John V. Jezierski

Teaching Fields, History:

Early America, American Cultural, Michigan, Geography: World Cultural, North America

Recipient of

  • Stuart D. and Vernice M. Gross Award for Literature, SVSU, 2001
  • Warrick Award for Excellence in Research, SVSU 2000
  • Historical Society of Michigan Award of Merit, 2000

Research Awards

  • Fletcher Jones Foundation Fellowship, The Huntington Library, 1999
  • Research and exhibition Grant, Canadian Government Museums Assistance Program, 1990-91.

Publications

  • Enterprising Images,
  • The Goodridge Brothers,
  • African American Photographers, 1847-1922 (Wayne State University Press, 2000).

Professional Presentations

  • “Images and Enterprise: The Maryland Origins of an African American Photography Studio,” The Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, 2000.
  • “The Goodridges of York: A Case Study in the Emergence of An African-American Elite,” York County Historical Trust, York Pennsylvania, 2000.

Professional Activities

  • Guest Curator, The Saginaw Art Museum
  • Historical Consultant, U.S. Postal Service, 2000.
  • Consultant, K-12 Textbooks, History Division, Michigan Department of State, 1988.