THE EDITOR'S PAGE
Publications In Ohio History1
Professor Weisenburger has efficiently
reviewed the published
writings of Ohio historians for the past
two decades. Since his last
article in 1945, the Ohio State
Archaeological and Historical Quar-
terly has carried annual listings of writings in Ohio
history. A
glance at these lists will not disclose
many important works, works
which will stand for years as thorough
and basic contributions to the
state's historiography. There is Harlan
Hatcher's Lake Erie, pub-
lished in 1945, which offers a broad
portrait of northern Ohio and
its great artery of traffic. Elbert J.
Benton concluded the third
volume of his cultural history of
Cleveland in 1946. James Ripley
Jacobs' study of the Beginnings of
the U. S. Army 1783-1812 is
largely devoted to the Ohio scene.
However, it hardly measures up to
the standards of mature historical
scholarship. Walter Havighurst
attempted to tell the story of the
history of the Old Northwest for
the general public, a worthy volume
marred by the author's lack of
knowledge of the adequacy of his
sources. There are a few other
book-length studies such as Frederick R.
Waite's Centennial History
of the School of Medicine of Western Reserve University and other
writings in local history. The
historical society in these years turned
out two bibliographies: Arthur D. Mink's
Union List of Ohio News-
papers Available in Ohio (1946), and Richard G. Morgan's and
James H. Rodabaugh's Bibliography of
Ohio Archaeology (1947).
An important volume in archaeology, The
Adena People, by William
S. Webb and Charles E. Snow of the
University of Kentucky, was a
major contribution in the study of the
precontact Indians of Ohio
and other parts of the West and the
South.
There were numerous minor writings and
articles. In the field of
archaeology, Morgan's Fort Ancient presents
new facts and interpre-
tations on the builders and the
construction of that hilltop earth-
works. Norris Schneider's booklet on Blennerhassett
Island tells a
detailed and factual story of the
Blennerhassett family and the Burr
1 Delivered as a paper at the annual
meeting of the Ohio Academy of History
held in Columbus, April 9, 1948.
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