Introduction
Launched in 2000 and hosted by the Pennsylvania Center for the Book (PACFTB), the Literary and Cultural Heritage Maps of Pennsylvania are a continual work in progress. After careful consideration, biographies and feature articles that no longer support PACFTB’s goals are archived. We continue to be grateful to our authors and other contributors, thus we have developed this page to acknowledge and provide access to their work. Below is a list of biographies and feature articles that are no longer being maintained, which we have archived through the Internet Archive/Wayback Machine. Following the list is information about reasons and procedures for archiving. Those with questions or concerns are welcome to contact the project's Administrator, Bernadette A. Lear.
Archived Biographies
- Abraham, F. Murray, written by Camille Miller (Spring 2011)
- Adams, John, written by Mark S. Lancaster (Fall 2005)
- Addams, Charles, written by Valerie Squire (Spring 2007)
- Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, written by Nicole Miyashiro (Fall 2014)
- Adler, Renata, written by Ashley I. Fowler (Fall 2007)
- Albom, Mitch, written by Michael McCullough (Spring 2005)
- Asimov, Isaac, written by Matthew Holmes and Lindley Homol (Fall 2007)
- Auden, W. H., written by Rob Daubenspeck (Spring 2010)
- Auslander, Joseph, written by Machala McCoy (Summer 2002)
- Backus, John, written by Cody Arthurs (Spring 2010)
- Baker, Betty, written by unknown author (2001)
- Baker, Hobart, written by Erin E. Wehrung (Spring 2007)
- Bambara, Toni, written by Jennifer Stone (Spring 2004)
- Barker, Rod, written by Lauren Hall (Spring 2006)
- Barkley, Charles, written by Chase Blaze Magaziner (Summer 2008)
- Barry, Dave, written by Abigail Beardsley (Fall 2008)
- Barrymore, Lionel, written by Cherika Foster and Lindley Homol (Spring 2007)
- Barth, John, written by Victoria Townsend (Spring 2005)
- Bass, Ellen, written by Nicole Miyashiro (Spring 2014)
- Berrigan, Daniel, written by Jill Malinger (Fall 2004)
- Bester, Alfred, written by Ryan Delaney (Spring 2008)
- Bianco, Margery Williams, written by Tayo Banjo (Spring 2004)
- Blaine, James G., written by Heather Schillaci (Spring 2006)
- Bochco, Steven, written by Sara So (Spring 2007)
- Bruno, Angelo, Deanna J. Palavra (Spring 2007)
- Bryant, Heather, written by Grace Schmidt (Spring 2012)
- Buchwald, Ann, written by Alan Jalowitz (Summer 2005); supplemented by Marcelle Thomas (Fall 2020)
- Bunning, Jim, written by Abraham Doe (Fall 2006)
- Campanella, Roy, written by Mark Canizio, Jr. (Spring 2004)
- Capone, Al, written by Chas Ackley (Spring 2008)
- Cassady, Marsh, written by Lacey Gates (Spring 2006)
- Cassidy, Ted, written by Heather Struhl (Fall 2007)
- Catalanotto, Peter, written by Lindsay Stayer (Spring 2007)
- Chambers, Whittaker, written by Ralph James Patrone (Spring 2006)
- Conrad, Pete, written by Nick Roney (Fall 2007)
- Corrigan, Kelly, written by Grace Schmidt (Fall 2011)
- Courage, Alexander, written by Kurtis L. Cleckner (Summer 2008)
- Crater, Joseph Force, written by Alexandra Warren (Spring 2010)
- Crawford, Broderick, written by Kristal Morrison (Fall 2007)
- Crumb, Robert, written by Nathaniel Robinson (Spring 2007)
- Curry, Jane Louise, written by Beth Cole, (Fall 2001)
- de Camp, Catherine Crook, written by Victoria Schwoebel (Spring 2007)
- Danson, Ted, written by Gary Burner (Summer 2008)
- Danziger, Paula, written by Lauren Manelius (Spring 2007)
- Delaney, Kim, written by John M. Miller (Fall 2008)
