Dr. James Measell Articles
Dr. James Measell is the Historian for the Fenton Art Glas Co., of Williamstown, West Virginia. He is responsible for the Fenton Museum and maintaining the Fenton Art Glass Co. archives; served as editor/publisher of the quarterly Glass Messenger newsletter; and provided research into glass history topics as needed for design and/or sales/marketing department. Prior to becoming Historian, Dr. Measell was a professor for the Dept. of Communication at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, where he was responsible for undergraduate and graduate courses in the history of rhetorical theory as well as research methods and as a major advisor to numerous MA and PhD students while being active in professional associations. He also spent 14 summers as Senior Editor for The Glass Press in Marietta, Ohio.
Glass History Research
Research into various aspects of American glass resulted in publications in these peer-reviewed journals: Indiana Magazine of History (1980); and Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine (1985 and 1988).
Books authored or edited, published by The Glass Press, Marietta, Ohio: Findlay Glass (1986); Harry Northwood: The Early Years (1989); Harry Northwood: The Wheeling Years (1999); Dugan/Diamond Glass (1992); New Martinsville Glass (1994); Imperial Glass Encyclopedia (3 vols., 1995, 1997 and 1999); Millersburg Glass (editor, 1995); Great American Glass (2 vols., 1997 and 1999); L. G. Wright Glass (1997); and Greentown Glass (2005).
Research into various aspects of American and British glass resulted in publications in these periodicals: Glass Collector’s Digest (USA, 47 articles, 1988-2002); Bulletin of the National American Glass Club (2007, 2011 and 2017); The Blackcountryman (UK, 3 articles, volumes 30, 31 and 44); The Cone and The Research Journal of The Glass Association (UK, 2011 and 2016); and History West Midlands (UK, 2014).
He earned his BA in Speech and Chemistry in 1964 from Muskingham College, his Masters from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1968, his PhD in Communication from UIUC in 1970, and his PhD in History from the University of Birmingham in 2016, where he won the Ashley Prize for his thesis.