Background

Richman, Irwin was born on January 1, 1937 in Brooklyn. Son of Alexander and Bertha (Schwebel) Richman.

Education

Associate of Arts, George Washington University, 1956;Bachelor in History, George Washington University, 1957;Master of Arts in History, University of Pennsylvania, 1958;Doctor of Philosophy in History, University of Pennsylvania, 1965.

Career

Various positions Pennsylvania History and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, 1961—1968. Curator science, industry and technical William Penn Memorial Museum (now State Museum Pennsylvania), 1965—1968. Professor American studies and history Pennsylvania State University, 1968—2003, past chairman graduate program in American studies, professor emeritus, since 2003.

Director research and development heirloom seed project Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster, since 2004. Architectural history consultant National Park Service, S Army Civil Engineering, City of Harrisburg, Heritage Center Museum Lancaster County. Lecturer continuing education program Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, 1994-1997.

Presenter numerous conferences, including American Studies Association, American Folklore Association, American Aesthetics Association, Catskill Institute. Commonwealth speaker Pennsylvania Humanities Council, since 1996. Speaker in field., freelance museum exhibition curator.

Works

Works Gallery

• book

  • Pennsylvania German Farms, Gardens, And Seeds: Landis Valley in Four Centuries (Schiffer Books)

    (Over 320 beautiful modern and historic photos, of Lancast...)

  • Sullivan County's Borscht Belt (NY) (Images of America)

    (Sullivan County, the Borscht Belt, the Catskills-all are ...)

  • Catskill Hotels (Images of America: New York)

    (At one time, according to the Catskill Institute, there w...)

  • Catskill Hotels (Images of America: New York)

    (At one time, according to the Catskill Institute, there w...)

  • German Architecture in America: Folk House, Your House, Bauhaus, And More

    ("The greatest influences of German architecture on Americ...)

  • Pennsylvania German Arts: More Than Heats, Parrots, and Tulips (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)

    (There has never been a book like this intertwining the ar...)

  • Borscht Belt Bungalows: Memoirs Of Catskill Summers

    (Every year between 1920 and 1970, almost one million of N...)

  • Borscht Belt Bungalows: Memoirs Of Catskill Summers

    (Every year between 1920 and 1970, almost one million of N...)

  • Hudson River:: From New York City to Albany (Postcard History Series)

    (Often characterized as the "American Rhine," the Hudson i...)

  • The Catskills in Vintage Postcards

    (The Cañon City area's high points have been literal, star...)

  • The Landis Family:: A Pennsylvania German Family Album (Images of America)

    (The Landis family of Landis Valley was ordinary and extra...)

  • PENN Pictures; The Founder of Pennsylvania

    (A 1965 softcover booklet by the Penna. Historical Commiss...)

  • The Brightest Ornament

    (dust to top edge, o/w VG minus; no DJ.)

  • The Brightest Ornament a Biography of Nathaniel Chapman
  • THE BRIGHTEST ORNAMENT. A Biography of Nathaniel Chapman, M.D., 1780-1853.

• Other Work

  • Author: (with Donald H. Kent)Pennsylvania and the Federal Constitution(with Donald H. Kent, 1964,Historial Manuscript Depositories in Pennsylvania, 1965, Penn Pictures, 1966, The Brightest Ornament, 1967, Pennyslvania's Architecture, 1968, review edition, 1997, Pennsylvania's Decorative Arts in the Age of Handcraft, 1978, reprint, 1995, Pennsylvania's Painters, 1983, Borcht Belt Bungalows: Memories of Catskill Summers, 1998, The Catskills in Vintage Postcards, 1999, Pennsylvania German Arts, 2001, Sullivan County: Borscht Belt, 2001, The Hudson River: From New York City to Albany, 2002, Catskill Hotels, 2003, German Architecture in America, 2003, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, 2004, The Catskills, 2006, Pennsylvania German Farms, Gardens and Seeds, 2007, Seed Art,2008, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Post Cards, 2008, The Landis Family: A Pennsylvania German Family Album, 2008. Contributor over 180 articles and reviews to professional journals.

Membership

Past vice chairman Pennsylvania History Preservation Board. Lecturer numerous groups, including Allentown Art Museum, Bradford County (Pennsylvania) Medical Society, Bucks County History Society, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County History Society, Pennsylvania, Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Society, Landis Valley Associates, Dauphin County History Society. Past council member Pennsylvania History Association.

Treasurer Catskill Institute. President parents leadership council Bard College, 1994-2006. Member Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, National Trust History Preservation., Pennsylvania History Association (past council member).

Connections

Married M. Susan Steigerwalt, May 23, 1970. Children: Alexander Eugene, Joshua Solomon.

father:

Alexander Richman

mother:

Bertha (Schwebel) Richman

spouse:

M. Susan Steigerwalt

children:

Alexander Eugene Richman

Joshua Solomon Richman