- Dewey, John, written by Julie G. Ash (Summer 2006)
- Donnelly, Ignatius, written by Lisa Dudek (Spring 2006)
- Douglass, Frederick, written by Tiffany Mitchell (Spring 2004)
- Dreiser, Theodore, written by Jennifer Slivka (Fall 2001)
- Du Bois, W. E. B., written by Amy Nedrow (Fall 2003)
- Duncan, Lois, written by Matthew Lavelle, Spring 2007
- Duse, Eleonora, written by Sarita K. Kambhampati (Spring 2007)
- Earhart, Amelia, written by Amanda Bartunek (Spring 2008)
- Edel, Wilbur, written by Alan Jalowitz (Summer 2006)
- Ellsworth, Lincoln, written by Brandon K. Herwehe (Spring 2007)
- Engell, James, written by Mandy Criswell (Summer 2002)
- Epstein, Julius, written by Matthew Lavelle (Spring 2007)
- Ernst, Earle, written by Nicole Miyashiro (2015)
- Evans, Gayle Edward, written by Nicole Miyashiro (2015)
- Fields, W. C., written by Lindley Homol (Fall 2009)
- Fox, Paula, written by Joey Rossi (Fall 2001)
- Freas, Frank Kelly, written by William Wellock (Fall 2008)
- Freeman, Martha, written by Lisa Shatel (Fall 2005)
- Friday, Nancy, written by Jennifer Freeman (Spring 2005)
- Friedman, Saul S., written by Alan Jalowitz (Summer 2005)
- Fritz, Jean, written by Jennifer Folk (Spring 2007)
- Fulmer, David, written by Kristen Mayhew (Fall 2011)
- Gallaudet, Thomas, written by Raymond T. Hager, Jr. (Fall 2006)
- Gallu, Samuel, written by Miranda Orso (Summer 2002)
- Garnet, Henry Highland, written by Christine Ann Polcino (Fall 2004)
- Gaynor, Janet, written by Lindsey Korman (Summer 2007)
- Gere, Richard, written by Sarah Carnicella (Spring 2008)
- Gordon, Laura de Force, written by Alan Jalowitz (Spring 2006)
- Gray, Jesse Glenn, written by Mandy Criswell (Summer 2002)
- Greathead, Elsie, written by Charles Emig (Fall 2006)
- Griffey Jr., Ken, written by Katie Ferguson (Spring 2004)
- Haig, Alexander, written by Machala McCoy (Summer 2002)
- Hammerstein, Oscar, written by Laura Lombardi (Fall 2005)
- Haskins, Charles Homer, written by Collin Snyder (Spring 2014); supplemented by Alan Jalowitz (Spring 2014)
- Heller, Joseph, written by Jennifer Najarian (Spring 2005)
- Hergesheimer, Joseph, written by Kevin Larrabee (Spring 2006)
- Hiss, Alger, written by Erica Walbert (Fall 2005)
- Hoffa, Jimmy, written by Jacqueline A. Schmitz (Fall 2004)
- Holiday, Billie, written by Natalie Miliziano (Spring 2004)
- Holliday, Doc, written by Mary Downing (Spring 2010)
- Huff, Stephen, written by unknown author (unknown date)
- Hulley, Lincoln, written by Alan Jalowitz (Spring 2006)
- Hunt, Lamar, written by Kevin Mikesell (Spring 2007)
- Irving, John, written by Claire J. Woods (Spring 2010)
- Jackson, Robert Houghwout, written by William Huff (Spring 2006)
- Jeffers, Robinson, written by Larry Palazzolo (Fall 2001)
- Jefferson, Thomas, written by Belinda O (Fall 2001)
- Jett, Joan, written by Kayleigh Lauren Marchlinski (Spring 2007)
- Johnson, John Henry, written by Jamie Warick (Fall 2007)
- Jones, Sarah, written by Hannah Bartron (Spring 2014)
- Jurgensen, Sonny, written by Ryan J. Patten (Fall 2007)
- Kirkus, Virginia, written by Erin Peterson (Spring 2009)
- Knight, Etheridge, written by Lindsey Hill (Spring 2005)
- Layne, Bobby, written by Taylor Nassar (Fall 2007)
- Leary, Timothy, written by John Dubosky (Summer 2009)
- Low, Joseph, written by Scott Miller and Clare Sigrist (Spring 2002)
- MacDonald, John D., written by George Maroukis III (Fall 2005)
- MacKeever, Maggie, written by Erica T. Gorsira (Spring 2006)
- Manners, William, written by Victoria Schwoebel (Spring 2007)
