Dr. Thomas Leary, Associate Professor

Office: DeBartolo Hall, Room 530
Telephone: (330) 941-1611
Email address: teleary AT ysu DOT edu

Degrees:

B.A. (cum laude) St. John Fisher College at Rochester, NY (1969)
Ph.D. Brown University at Providence, RI (1985)

Current Research:

Documentation and Public Interpretation of Historic Workplaces and Work Processes (e.g.: Steel Mills, Machine Shops)

Courses Taught:

Introduction to Historic Preservation
American Architectural History
Work in Industrial America
US History Survey II

Additional Credits:

Norton Prize (Best Article in Journal of Industrial Archeology - 1992, 1994

Augusburger Award (Distinguished contributions to local history - Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, 1998)

Award of Merit, American Association for State & Local History (publications series at Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, including co-authoring of From Fire To Rust: Business, Technology, and Work at The Lacfawanna Steel Plant, 1899-1983) 1988