Philip Parker Mason

Background

Mason, Philip Parker was born on April 28, 1927 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States.

Education

Bachelor, Boston University, 1950; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1956.

Career

Director archives, Michigan State Archives, Lansing, 1953-1958; director archives labor and urban affairs Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, since 1958; professor of history, Wayne State University, Detroit, since 1958.

Achievements

• Philip Parker Mason has been listed as a noteworthy History educator, archivist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Schoolcraft: The Literary Voyager or Muzzeniegun

Membership

Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946. Fellow Society American Archivist. Member Organisation American Historians, Oral History Association, History Society Michigan, Michigan Labor History Society (secretary 1977-1978), Detroit History Society, Labor History (editorial board since 1975).