- Maravich, "Pistol Pete," written by Andrew M. Revels, Jr. (Fall 2007)
- Marcus, Jacob Rader, written by Michael Lucas (Spring 2006)
- Mays, Billy, written by Kim Parry (Fall 2009)
- Nash, John Forbes, written by Kara Zinger (Spring 2009)
- Ness, Eliot, written by Ryan Stingle (Spring 2005)
- Newell, Hope Hockenberry, written by unknown author (unknown date)
- Nodell, Martin, written by Heather Bright (Spring 2009)
- Obstfeld, Raymond, written by Beth Dallazia (Fall 2003)
- Paglia, Camille, written by Margo Brown (Fall 2005)
- Painter, Nell, written by Adam Benshoff (Fall 2001)
- Paley, William S., written by Daniel N. Fasanello (Fall 2006)
- Peary, Robert, written by Erik Rudd (Fall 2006)
- Perelman, S. J., written by Jonathan Dunbar (Fall 2007)
- Peterson, John, written by Kathleen Bethel (Fall 2003)
- Philbrick, Nathaniel, written by Erica Bachman (Spring 2014)
- Pitt, William, written by Lisa Morgan (Spring 2011)
- Potok, Chaim, written by Joseph D. Bueter (Fall 2004)
- Potter, Mirian, written by Matthew Lavelle (Spring 2007)
- Pound, Ezra, written by Dave Lettero (Fall 2001)
- Powell, William, written by Lauran Cario (Spring 2007)
- Prince, Hal, written by Alexandra Weiss (Fall 2006)
- Raschka, Chris, written by Lauren Hall (Spring 2006)
- Ray, Man, written by Miranda Orso (Summer 2002)
- Reich, Wilhelm, written by Heather Stephenson (Fall 2005)
- Ridgway, Matthew, written by Stephen J. Caraluzzi (Fall 2007)
- Rorem, Ned, written by Mackenzie Kraus (Spring 2010)
- Roth, Philip, written by Lacey Gates (Spring 2006)
- Salinger, J. D., written by Stephanie Philip (Fall 2004)
- Sandak, Cass Roberts, written by Matthew Lavelle (Spring 2007)
- Sanville, Jean, written by unknown author (unknown date)
- Scarfo, Nicodemo, written by Joseph McGarrity (Spring 2008)
- Schachner, Judy, written by Kristen Mayhew (Fall 2011)
- Seale, Bobby, written by Mark Bagley (Spring 2006)
- Seibles, Tim, written by Richard Saullo (Spring 2011)
- Selznick, David O., written by Shannon Macken (Summer 2006)
- Sherman, Roger, written by Hillary Johnston (Fall 2005)
- Smith, Patti, written by Nicole Miyashiro (Fall 2013)
- Smoke, Richard, written by Alan Jalowitz (Fall 2006)
- Stallworth, John, written by Leigh Linhart (Fall 2007)
- Steward, D. E., written by Nicole Miyashiro (Spring 2014)
- Stein, Gertrude, written by Matt Sidorick (Fall 2001)
- Stone, Oliver, written Taryn Shellhamer (Fall 2004)
- Stover, Leon, written by Matthew Billingsley (Spring 2007)
- Susann, Jacqueline, written by John Alvarez (Fall 2007)
- Teller, written by Kathleen Morrow (Summer 2007)
- Terry, Luther, written by Stephanie Hofer (Fall 2005)
- Toomer, Jean, written by Megan Rowland (Fall 2001)
- Tubman, Harriet, written by Sarah Graul (Fall 2004)
- Tuchman, Barbara, written by J. Eli Margolis (Spring 2005)
- Valens, E. G., written by Mandy Criswell (Summer 2002)
- van Dyke, Henry, written by Juliet Iwelumor (Spring 2006)
- Voelcker, Hunce, written by Alan Jalowitz (Spring 2006)
- Vosburgh, George, written by Karen Marietta (Spring 2008)
- Waber, Bernard, written by Valerie DiMaio (Spring 2006)
- Waite, Ralph, written by Jason Klose (Spring 2009)
- Waln, Nora, written by Holly Shok (Fall 2009)
- Ward, Ted W., written by Matthew Billingsley (Spring 2007)
- Warren, Joseph, written by Emily Jane Bryer (Fall 2009)
- Weigl, Bruce, written by Mandy Criswell (Summer 2002)
- Weissmuller, Johnny, written by Darren Cox (Fall 2001)
- Wheatley, Phillis, written by Tyler Ortman (Fall 2003)
