John H. White Jr.
| John H. White Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 10, 1933 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | History |
| Institutions |
Smithsonian Institution, Department of Science and Technology Division of Transportation Museum of History and Technology |
| Alma mater | Miami University |
John Henry White Jr. (born November 10, 1933) is an American historian and museum curator.
Biography
White was born in 1933 at Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1958, he graduated with bachelor's degree from Miami University. As soon as he graduated he got a job as an associate curator for the Smithsonian Institution, for such organizations as Department of Science and Technology, Division of Transportation, and the Museum of History and Technology. From 1961 till 1966 he was an associate curator of the Division, later he became the curator of the same position from 1967–1985, and after it, got a position of senior historian that he kept from 1986 till 1989.[1]
White has authored a rich series of books on the history of American railroad development. These carefully researched and well documented works are valuable for all students and enthusiasts of transportation history.
Work
| Title | Publication date | Pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early American Locomotives (Trains) | Jun 1, 1972 | 142 | Dover; 19th Century engravings, with brief history |
| Horsecars, Cable Cars and Omnibuses | Jun 1, 1974 | 107 | Dover; images, with brief history |
| A History of the American Locomotive: Its Development, 1830–1880 | January 1, 1980 | 528 | |
| The John Bull: 150 Years a Locomotive | October 1, 1981 | 144 | |
| The American Railroad Passenger Car | March 1, 1985 | 704 | |
| 'The Great Yellow Fleet: A History of American Railroad Refrigerator Cars | December 1, 1986 | 186 | |
| The American Railroad Freight Car: From the Wood-Car Era to the Coming of Steel | October 1, 1993 | 656 | |
| American Locomotives: An Engineering History, 1830-1880 | December 11, 1997 | 624 | |
| The Island Queen: Cincinnati's Excursion Steamer(with Robert J. White Sr.) | March 1, 2001 | 115 | |
| Cincinnati: City of Seven Hills (Ohio)(History) | 2001 | 128 | |
| On the Right Track: Some Historic Cincinnati Railroads | 2003 | 160 | |
| Wet Britches and Muddy Boots: A History of Travel in Victorian America | November 22, 2012 | 544 | Indiana University Press - Series: Railroads Past and Present |
References
- ↑ "Biography". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved April 19, 2012.