Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Houston, 2006
Urban, Environmental, Public and Local History
Email: mckinneytom@sfasu.edu
Telephone: 936.468.2434
Office: 363 Vera Dugas Liberal Arts North
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. McKinney has taught or is currently teaching the following courses:
Dr. McKinney's publications include:
Monographs:
With Gail K Beil, The Texas and Pacific Depot in Marshall, Ann and Lee Lawrence East Texas History Series Volume 3, Nacogdoches: East Texas Historical Association, 1999.
Articles:
- “Interstate Highway System,” in the Encyclopedia of American Environmental History, Volume III, edited by Kathleen A. Brosnan, New York: Facts On File Library of American History, 2011, 780 – 782.
- “Superhighway Deluxe; Houston’s Gulf Freeway,” in Energy Metropolis, edited by Martin V. Melosi and Joseph A. Pratt. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2007, 148 – 172.
- “Van London’s Legacy,” Houston History 5, No. 2 (Spring 2008): 16-24.
- “William Jennings Bryan’s Trip to Nacogdoches,” The Daily Sentinel, 12 January 1998.
- “SFA’s first benefactor: Frank S. Aikman,” The Daily Sentinel, 6 September 1998.
- “Rusk County Student recalls Boarding Houses,” The Daily Sentinel, 20 September 1998
- “Madrigal Tradition at SFA Has Long History,” The Daily Sentinel, 22 November 1998.
- “Memorial Opens Its Doors in ’28,” The Daily Sentinel, 25 July 1999.
- “Arrival of Railroads Spurred Economic Boom,” The Daily Sentinel, 25 July 1999.
Contract Reports:
- To The Woods and Back: The Angelina & Neches River Railroad, 1900 – 2000.” Center for East Texas Studies, 2000.
- City of Houston Historical Infrastructure Study, 1945 – 2007.” Center for Public History, 2008.
Book Reviews:
- Frederick C. Elliott and William Henry Keller, The Birth of the Texas Medical Center: A Personal Account, East Texas Historical Journal, Volume XLIV, Number 2 (Fall 2006).
- Linda Scarborough, Road, River, and Ol’ Boy Politics; A Texas County’s Path from Farm to Supersuburb, H-Urban, February 2006.
- Harold L. Platt, Shock Cities: The Environmental Transformation and Reform of Manchester and Chicago, The History Teacher, Volume 39, Number 2 (February 2006).
- Joel A. Tarr, ed, Devastation and Renewal; An Environmental History of Pittsburgh and Its Region, Public Works History, Fall 2005.
National Historic Heritage Area Studies:
- Martin V. Melosi with Tom McKinney and Terry Tomkins-Walsh, Historical Significance of Buffalo Bayou. National Historic Heritage Area Study, U. S. National Park Service, Denver, 2005.
Texas Historical Markers:
- George F. Ingraham Building, Nacogdoches, Texas.
- The North Church Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Texas.
- The Libbey Community Cemetery, Garrison, Texas.
- Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Texas.
- The Bridges Cemetery, Chapman Community, Texas.
- Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Texas.
- Nacogdoches Federal Building, Nacogdoches, Texas.
Presentations:
- With Joseph A. Pratt. “Big Oil's Search for Alternative Fuels in the 1970s and 1980s,” Business History Conference, Sacramento, California, April 2008.
- “The Gulf Freeway: Houston’s Superhighway Deluxe,” at the Third Biennial Conference of the Urban History Association, October 19-22, 2006.
- “Monument of Modernity; Houston’s Gulf Freeway,” at the Spring 2005 meeting of the American Society for Environmental History.
- “Houston’s Gulf Freeway; The Path to the Sea,” 2004 International Conference on the History of Transport, Traffic, and Mobility.
- "The Nacogdoches & Southeastern: A Web-Based Approach to Preservation of Nacogdoches Rail and Tram History,” Fall 2000 meeting of the East Texas Historical Association.
- “Milltown: A Doorway to the Past,” at the annual meeting of the American Association for History and Computing in April of 1999.
Dr. McKinney's professional activities and affiliations include:
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Stephen F. Austin Alumni Association (Life Member)
- East Texas Historical Association (Life Member)
- African-American Heritage Project (Founding Member)
- East Texas Architectural Preservation Board (Founding Member)