- White, Randy, written by John Patrick Leaman (Fall 2007)
- Williams, C. K., written by Paul L. Anstine II (Fall 2005)
- Williams, "Cyclone/Smokey Joe," written by Matthew D. Farrell (Summer 2008)
- Wister, Owen, written by Alan Jalowitz (unknown date)
- Wittenmyer, Annie, written by Sarah E. Daniels (Spring 2006)
- Wolff, Tobias, written Luke Gerwe (Fall 2004)
- Wurts, Janny, written by Matthew Lavelle (Spring 2007)
- Yoggy, Gary A., written by Eric Brune (Summer 2007)
Archived Feature Articles
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Reasons and Procedures for Archiving
Please see our About page to learn more about the current mission of the Literary and Cultural Heritage Maps of Pennsylvania. As more Pennsylvania history is unearthed and as the information and educational landscapes change, our editorial focus continues to evolve.
In 2000, when our project was launched, there was no Wikipedia and other regional projects like the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, Digital Harrisburg, and Historic Pittsburgh were just beginning or were non-existent. During the first decade of our project, under the direction of Dr. Steven L. Herb and Dr. Alan Jalowitz, the top priorities were to document as much about Pennsylvania literature, culture, and history as possible, and to engage college students in exploring Pennsylvania topics of their choice. Upon passing the 1,000 biography mark, we began enhancing various processes for updating, categorizing, and displaying this large number of biographies and feature articles and we found duplicate content in other digital humanities projects that had emerged in the 20 years since introducing this project. Thus, in 2022, we revised our Inclusion Guidelines for Biographies and our Inclusion Guidelines for Feature Articles to emphasize Alignment with PACFTB’s Mission, Relevance to Pennsylvania, Lack of Similar Coverage, and other previously under-emphasized factors. Starting in 2022 and continuing through 2025, our Editorial Board is reviewing all existing biographies and feature articles to determine which ones will continue to be maintained and which will be archived. The Archived Biographies and Feature Articles page will grow as additional items reviewed and removed from our site.
As part of the review process, at least 2 Editorial Board members, plus the project’s Administrator and PACFTB staff, apply the guidelines to each biography and feature article and recommend whether to keep it or remove it from the project. The Administrator (Bernadette A. Lear), reconciles everyone’s suggestions and makes the final decision. All archived items remain publicly accessible through the Internet Archive/Wayback Machine. Back-end copies of textual information also exist on PACFTB’s cloud archive and an external hard drive.
While these decisions are difficult, decommissioning some of our earlier content enables us to allocate our limited resources toward persons and topics that are more strongly connected to Pennsylvania and that better represent the diverse contributions Pennsylvanians have made to the nation and the world. Removal from our site is not meant to indicate that a given subject or author is devalued, unimportant, or unworthy of recognition elsewhere. Anyone with questions or concerns about archived biographies or feature articles is welcomed to contact the project's Administrator, Bernadette A. Lear. Thank you to the authors and contributors who gave time and effort to these biographies and feature articles.