Elizabeth
Blackmar
Mary and David Boies Professor
History
Professional Bio
Elizabeth Blackmar, Mary and David Boies Professor of History, specializes in social history of American property relations and the built environment. She received her B.A. from Smith and her Ph.D. from Harvard. She is known for her book The Park and the People: A History of Central Park.
Undergraduate Courses Taught
- The First American Gilded Age
- Making of the Modern American Landscape
- Property and Power in 20th Century US
- Columbia University and Slavery