Lloyd Ultan (historian)
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Lloyd Ultan | |
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| Born | 1938 (age 85–86) |
| Alma mater | Hunter College Columbia University |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Employer | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Organization | The Bronx County Historical Society |
| Known for | Histories of The Bronx |
| Notable work | The Northern Borough: A History Of The Bronx |
| Title | Bronx Borough Historian emeritus |
| Predecessor | Dr. William A. Tieck |
Lloyd Ultan (born 1938) is a historian and author. A native of the borough of The Bronx in New York City, he was the Bronx borough historian from 1996[1] to 2023.[2] He is a professor of history at Fairleigh Dickinson University's and a member of the adjunct faculty at Lehman College.[3][4] Ultan received a B.A. in history from Hunter College in 1959 and an M.A. in history from Columbia University in 1960.[5]
He has written several books, including The Beautiful Bronx (1920-1950), The Bronx in the Innocent Years: 1890-1925, and Bronx Accent.[6][7] Ultan is renowned for his walking tours.[8] His predecessor as the official Bronx Borough Historian was Dr. William A. Tieck, who served from 1980 to 1996.[9]
Selected works[edit]
- Legacy of the Revolution: The Valentine-Varian House[10] (1983), popular general history
- Bronx Accent: A Literary and Pictorial History of the Borough[11] (2006), popular general history
- Blacks in the Colonial Bronx Era: A Documentary History[12] (2010), popular general history
- The Bronx: The Ultimate Guide to New York City's Beautiful Borough[13] (2015), popular general history
- The Northern Borough: A History Of The Bronx (2009), popular general history
- The Bronx in the frontier era: from the beginning to 1696 (1994)
- The Beautiful Bronx (1920–1950) (1979), heavily illustrated
- The Birth of the Bronx, 1609–1900 (2000), popular
- The Bronx in the innocent years, 1890–1925 (1985), popular
- The Bronx: It Was Only Yesterday, 1935–1965 (1992), heavily illustrated popular history
- "History of the Bronx River," Paper presented to the Bronx River Alliance, November 5, 2002 (notes taken by Maarten de Kadt, November 16, 2002), retrieved on August 29, 2008. This 2½ hour talk covers much of the early history of the Bronx as a whole, in addition to the Bronx River.
See also[edit]
- History of the Bronx
- Gary Hermalyn - Centennial Historian of New York City.
- The Bronx County Historical Society
References[edit]
- ^ "Bronx Borough Historian Lloyd Ultan Marks 15 Years in Office" (Press release). Bronx Borough President. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ Ortega, Ralph R. (May 15, 2023). "Editor's Note: The Bronx honors Lloyd Ultan, someone truly historic". City & State NY. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Lloyd Ultan - Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU)". view2.fdu.edu. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ Parker, Sydney (April 4, 2010), "Bronx historian Lloyd Ultan puts the borough in perspective with books and walking tours", The Daily News, retrieved 2012-02-08
- ^ "Faculty and Staff Directory".
- ^ Ultan, Lloyd; Unger, Barbara (2000), Bronx Accent A Literary and Pictorial History of the Borough, Rutgers University Press, ISBN 0-8135-3862-9
- ^ "Lloyd Ultan: used books, rare books and new books @ BookFinder.com". BookFinder.com.
- ^ "FDU News Highlights". Fairleigh Dickinson University. Archived from the original on 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ Thomas, Robert McG. Jr. (January 20, 1997). "Dr. William A. Tieck, Minister And a Bronx Historian, 89". The New York Times. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ Ultan, Lloyd (January 1, 1983). Legacy of the Revolution: The Valentine-Varian House. Bronx County Historical Society. p. 130. ISBN 094198012X.
- ^ Ultan, Lloyd (March 23, 2006). Bronx Accent: A Literary and Pictorial History of the Borough. Rutgers University Press. p. 330. ISBN 0813538629.
- ^ Ultan, Lloyd (January 4, 2010). Blacks in the Colonial Bronx Era: A Documentary History. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. p. 240. ISBN 978-1466423015.
- ^ Ultan, Lloyd (June 1, 2015). The Bronx: The Ultimate Guide to New York City's Beautiful Borough. Rutgers University Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0813573199.
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