James P. Hanlan
Professor
Humanities & Arts
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
United States of America
Biography
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.
Research Interest
American Social and Urban History; New England Regional History; American Labor History
Publications
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"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).
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The Working Population of Manchester, New Hampshire - 1981
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Encyclopedia of American Labor History - 2003
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The New West and the New Western - 2003
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The Political Machine - 2003
