Douglas Greenberg
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Douglas Greenberg is Executive Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the New Brunswick Campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. In the past, he served as a Professor of History at the University of Southern California
, Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education
, and President of the Chicago Historical Society.
, where he became a Brother of Phi Sigma Kappa
, in 1969 which was soon followed up with a Master's degree as well as a Ph.D in History from Cornell University
in 1971 and 1974, respectively. In the early 1980s, Greenberg taught and served as a dean at Princeton University
and eventually became the chair of the New Jersey Historical Commission
. In 1986, he became Vice President of the American Council of Learned Societies
.
Though his studies trained him as an historian in early American history, Greenberg's own studies prepared him for his career in public history in general. In 1993, Greenberg went to the Chicago Historical Society, where he became President and CEO. During Greenberg's tenure, he oversaw several exhibitions and documentaries on the history of Chicago
, which included The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory. He also focused resources on advancing the technology used at the Historical Society, including developing a website that included public access catalogs, digitized materials, and so on.
Greenberg was soon drawn to the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, later to be known as the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education
at the University of Southern California
. Started in 1994, the purpose of the Shoah Foundation was to collect 50,000 oral histories from survivors of the Holocaust. The current total today is over 52,000 in thirty-two languages.
He assumed his current position at Rutgers in 2008.
In 1997, Greenberg was a member of the Board of Editors for Reviews in American History
. Over the next several years Greenberg was awarded with several fellowships and honorary degrees. Besides publishing several books, Greenberg has had articles published in Library Resources and Technical Services and Journal of the Sydney Institute. In 2005 was featured in the "Conservation and Meaning" chapter of Stewards of the Sacred: Sacred Artifacts, Religious Culture and the Museum as Social Institution.
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education
USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education
The USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, formerly Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, is a nonprofit organization established by Steven Spielberg in 1994, one year after completing the Academy Award-winning film Schindler's List...
, and President of the Chicago Historical Society.
Biography
Greenberg's professional career in history began with a Bachelor's degree from Rutgers UniversityRutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, where he became a Brother of Phi Sigma Kappa
Phi Sigma Kappa
-Phi Sigma Kappa's Creed and Cardinal Principles:The 1934 Convention in Ann Arbor brought more changes for the fraternity. Brother Stewart W. Herman of Gettysburg wrote and presented the Creed, and Brother Ralph Watts of Massachusetts drafted and presented the Cardinal Principles.-World War II:The...
, in 1969 which was soon followed up with a Master's degree as well as a Ph.D in History from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1971 and 1974, respectively. In the early 1980s, Greenberg taught and served as a dean at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
and eventually became the chair of the New Jersey Historical Commission
New Jersey Historical Commission
The New Jersey Historical Commission is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Jersey that is responsible for "preserving the historical record and advancing interest in and awareness of New Jersey's past."...
. In 1986, he became Vice President of the American Council of Learned Societies
American Council of Learned Societies
The American Council of Learned Societies , founded in 1919, is a private nonprofit federation of seventy scholarly organizations.ACLS is best known as a funder of humanities research through fellowships and grants awards. ACLS Fellowships are designed to permit scholars holding the Ph.D...
.
Though his studies trained him as an historian in early American history, Greenberg's own studies prepared him for his career in public history in general. In 1993, Greenberg went to the Chicago Historical Society, where he became President and CEO. During Greenberg's tenure, he oversaw several exhibitions and documentaries on the history of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, which included The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory. He also focused resources on advancing the technology used at the Historical Society, including developing a website that included public access catalogs, digitized materials, and so on.
Greenberg was soon drawn to the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, later to be known as the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education
USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education
The USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, formerly Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, is a nonprofit organization established by Steven Spielberg in 1994, one year after completing the Academy Award-winning film Schindler's List...
at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. Started in 1994, the purpose of the Shoah Foundation was to collect 50,000 oral histories from survivors of the Holocaust. The current total today is over 52,000 in thirty-two languages.
He assumed his current position at Rutgers in 2008.
In 1997, Greenberg was a member of the Board of Editors for Reviews in American History
Reviews in American History
Reviews in American History is an academic journal founded in 1973. Each issue presents substantive reviews of more than two-dozen new books on the topic of American history. It also features retrospectives on influential titles of the past...
. Over the next several years Greenberg was awarded with several fellowships and honorary degrees. Besides publishing several books, Greenberg has had articles published in Library Resources and Technical Services and Journal of the Sydney Institute. In 2005 was featured in the "Conservation and Meaning" chapter of Stewards of the Sacred: Sacred Artifacts, Religious Culture and the Museum as Social Institution.
Notable works
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation (2004) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405358/- A short documentary featured on the DVD for Schindler's ListSchindler's ListSchindler's List is a 1993 American film about Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg, and based on the novel Schindler's Ark...
Advisory/Leading Roles
- Executive Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey -- http://sas.rutgers.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=217&Itemid=274
- Executive Director, USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and EducationUSC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and EducationThe USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, formerly Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, is a nonprofit organization established by Steven Spielberg in 1994, one year after completing the Academy Award-winning film Schindler's List...
-- http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/vhi/ - President and CEO, Chicago Historical Society -- http://www.chicagohs.org/
- Board of Editors, Reviews in American HistoryReviews in American HistoryReviews in American History is an academic journal founded in 1973. Each issue presents substantive reviews of more than two-dozen new books on the topic of American history. It also features retrospectives on influential titles of the past...
-- http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/reviews_in_american_history/ - Chair, New Jersey Historical CommissionNew Jersey Historical CommissionThe New Jersey Historical Commission is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Jersey that is responsible for "preserving the historical record and advancing interest in and awareness of New Jersey's past."...
-- http://www.state.nj.us/state/history/
External links
- http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/?view=usa&ci=0195083393