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Thomas Dublin

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Thomas Dublin

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Binghamton, New York (Binghamton University) → San Diego, California (University of California, San Diego) → New England region (research area)

Career

Occupations
historian, editor, university professor
Active Years
1970-
Affiliations
Binghamton University (State University of New York), University of California, San Diego

Education

Harvard College (Harvard University)
Harvard College / Chemistry
Degree: B.A.
Country: United States
summa cum laude
Columbia University
History
Degree: Ph.D.
Country: United States

Awards

Bancroft Prize
1980
Organization: Columbia University (Bancroft Prize)
Result: 受賞
Merle Curti Award
1980
Organization: Organization of American Historians
Result: 受賞
Merle Curti Award
2006
Organization: Organization of American Historians
Result: 受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2000
Organization: John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
Result: 受賞（フェローシップ）
Philip S. Klein Award
2006
Organization: Pennsylvania Historical Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Face of Decline: The Pennsylvania Anthracite Region in the Twentieth Century

2005 social history / labor history

A collaborative study examining the economic and social decline of the Pennsylvania anthracite region in the twentieth century and the community transformations that accompanied it.

labor historycommunity declineindustrial transition

When the Mines Closed: Stories of Struggles in Hard Times

1998 social history / oral history

Field-based research focusing on the hardships faced by workers and communities following mine and factory closures, told largely through participants' voices.

mine and plant closuresworkers' livescommunity restructuring

Transforming Women's Work: New England Lives in the Industrial Revolution

1994 women's history / social history

An analysis of changes in women's work and lives during the Industrial Revolution in New England, using individual life stories and community cases.

women's laborindustrializationfamily and community

Women at Work: The Transformation of Work and Community in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1826-1860

1981 social history / labor history / women's history

A representative study detailing the transformation of women's labor and community life in Lowell, Massachusetts, from 1826 to 1860.

work and communityfactory laborwomen's history

Bibliography

  • The Face of Decline: The Pennsylvania Anthracite Region in the Twentieth Century
  • When the Mines Closed: Stories of Struggles in Hard Times
  • Transforming Women's Work: New England Lives in the Industrial Revolution
  • Women at Work: The Transformation of Work and Community in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1826-1860
  • Becoming American, Becoming Ethnic: College Students Explore Their Roots (ed.)
  • Immigrant Voices: New Lives in America, 1773–1986 (ed.)
  • Farm to Factory: Women's Letters, 1830–1860 (ed.)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
empirical, social-history-based narrativeoral-history and primary-source-centered approach
Recurring Motifs
workers' experiences and memorywomen's labor and everyday lifecommunity transformation

Legacy

Thomas Dublin is regarded as an important contributor to American social history and oral history through his studies of working-class and women's labor in New England and Pennsylvania. Through teaching and editorial work he has helped bridge academic and public history.

Academic Societies

  • Organization of American Historians (OAH)

Archives

  • Binghamton University archival holdings

Trivia

  • Earned a B.A. in chemistry from Harvard College, summa cum laude.
  • Served as Distinguished Professor of History at Binghamton University.
  • Won the Bancroft Prize and the Merle Curti Award in 1980.