William Gibbons

Reference Librarian | Associate Professor

Curator of Archives and Special Collections

Main Affiliation

Library

Building

North Academic Center

Office

2/204

Phone

(212) 650-7602

William Gibbons

Awards & Honors

Education

MS, Library and Information Science, Pratt Institute (1998)
MS, Urban Policy Analysis, New School for Social Research (1993)
BA, Liberal Arts,  University of Michigan (1991)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Certificate in Archives & Records Management,  Graduate School of Information Science, Queens College (CUNY) (2006)
 

 

Publications

Book Chapters
Gibbons, W. (2020) “Nat Holman: Mr. Basketball inventor of the modern game.”  City/Game: Basketball in New York, ed. William C. Rhoden, New York, NY: Rizzoli, forthcoming Feb, 2020 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/ow75e5raze0pzof/City%20Game%209.25.19.pdf?dl=0)
Gibbons, W. (2010) (with Gordon Thompson) “Kansas.”  Black America A State by State Historical Encyclopedia  (Vol.1). Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press, 2010, pp. 285-304
Gibbons, W. (2010) with Gordon Thompson) “Montana.”  Black America A State by State Historical Encyclopedia (Vol. 1). Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press, 2010, pp. 467-479
Gibbons, W. (2010) (with Gordon Thompson) “North Dakota.” Black America A State by State Historical Encyclopedia (Vol. 2). Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press, 2010, pp. 619-630
Gibbons, W. (2010) (with Gordon Thompson) “South Dakota.”  Black America A State by State Historical Encyclopedia Vol.2). Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press, 2010, pp. 765-776
Gibbons, W. (2010)(with Gordon Thompson) “Wyoming.”  Black America A State by State Historical Encyclopedia (Vol. 2). Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press, 2010, pp. 949-957

Peer-Reviewed Publications
Gibbons, W. (2014) (with Adrienne Petty & Sydney Van Nort equal contribution)  “Revolutionary Times Revisited: Students’ Interpretations of the City College of New York Student Protest and Takeover of 1969” History Teacher Vol. 47, no.4. 2014.  pp. 511-528
Gibbons, W. (2009) (with Sydney Van Nort). “Mamie Phipps Clark: The ‘Other Half’ of the Legacy,” Encounter Vol. 22 no.4, pp.28-32
Gibbons, W. (2007), "From the streets to academia: a librarian's guide to hip‐hop culture", Collection Building, Vol. 26 No. 4, pp. 119-126
Gibbons, W. (2006). “Is Basketball's Future Its Past?  Nat Holman's Lost Legacy,” Encounter Vol. 19 no.3, pp.32-38

Other Scholarly Work (not peer/critically reviewed)
Gibbons, W. (2019) “Harlem Little League is still going strong after 30 years.” Undefeated, 2019    
https://theundefeated.com/features/harlem-little-league-is-still-going-…
Gibbons, W. (2014) “Red Scare, Red Stars: Blacklisted CCNY.” Alumnus, October 2014, p10-11

 

Curated Exhibitions

“City/Game: Basketball in New York,” (February 2020) The Museum of the City of New York. (Advisor)
“The New York that Never Was,”  September-February, 2015 Cohen Library Atrium. (Co-curator)
“Red Scare Red Star: CCNY Blacklisted,” February-May, 2013, Cohen Library Atrium. ( Co-curator)
“Langston Hughes Festival: A Celebration of African American Writers,”  February 4 – May 31, 2010 CCNY Archives & Special Collections. (Co-curator)
“Five Demands: The Student Protest and Takeover of 1969,” May 4 –October 28, 2009, CCNY Cohen Library Atrium & Archives and Special Collections. (Co-curator)
“Toward Humanity and Racial Justice: The Legacy of Dr. Kenneth B. Clark,” January 20 - May 3, 2009, CCNY Cohen Library Atrium. (Co-curator)
“Harlem 350,” October 13, 2008 – January 18, 2009, CCNY, Cohen Library Atrium. (Co-curator)
“Nat Holman: The Man, His Legacy, and CCNY,” July 1 - December 30, 2005, CCNY Cohen Library Atrium. (Co-curator) http://digital-archives.ccny.cuny.edu/exhibits/holman/                 …;  
“Changing Streetscapes: New Architecture and Open Space in Harlem,” February 28-June 30, 2005, CCNY Cohen Library Atrium. (Co-curator)