James P. Hanlan
Professor of History
Education:
AB College of the Holy Cross 1967
MA Clark University 1971
PhD Clark University 1979
James Hanlan teaches courses in American urban history, American labor history, and the American History survey sequence. His book-length publications include a study of 19th-century textile workers in Manchester, NH; a two-volume encyclopedia of American labor history; and a study of a 20th-century printing firm. Professor Hanlan serves as executive secretary of the New England Historical Association, a professional society with approximately 700 members. He also serves on the board of the Northeast Popular Culture/American Culture Association and the Friends of the Goddard Library at Clark University.
Office Location
Salisbury Labs 028
Contact
Phone:
+1-508-831-5438
+1-508-831-5385
+1-508-831-5246
Research Interests
Research Interests:
American Social and Urban History
New England Regional History
American Labor History
Scholarly Work
The Political Machine - 2003
The New West and the New Western - 2003
Encyclopedia of American Labor History - 2003
The Working Population of Manchester, New Hampshire - 1981
"Do Unto Others: The Golden Rule Fund and Organized Labor in Worcester, Massachusetts, 1955-1965," with Bruce Cohen, in Historical Journal of Massachusetts (vol. XXVII, Winter, 1999, pp. 46-74).
News
History professor James Hanlan looks over Roosevelt’s speech.
May 08, 2019
