Mr. Lloyd Baldwin of the Michigan Dept. of Transportation will make a presentation titled "The interface of historic preservation and transportation projects" on Monday, October 11th. Mr. Baldwin's presentation will include an informal overview of the key legislation regarding cultural resources with which he and his MDoT colleagues work on a daily basis. He'll describe the analysis and consultation process involved in determining impacts of transportation projects on cultural resources and overview the resources available for getting this work done, including the Transportation Enhancement program.
Mr. Baldwin studied History and Public Policy at Ball State University, receiving his BA in 1984. He also studied at Eastern Michigan University.
Brown Bag Lunch will start at 11:45 on Monday, October 11, in room 201 of the Academic Office Building at Michigan Technological University.
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Friday, October 01, 2010
Thursday, September 02, 2010
New book by an MTU alumni
Christopher Nelson finished his MS in Industrial History and Archaeology at Michigan Technological University in 2009. I am pleased to report that he has since reworked his thesis into a book, self-published this month using CreateSpace.com.
The C. R. Patterson and Sons Company: Black Pioneers in the Vehicle Building Industry, 1865-1939 (2010) tells the story of Charles Richard Patterson and his family. C.R. was born an enslaved person. In 1865 he set up a small company to manufacture carriages in Greenfield, Ohio, and Patterson became an industry leader in winter buggy design. As the company grew, Patterson expanded the business with other members of his family, and the shop began producing automobiles, trucks, and eventually buses. When C.R.'s son Frederick started making automobiles in 1915, Nelson wrote that he became the first and only African American-owned company to ever manufacture automobiles in the United States. The Patterson family members were leaders within the both the mostly-white community of industrialists and also the African American communities.
After 74 years, the Patterson family ultimately lost their business in 1939 when a series of unfortunate events during the Great Depression forced the company to close the shop's doors. Chris tells their story using documents, photographs, oral history, architecture, and objects.
To get your copy, bring these ISBN numbers to your local bookshop:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1453770305/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
Mr. Nelson took a position as a staff archaeologist with Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. in Hurricane, West Virginia, and is a Registered Professional Archaeologist.
The C. R. Patterson and Sons Company: Black Pioneers in the Vehicle Building Industry, 1865-1939 (2010) tells the story of Charles Richard Patterson and his family. C.R. was born an enslaved person. In 1865 he set up a small company to manufacture carriages in Greenfield, Ohio, and Patterson became an industry leader in winter buggy design. As the company grew, Patterson expanded the business with other members of his family, and the shop began producing automobiles, trucks, and eventually buses. When C.R.'s son Frederick started making automobiles in 1915, Nelson wrote that he became the first and only African American-owned company to ever manufacture automobiles in the United States. The Patterson family members were leaders within the both the mostly-white community of industrialists and also the African American communities.
After 74 years, the Patterson family ultimately lost their business in 1939 when a series of unfortunate events during the Great Depression forced the company to close the shop's doors. Chris tells their story using documents, photographs, oral history, architecture, and objects.
To get your copy, bring these ISBN numbers to your local bookshop:
- ISBN-10: 1453770305
- ISBN-13: 978-1453770306
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1453770305/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
Mr. Nelson took a position as a staff archaeologist with Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. in Hurricane, West Virginia, and is a Registered Professional Archaeologist.
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