James C. Scott
Reference Librarian in Portland, Oregon, United States
Work: Reference Librarian at Oregon Historical Society, November 2024-present. Formerly archivist and librarian at Sacramento Public Library, 2000-2024.
Books: Sacramento (Arcadia, 2019), World War II Sacramento (History Press, 2018), World War I and the Sacramento Valley (History Press, 2016), Sacramento's Alkali Flat (Arcadia, 2009), Mather Field (Arcadia, 2011), The Vietnam War: A Programming Guide for Public Libraries (American Library Assoc. and PBS, 2017), Sacramento's Gold Rush Saloons (History Press, 2014), and Lost Gold Rush Towns of Sacramento, (History Press, 2025).
Articles: "From Jennies to JATO: World War I, Sacramento, and the Ascent of an 'Air-Minded' California Community," California History, Univ. of California Press, (2020) 97 (3): 122–158; "Bridging Past and Present: Libraries Connect with Current Veterans through WWI Centennial Programming," Nov. 9, 2018, American Libraries; “Liberty Buildings, Remembrance Roads, and Victory Trees: America’s Search for Meaning and Function in its World War I Memorials,” World War I Illustrated: A Journal of the Great War and its Consequences, World War I Historical Association, (Spring 2022) 16: 41-47.
Orgs: Academy of Certified Archivists, Oregon Historical Society.
Contact: [email protected]