Ganz, Cheryl
Curator Emerita
Stamps and general philately; air mail; zeppelin mail; social and cultural history; world's fairs; 1930s.
Background And Education
Education And Training
- B.A.E., School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- M.A., Roosevelt University
- Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2013. "Who was Hindenburg's Postmaster on the Final Flight?" Zeppelin Post Journal, 7, (4) 22–25. 2013
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2012. "Out of the Vault: Canal Zone Missing Bridge Exhibit at National Postal Museum." The Canal Zone Philatelist, 48, (3) 32–33. 2012
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2012. "Zeppelin Hindenburg's Onboard Mail and the Final Flight." The Collectors Club Philatelist, 91, (4) 215–220. 2012
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2009. "E.S. Zevely and the 1853 New York World's Fair." The Chronicle of the U.S. Classic Postal Issues, 221 30–32. 2009
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2009. "The History of American Women in Philately." The American Philatelist, 123, (12) 1142–1145. 2009
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2008. "'A Sheer Impression of Beauty': On Board the 1933 Graf Zeppelin Chicago Flight." The German Postal Specialist, 59, (10) 417–423. 2008
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2008. "Benjamin K. Miller's Orangeburg Coils." The Collectors Club Philatelist, 87, (2) 91–92. 2008
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2008. "Selling Optimism at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair: Using Ephemera in Scholarly Research." RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Cultural Heritage, 9, (1) 74–80. 2008
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2008. "The 1933 Graf Zeppelin Chicago Flight and an Attempted Autograph." The Airpost Journal, 79, (10) 428–431. 2008
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2008. "Unlisted ZR1 Shenandoah Drop Mail." The Zeppelin Collector, 65, (3) 7–8. 2008
- Ganz, Cheryl R. and Klein, Allen. 2008. "Unofficially Flown: The Van Auken "Los Angeles" Mail." The Canal Zone Specialist, 44, (2) 16–17. 2008
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2008. "Zeppelin Posts at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair: Integrating Philately & History." The American Philatelist, 122, (8) 730–733. 2008
- Kane, Allen and Ganz, Cheryl R. 2007. "Part II of the Benjamin K. Miller collection on display." The American Philatelist, 121, (11) 1030–1031. 2007
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Blog Posting
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2014. "Catherine Manning Papers and Documents Finding Guide Now Available." Pushing the Envelope Blog Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Feb 27, 2014. http://postalmuseumblog.si.edu/2014/02/catherine-manning-papers-and-documents-finding-guide-now-available.html. 2014
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Book
- Ganz, Cheryl R., Piazza, Daniel A., and Sheahan, M. T. 2012. Fire & Ice: Hindenburg and Titanic [Exhibition catalog] Toledo: Minuteman Press. 2012
- Ganz, Cheryl R., Piazza, Daniel A., and Sheahan, M. T. 2009. Delivering Hope: FDR & Stamps of the Great Depression [Exhibition catalog] Dallas, TX: Nieman Printing. 2009
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2008. The 1933 Chicago World's Fair: A Century of Progress. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press. 2008
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Chapter
- Ganz, Cheryl R. and Pope, Nancy A. 2013. "Keeping Confederates Posted." In Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection. Kagan, Neil and Hyslop, Stephen G., editors. 114–115. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books. 2013
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2010. "Zeppelin Posts at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair: Integrating Collector and Historian Methodologies." In The Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposia: select papers, 2006-2009. Lera, Thomas M., editor. 39–46. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. 2010
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2009. "Interlocking Friendship." In The 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway Joint Issue and Its Invert. Verge, Charles J. G., editor. Toronto: Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation. 2009
- Worek, Michael, Worek, Jordan, and Ganz, Cheryl R. 2008. "The World's Most Popular Hobby (preface)." In An American History Album: The Story of the United States Told Through Stamps. 10–11. Ontario: Firefly Books. 2008
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Review
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2017. [Book review] "World's Fairs on the Eve of War: Science, Technology, & Modernity, 1937-1942." Technology and Culture, 58, (1), 273–274. https://doi.org/10.1353/tech.2017.0019. 2017
- Ganz, Cheryl R. 2008. [Book review] "More Than Words: Readings in Transport, Communication and the History of Postal Communication." The Public Historian, 30, 118–120. 2008
Editor Of
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Article
- Military Mail. Every Stamp Tells a Story: The National Philatelic Collection. 81-85. 2014
Contact
Location
- National Postal Museum Department