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.
The Working Population of Manchester, New Hampshire
"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).