Schwarz, Philip J. 1940-

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SCHWARZ, Philip J. 1940-

PERSONAL: Born November 12, 1940, in New York, NY; son of Hamilton D. (an investment banker) and Constance (Harrigan) Schwarz; married Janet Bowers (a librarian), August 12, 1970; children: Daniel J., Louise M. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Brown University, A.B., 1962; University of Connecticut, M.A., 1965; Rutgers University, M.L.S., 1965; Cornell University, Ph.D., 1973.

ADDRESSES: Office—Department of History, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 842001, Richmond, VA 23284-2001; fax: 804-828-7085. E-mail—pjschwar@vcu.edu.

CAREER: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, professor of history.

WRITINGS:

Jarring Interests: New York's Boundary Makers, 1664-1776, State University of New York Press (Albany, NY), 1979.

Twice Condemned: Slaves and the Criminal Laws of Virginia, Louisiana State University Press (Baton Rouge, LA), 1988.

Slave Laws in Virginia, University of Georgia Press (Athens, GA), 1996.

Migrants against Slavery: Virginians and the Nation, University Press of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA), 2001.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Research on slavery in Virginia.

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