform.
Kent: Kent State University Press, 1986.
Editor (with David D. Van Tassel), The Encyclopedia
of Cleveland History. Bloomington: Indiana
University Press, 1987.
Author of entries on "Immigration and Migration,"
"Poles," "Russians," and "Settlement
Houses."
"Social Reform and Philanthropic Order,"
in Ohio's Western Reserve, A Regional Reader.
Kent: Kent State University Press, 1988.
"1.2 Million Words About Cleveland,"
The Gamut (Cleveland State University),
Summer, 1988.
Co-editor (with David D. Van Tassel), Cleveland:
A Concise History. Bloomington: Indiana University
Press, l990.
Author of introduction to the reprinted edition
of William G. Rose's Cleveland: The Making
of a City. Kent: Kent State University Press,
1990.
Co-author, The Terminal Tower, Tower City
Center: A Historical Perspective. Cleveland:
The Western Reserve Historical Society, 1990.
"Parochial, But Potent: Local Foundation
Records at the Western Reserve Historical Society"
in Establishing Foundation Archives: A Reader
and Guide to First Steps. Washington: Council
on Foundations, 1991.
"Archivists and Immigrants, Embarking for
New Destinations Together," in Documenting
Diversity: The Report of the Committee to Document
the American Immigrant Experience. St. Paul:
Immigration History Research Center, The University
of Minnesota, 1991.
Sports in Cleveland: An Illustrated History.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1992.
"Keepers, Users, and Funders: Building an
Awareness of Archival Value" The American
Archivist, 1993.
Co-author with Diane Ewart Grabowski, Corporate
Memory and Guide for the Future: Creating Archives
for U.S. Community Foundations. The Council
on Foundations, 1993.
Author of introduction to the reprinted edition
of Tom L. Johnson's My Story. Kent: Kent
State University Press, 1993.
Co-editor, with David D. Van Tassel. The Fine
Arts In Cleveland: An Illustrated History.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994
Co-editor, with David D. Van Tassel. Women
in Cleveland: An Illustrated History . Bloomington:
Indiana University Press, 1995
Co-editor, with David D. Van Tassel, The Dictionary
of Cleveland Biography. Bloomington: Indiana
University Press, 1996
Co-editor, with David D. Van Tassel, The Encyclopedia
of Cleveland History (second edition) Bloomington:
Indiana University Press, 1996)
Co-editor, with David D. Van Tassel, Cleveland:
A Concise History, (second edition, 1997).
Co-author, with Diane E. Grabowski, Cleveland:
A History in Motion. Encinitas, CA: Heritage
Media Press, 2000
"Keepers, Users, and Funders: Building an
Awareness of Archival Value" Reprinted in,
American Archival Studies: Readings in Theory
and Practice (Chicago: Society of American
Archivists, 2000.) Edited by Randall C. Jimerson.
"Republican Perceptions, Time and the Gülcemal"
Turkish Yearbook of International Relations.
May 2002
"Going Public with Introductory American
History" The Journal of American History
. March 2002
Co-author, with Diane E. Grabowski, Cleveland
Then and Now. San Diego: Thunderbay Press,
London: Chrysalis Books, 2002.
Co-editor with David C. Hammack and Diane Grabowski,
Identity, Conflict and Cooperation: Central
Europeans in Cleveland, 1850-1930. Cleveland:
The Western Reserve Historical Society, 2003.
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Exhibits
Curator, Remembering D Day, Cleveland Goes
to War. The Western Reserve Historical Society,
1994.
Curator, Souvenir; Time, Travel, and Memory.
The Western Reserve Historical Society, 1994.
Curator, Spare Time. The Western Reserve
Historical Society, 1995
Curator, Cleveland: What’s in a Name?
The Western Reserve Historical Society, 1995.
Curator, The Peoples of Cleveland. The
Western Reserve Historical Society, 1996.
Curator, Father of our Country and Secular
Saint, The Image of George Washington. The
Western Reserve Historical Society, 1999.
Reviews
Reviews in Ohio History, Indiana Magazine
of History, Reprint Bulletin-Book Reviews,
Ethnic Forum, The Journal of American
History, and The Journal of Erie Studies.
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Papers
"Ethnic History in Cleveland: A Belated
Beginning" National Conference on Ethnicity,
Cleveland State University, 1972.
"Ethnic Collections of the Western Reserve
Historical Society" NARS/SAA Symposium, De
Paul University, Chicago, 1973.
"From Progressive to Patrician, George Bellamy
and Hiram House Social Settlement" Ohio Academy
of History, Columbus, 1976.
"Ethnic History in Cleveland: The Archivist's
Viewpoint" Ohio Academy of History, Columbus,
1977.
"Can there be a History of the People: An
Ethnic Appraisal of the New Left's Dream,"
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1978.
"Lessons for Ethnic Outreach in Libraries"
American Library Association Annual Meeting, Dallas,
Texas, 1979.
"Collecting Ethnic History: The Cleveland
Perspective" Society of American Archivists
Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1979.
"Making History Inclusive, The Cleveland
Experience" Conference, "Understanding
Community History," Edinboro State College,
Edinboro, Pennsylvania, 1981.
"Ethnic Ephemera and Newsprint: A Case for
Better Bibliographic Control" American Library
Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1982.
"Fragments or Components: Theme Collections
in a Local Setting" Society of American Archivists
Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1983.
"Couplets, Club Cars and Cafe Society, The
Literary Career of Lucius Beebe" The Rowfant
Club, Cleveland, Ohio, 1984.
"The Ohio Network of American History Research
Centers" Society of American Archivists Annual
Meeting, Chicago, 1986.
"Preservation of Ethnic Sources, A Call
for Cooperation." Midwest Archives Conference,
Hudson, Wisconsin, 1986.
