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Nicholas Anthony Salvatore

ニコラス・アンソニー・サルヴァトーレ

Nicholas Anthony Salvatore

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1943-01-01 （Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Ithaca, New York, U.S.

Career

Occupations
Historian, Professor
Active Years
1968-
Affiliations
College of the Holy Cross, Cornell University
Influenced By
Leon F. Litwack

Education

Hunter College
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1968
Country: United States
University of California, Berkeley
Degree: MA, PhD
Year of Graduation: 1977
Country: United States
Doctoral advisor: Leon F. Litwack

Awards

National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
Organization: National Endowment for the Humanities
Result: フェローシップ
Bancroft Prize
1983
Work: Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist
Organization: Columbia University (awarding)
Result: 受賞（共著・共受賞: John Putnam Demos と）
John H. Dunning Prize
Work: Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist
Organization: American Historical Association
Result: 受賞
New England History Association's Outstanding Book Prize
Work: We All Got History: The Memory Books of Amos Webber
Organization: New England History Association
Result: 受賞
Senior Fellow in Residence at the Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion, Yale University
Organization: Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion, Yale University
Result: フェロー/在職

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist

1982 Biography / Labor history

A biography of American labor leader Eugene V. Debs that examines his life, ideas, and role in the labor movement, analyzing his political and social significance during the rise of modern corporate America.

labor movementsocialismpolitical history

We All Got History: The Memory Books of Amos Webber

1996 Oral history / Social history

Through the memory books of Amos Webber, the book explores community life and workers' experiences, examining how memories are preserved and transmitted and their relation to history.

memory studiesworking-class lifelocal history

Singing in a Strange Land: Rev. C. L. Franklin, the Black Church, and the Transformation of America

2005 Religious history / Cultural history

Examines the history of Rev. C. L. Franklin and the Black church to illuminate transformations in American society, focusing on the intersection of music, religious leadership, and social movements.

religion and societyBlack churchcultural history

Bibliography

  • Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist
  • We All Got History: The Memory Books of Amos Webber
  • Singing in a Strange Land: Rev. C. L. Franklin, the Black Church, and the Transformation of America
  • Faith and the Historian: Catholic Perspectives (ed.)
  • The Pullman Strike and the Crisis of the 1890s: Essays on Labor and Politics (co-ed., with Richard Schneirov and Shelton Stromquist)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly and empirical prosenarrative emphasizing oral history and biography
Recurring Motifs
working-class perspectivememory and historyintersection of religion and public life

Legacy

A leading scholar in American labor and social history. Through works on Eugene V. Debs and the Black church, he has advanced understanding of labor movements, religion, and memory studies.

Academic Societies

  • American Historical Association (AHA)

Archives

  • Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University (Nick Salvatore Research Files)

Trivia

  • Holds the Maurice and Hinda Neufeld Founders Professorship at Cornell University.
  • Married to Ann Sullivan; has two daughters (Gabriella and Nora).
  • Studied under Leon F. Litwack at UC Berkeley.