Shannan Mason
Shannan Mason
Southern Illinois University – MA in Historical Studies & Certification in Museum Studies, 2014
Southern Illinois University – BS in Historical Studies, 2011
Mason is currently in the research phase of her dissertation project on the intersection of 18th-century scientific trans-Atlantic communication networks and the market economy. She has a strong background in digital humanities, and in addition to her current research is working towards a certification in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
18th-Century Intellectual-Cultural-Scientific Exchange, Trans-Atlantic Communication Networks, Digital Humanities, GIS, Botany/Horticulture & the Market Economy
Articles:
Mason, Shannan, “Nature Much Improved: The Curation of a Nineteenth-Century Neighborhood and Greenspace,” The Confluence, Fall-Winter 2020/21
Books:
Author/Editor: Legends of Mexico by George Lippard, “Lippard’s Legends” Lippard, George. ed. Nichol Allen, Patrick Ayers, Shannan Mason et. al. Legends of Mexico (Hastings: Hastings College Press, 2019)
Encyclopedia Articles:
Shannan Mason, "Southwestern Illinois Inter-City Baseball League," Madison Historical: The Online Encyclopedia and Digital Archive for Madison County, Illinois, June 2, 2020, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/encyclopedia/southwestern-inter-city-baseball-league
Shannan Mason, "St. Louis Smelting and Refining Company in Collinsville," Madison Historical: The Online Encyclopedia and Digital Archive for Madison County, Illinois, March 18, 2020, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/encyclopedia/st-louis-smelting-and-refining-company/
Shannan Mason, "Standard Oil Involvement in the Wood River Community," Madison Historical: The Online Encyclopedia and Digital Archive for Madison County, Illinois, June 28, 2019, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/encyclopedia/standard-oil-company-community-service/
Shannan Mason, "Simon, Paul (1928 – 2003)," Madison Historical: The Online Encyclopedia and Digital Archive for Madison County, Illinois, June 28, 2019, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/encyclopedia/paul-simon/
The Huntington, Short Term Fellowship, San Marino – CA, Four-month residency with stipend, 2023
Weiner Joint Fellowship, Florida Atlantic University Libraries & Huntington Library – Two-month joint research fellowship, Boca Raton, Florida and San Marino, California, 2022-2023
American Philosophical Society, François André Michaux Fund Residential Fellowship – One-month residency with stipend, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2022
Winterthur Library and Gardens, Six-week residential fellowship with stipend – for Philadelphia Winterthur, Delaware in New Castle County, 2021