"Religious Publishing at the Western Reserve
Historical Society" Midwest Archives Conference,
Chicago, 1987.
"Foundation Records and Local History,"
Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting,
St. Louis, 1989.
"Tools for the Urban Historian: Resources
at the Western Reserve Historical Society,"
Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting,
Washington, D.C., 1990.
"Keepers, Users, and Funders: Building an
Awareness of Archival Value," Society of
American Archivists Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington,
1990.
"Archivists and Immigrants: Embarking for
New Destinations Together," Conference on
Documenting the Immigrant Experience, Chaska,
Minnesota, 1990.
Session chair and commentator at the conference,
"Conflict and Cooperation: Comparative Research
on the Eastern European Migratory Experience,"
Bremen, Germany, 1990
"Was Euclid Avenue a Neighborhood: A Cleveland
Conundrum Viewed in Historical Perspective,"
Western Reserve Studies Symposium, Cleveland,
1991.
"Documenting a Benevolent Community: Building
a Charitable View of Cleveland," Society
of American Archivists annual meeting, Indianapolis,
1994.
"Agreeing to Document the Controversial,"
Panel presentation, Midwest Archives Conference
spring meeting, Chicago, 1994.
"Documenting the New Immigration,"
Panel presentation, Midwest Archives Conference
spring meeting, Chicago, 1994.
"Putting the Cost on the Cost Causer: User
Fees in Archives," Panel presentation, Midwest
Archives Conference fall meeting, Topeka, KS,
1995.
"Streets Paved With Gold: Immigration and
the Image of America." Prepared for the American
Studies Association of Turkey, Mersin, Turkey.
1998
"Calling Clio: New Ways (and New Problems)
in Communicating with the Past" American
Studies Association of Turkey, Nevsihir Turkey,
1999.
"Ideologies in Stone and Bronze: Ethnicity
and Monuments, The Case of Cleveland's Cultural
Gardens" Ege University Cultural Studies
Seminar, Cesme, Turkey, 2000.
"Republican Perceptions, Time and the Gülcemal,
Ankara University," 200 Years of Turkish-American
Relations, Ankara, Turkey, 2000
"A Question of Identity: Turkish Immigrants
in America, Then and Now." Ege University
Cultural Studies Symposium, Izmir, Turkey, 2002
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Editing
Managing Editor, Society of Ohio Archivists
Newsletter, 1979 - 1989.
Managing Editor, Encyclopedia of Cleveland
History, 1981 - present.
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of American
Studies in Turkey.
Series editor, "Voices of Diversity,"
Kent State University Press
Consulting/
Panel Service
Consultant to the Boy Scouts of America concerning
the movement of their archives and scouting museum
from North Brunswick,New Jersey. April 1979.
Mail Panelist, National Endowment for the Humanities,
Travel To Collection Grants, 1986, 1987.
Consultant to the Mahoning Valley Historical
Society, Youngstown, Ohio, concerning the construction
of a new library/archives complex. Summer 1981.
Consultant to the Hudson (Ohio) Library and Historical
Society concerning the installation of equipment
for the storage of their archival collections.
1984.
Panelist, National Endowment for the Humanities,
Division of Fellowships and Seminars—Fellowships
for College Teachers and Independent Scholars,
1988.
Member, Planning Committee, for the NHPRC-sponsored
Conference for Documenting the Immigrant Experience,
1989-1990.
Member, coordinating body, Project for Documenting
the Immigrant Experience, 1991-
Consultant to University Hospitals of Cleveland
for planning a grant to preserve records relating
to the new medical curriculum implemented (in
1952) by Western Reserve University and University
Hospitals, 1991-1992.
Consultant, with Diane Ewart Grabowski, to the
Council on Foundations, Washington, D.C., in the
preparation of a policy paper for creating archives
at community foundations.
Consultant, with Diane Ewart Grabowski, to the
J. M. Smucker Co., Orville, OH, on the creation
of an archival storage program.
Panelist, National Endowment for the Humanities,
Museum Programs, April 1996.
Panelist, National Endowment for the Humanities,
Preservation and Access Programs, October 2002
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Grants
Author, or contributor to successful grant proposals
submitted to the National Endowment for the Humanities,
the Cleveland Foundation, the George Gund Foundation
of Cleveland, and other Cleveland area foundations.
Value of grants received is in excess of $1,500,000.
Lectures
Ohio Historical Society Archives-Library Institute,
1972-1974.
Religious Archives Workshop, Bergamo Center,
Dayton, Ohio, 1978-1979 (Maintenance of Photographic
Archives).
Case Western Reserve University course, "Administration
of Manuscript Collections," lectures on collection
development, photographic archives and microfilm
program administration, 1975 - 1985.
Periodic lectures at Greater Cleveland area colleges,
including Case Western Reserve University, John
Carroll University, Cleveland State University
and Cuyahoga Community College. Lectures have
centered about the following topics: the effect
of immigration on local urban growth, resources
for the study of local history, the technique
of conducting oral history interviews, and settlement
house reform efforts in the early twentieth century.
Panelist and lecturer for the Cleveland Public
Library's "Cleveland Heritage Project,"
1982-1983 (funded by the National Endowment for
the Humanities).
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Memberships
American Historical Association
Organization of American Historians
Lexington Group in Transportation History
Ohio Academy of History
Society of American Archivists
Society of Ohio Archivists—past vice president
and president.
Midwest Archives Conference—past vice president,
member of governing council.
International Services Center (Cleveland)—former
member of board of trustees.
Fulbright Association of Northeastern Ohio—Vice
President
History Associates, CWRU—Board Member
Languages
German, Russian, and Turkish
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