The Ludlow Massacre: Examining Labor Relations through Primary Sources

Thomas Andrews (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Associate Professor) Professor Andrews’ book about the Ludlow Massacre: Killing for Coal: America’s Deadliest Labor War, was chosen for the 2009 Bancroft Prize by Columbia University, one of the most coveted honors in the field of history. His work has also been featured in The New York Times and The Denver Post.

As Director of Exhibits and Interpretation for History Colorado, Dr. Bill Convery is responsible for the implementation and production of exhibits geared toward History Colorado audiences. Bill works on making History Colorado exhibits accessible, educational, and fun. He served as the lead developer for the History Colorado Center’s Colorado Stories exhibit. Convery is also Colorado’s State Historian. Convery has a PhD in American Western History from the University of New Mexico, M.A. in American Western History and Public History from the University of Colorado, Denver and a B.A. in History from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Dawn DiPrince is the Director of El Pueblo History Museum and is finishing a full-time lectureship in English and writing at CSU-Pueblo. She is a published author of books on writing, including the popular “UnJournaling”. DiPrince has worked actively in both creative arts development and historic preservation in Pueblo, as the former Associate Director of the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center and the former Executive Director of Frontier Pathways Scenic & Historic Byway. DiPrince is an active community volunteer and currently serves as part of a statewide planning committee for the 100th year commemoration of the Ludlow Massacre.

Todd specializes in American History after 1865, including Politics, Labor, Women, and the West. As a former high school history and government teacher, he remains interested in history education and the preparation of effective teachers.

Recent publications include: THE GOSPEL OF PROGRESSIVISM: MORAL REFORM AND LABOR WAR IN COLORADO, 1900 - 1930. Chronicling the negotiations of Progressive groups and the obstacles that constrained them, the book details the fight against corporate and political corruption in Colorado during the early twentieth century. While the various groups differed in their specific agendas, Protestant reformers, labor organizers, activist women, and mediation experts struggled to defend the public against special-interest groups and their stranglehold on Colorado politics.

Following five years in the Sonoran desert Dr. Matthew S. Makley sought refuge in the shadow of the eastern Rockies at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver). Prior to MSU Denver he taught courses at Arizona State University where he earned a PhD with a specialty in Native American history, and the history of the American West.

Makley’s co-authored book, Cave Rock: Climbers, Courts and a Washoe Indian Sacred Site, was published in 2010. His history of the Washoe Indians, The People of Tahoe: A History of the Washoe Indians, is under review with the University of Nevada Press. When not working he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children.