Sidney Fine (historian)
Sidney Fine (October 11, 1920 – March 31, 2009) was a professor of
Guggenheim Fellow and twice the winner of the University of Michigan Press Award. He received the University of Michigan's Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award in 1969.[1]
Biography
Sidney Fine was born in
political
environment. He wrote and edited over fifteen books and many articles.
Fine's first appointment at the University of Michigan was as a
doctoral students, served on many doctoral committees, and was chairman of the department from 1969-1971. He was named the Richard Hudson Research Professor of History, the Andrew Dickson White Distinguished Professor of History, the Henry Russel Lecturer, and was named the "Professor of the Year" for the state of Michigan in 1986.[3] He is the only member of the UM faculty to have been designated as the Henry Russel Lecturer, as well as being honored by the undergraduates with the Golden Apple Award for outstanding university teaching (in 1993).[4]
Fine's continued presence was a significant factor in getting the
UAW Oral History Project, and television series on labor history.[citation needed
]
Selected publications
- Laissez Faire and the General-Welfare State a Study, (Ann Arbor Paperbacks, The University of Michigan Press, 1956) ISBN 0-472-06086-4
- "Frank Murphy in World War I". The Michigan Historical Collections and Bentley Library Bulletin, Number 17 (Ann Arbor: Michigan Historical Collections, 1968) Photos, 44 pp.
- Sit-down: The General Motors Strike of 1936-1937. (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1969). ISBN 0-395-11778-X.
- Frank Murphy: The Detroit Years. (Ann Arbor: ISBN 0-472-32949-9.
- Frank Murphy: The New Deal Years. (Chicago: ISBN 0-226-65871-6.
- Frank Murphy. Volume 3, The Washington Years (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1984) ISBN 0-472-10046-7.
- Violence in the Model City: The Cavanagh Administration, Race Relations, and the Detroit Riot of 1967 (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1989).
References
- ^ a b Obituaries, April 3, 2009, Archived May 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Wadhwa, Diya (April 7, 2009). "Legendary professor Sidney Fine passes away at the age of 88". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ U.S. Professors of the Year Awards, archived from the original on December 15, 2018, retrieved December 11, 2018
- ^ "Past Recipients - Golden Apple Award". Golden Apple Award (WordPress). March 19, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Faculty Profile - Sidney Fine", Faculty History Project, retrieved December 11, 2018
- ^ Schey, Jamie (April 4, 2001). "University community bids farewell to long-time professor". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ Harding, Lesley (May 7, 2001). "After 53 years of teaching at U-M, historian Sidney Fine says goodbye". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
Further reading
- "Sidney Fine 1931-2009." University of Michigan, Department of History, Newsletter, 2009.
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