Background
Kammen was born on November 14, 1937 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States; the daughter of Elmer Albert and Helen Edith (Kingberry) Koyen.
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How is local history thought about? How should it be approached? What is the context behind local events and institutions? Where does one start? Through brief, succinct notes and essay-length entries, the Encyclopedia of Local History presents ideas to consider, sources to use, historical fields and trends to explore. It also provides commentary on a number of subjects, including the everyday topics that most local historians encounter. Useful appendices provide information on ethnic groups, religious organizations, and immigration. A handy reference tool that no public historian's desk should be without! Topics include: African-American history, agricultural history, almanacs, archives, biographical dictionaries, business history, census, children's history, copyright, economic history, family, genealogy, government records, historic preservation, labor history, maps, obituaries, photography, regionalism, slang, state historical journals, tourism, toys, virtual shopping, zoos.
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2000
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The steep hills and dramatic gorges of Ithaca were the setting for a revolution in American education when, in the 1860s, a self-made man sought "to do the most good . . . to the poor and to posterity." Ezra Cornell's philanthropy, enhanced with funds from the Morrill Land Grant Act and enlarged by the vision of educator Andrew Dickson White, created what has been called the first American university―'a modern, democratic, research-oriented institution open to young men and women of all creeds and races. Reflecting the ideas of its founders, Cornell University has combined the industrial science and technology of America with the humanism of Athens to serve both the individual and society. In her concise, generously illustrated account of Cornell, Carol Kammen places that bold vision in its nineteenth-century context―a time when higher education was restricted to a privileged few. Now the university enters the twenty-first century as an institution of international stature and a leader in educational opportunity.Kammen, a noted local historian and lecturer in history at Cornell, tells the story of this great university with verve. Highlighting the text are excerpts from important documents and images from archives in the Cornell Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, selected by Susette Newberry, a Cornell archivist specializing in photography and media studies. Together, words and images illustrate the growth of the university, the origins of its famous schools and colleges, and its enduring commitment to excellence in education.
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2003
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Calmly nestled among the glacial streams and hills of central New York, residents of Ithaca may find it hard to believe that their city began with a rocky start. Transient teamsters and salt barge workers gave the town a rowdy reputation in its pioneer days, and the fledgling village seemed doomed as the “most isolated place on the Eastern Seaboard.” Over the course of the nineteenth century, Ithaca’s character swung like a pendulum from debauchery to temperance, from boisterous vagrancy to religious fervor and reform. Though the town was hit hard by the Depression of 1837 and periodically ravaged by fire and flood, Ithaca survived to become a lively and bustling community and an important center of education, technological innovation and cultural vibrancy. In this comprehensive history, Carol Kammen shows exactly why Ithaca is known as the “Crown of Cayuga.”
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2008
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For over thirty years, Carol Kammen’s On Doing Local History has been a valuable guide to professional and “amateur” historians alike. First published in 1986, revised in 2003, this book offers not only discussion of practical matters, but also a deeper reflection on local, public history, what it means, and why it is done. It is used in classrooms and found on the shelves of local historians across the U.S. The third edition features: Updates to chapters that focus on the current concerns and situation of local historians A new chapter on how the field of history cooperates with other arts A new chapter on writing a congregational history Updated references With the same passion (and now even more experience) that drove her to write the first edition, Kammen has brought her seminal work into today’s context for the next generation of local historians. The new edition ensures that this classic will continue to move anyone interested in public history towards a better understanding of why they do what they do and how it benefits their communities.
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2014
Kammen was born on November 14, 1937 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States; the daughter of Elmer Albert and Helen Edith (Kingberry) Koyen.
Kammen received a Bachelor of Arts from George Washington University in 1959.
Kammen began her career as a writer at Time, Inc. in 1959 and held it for two years. In 1972, she was appointed a project director of National Endowment for the Humanities youthgrant community history program at the Ithaca High School, where she served for two years. Also Carol worked as a history teacher at the same school from 1973 to 1974.
In 1971, she took a position of an adjunct instructor in the department of liberal arts at Tompkins Cortland Community College and held the position until 1984, and again in 1996. In 1983, Kammen was a lecturer at Cornell University, where she worked for a year and in 1986-1992. In 1992, Carol became a senior lecturer of history at the same university and held it until 2007.
Also in 1981, she served as a faculty member in National Humanities Faculty Summer Institute for Junior-College Teachers at Wells College. Kammen was an instructor at New York State Historical Association Summer Seminar in 1981 and in 1993. In 1982, she took a position of a project director at Menominee Reservation Indian School and held it for a year. Carol worked as a reader at Huntington Library from 1993 to 1994.
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2003(Calmly nestled among the glacial streams and hills of cen...)
2008(For over thirty years, Carol Kammen’s On Doing Local Hist...)
2014
Kammen was a director of Decentralization Program at New York State Council for the Arts in 1986. She was a trustee and chair of Tompkins County Public Library in 1985-1993. Also Carol was a member of advisory committee at American Century, member of board of advisors of Historians-in-Residence program at New York State Council for the Humanities.
She served as a history committee chair on Ithaca Centennial Commission from 1986 to 1989, chair of Tompkins County Strategic Tourism Planning Board between 1999-2000 and a member of Local History Commission in New York Statue Commissioner of Education.
Since 2004 Carol has been a board member of Hospice Care of Tompkins County and Women's Fund of Tompkins County. She is a consultant to Pacific County History Society, Chemung County Historical Society, Upstate History Alliance and The History Channel.
On February 26, 1961 Carol Kammen married Michael G. Kammen. They have 2 children.