Kevin Grace

Head of the Archives & Rare Books Library; University Archivist; Senior Librarian (tenured); Adjunct Assistant Professor, University Honors Program.  Responsible for colleciton development for the rare books and archival collections, and serves as the primary reference contact and the liaison for instruction, services, and University of Cincinnati history.  Teaches courses in the culture of books, reading, authorship, and publishing; and global studies; urban culture; and multicultural studies.

I have conducted international research in Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and Turkey, with a focus on urban culture, multiculturalism, rare books, reading culture, history of the book, Irish theatre history, digitized archives, folklore and tradition, globalized access to primary research materials, and global sport.

Grant: #VI-3-09 Investigators:Grace, Kevin Anthony 04-01-2009 -08-31-2009 Institute of Museum and Library Services The Cincinnatian: Digitizing UC Yearbooks, 1894-1950 Role:PI $24,000.00 Closed Level:Federal

Grant: #VIII-11-09 Investigators:Grace, Kevin Anthony 10-01-2009 -09-30-2010 Institute of Museum and Library Services Digitizing Cincinnati Birth and Death Records, 1865-1908 Role:PI $140,437.00 Closed Level:Federal

Grant: #VI-5-10 Investigators:Grace, Kevin Anthony 04-01-2010 -08-31-2010 Institute of Museum and Library Services The Cincinnatian: Digitizing UC Yearbooks, 1951-2006 Role:PI $15,900.00 Closed Level:Federal

Grant: #NAR10-RP-50032-10 Investigators:Grace, Kevin Anthony 08-01-2010 -01-31-2012 National Archives and Records Administration Theodore M. Berry: Processing the Papers of a Civil Rights Pioneer Role:PI $61,287.00 Closed Level:Federal

Grant: #LSTA Project #VI-7-12 Investigators:Grace, Kevin Anthony; Newman, Linda 10-01-2012 -09-30-2013 Institute of Museum and Library Services Twentieth Century Urban Evolution in Ohio: Digitizing the Photographic Archive of Cincinnati Subway Role:PI $60,669.00 Active Level:Federal

Investigators:Grace, Kevin 2011 -2011 Cincinnati Branch of the English-Speaking Union David Bryce & Sons Publishing and the Miniature Qur'an Type:Grant Level:International

Investigators:Grace, Kevin and Prochaska, Holly 2007 -2008 University of Cincinnati Alumni Digitization of of the University of Cincinnati Alumni AssoNews Record, 1960-1970 Role:PI Type:Grant Level:Local

Investigators:Grace, Kevin 1994 -1994 Ohio Humanities Council A Ballpark Grows in Cincy: Baseball and Neighborhood Design Type:Grant Level:State

Investigators:Grace, Kevin 1994 -1995 University of Cincinnati 175th Anniversary Committee A University of Cincinnati Bibliography Type:Grant Level:Local

Investigators:Grace, Kevin 1994 -1994 University of Cincinnati Friends of Women's Studies Training Women as Healers: Medical Education in 19th Century Cincinnati Type:Grant Level:Local

Investigators:Grace, Kevin 1993 -1993 Ohio Humanities Council Blackball Heritage: African Americans and Cincinnati Baseball Type:Grant Level:State

Investigators:Grace, Kevin 1992 -1992 Oberlin College, Frederick B. Artz Summer Research Grant Committee The Temperance Movement and the Ohio Brewers Before Prohibition: Stance and Conflict Type:Grant Level:State

Investigators:Grace, Kevin 1988 -1988 University of Cincinnati Friends of Women's Studies Women and Hardball: Changing Roles and Attitudes in American Baseball Type:Grant Level:Local

Investigators:Wellington, Jean and Johns, Cecily 1982 -1982 United States Department of Education, Title II-C Classics Library Conversion Project of Dissertations Role:Collaborator Level:National

Investigators:Kevin Grace 2014 -2014 Faculty Development Council The Medieval Manuscript in the 21st Century Role:recipient Type:Grant Level:University

Grant: #R40747 Investigators:Bonansinga, Kathryn; Grace, Kevin Anthony 07-01-2019 -12-31-2020 UC's AHSS Faculty Research Summer Stipend Program Site Investigations: Art, Borders and the Cincinnati Project Role:Collaborator $9,658.80 Active Level:Internal UC

Invited Publications

Grace, Kevin (2004. ) Eighteenth-Century Highlights in the Archives & Rare Books Department at the University of Cincinnati .The East-Central Intelligencer: Journal of the East-Central American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 18 (2 ) ,

Grace, Kevin (2003. ) Maculinity, Moguls, and Malt: The Shared History of Baseball and Alcohol .Proceedings of the Ohio Academy of History, 2002,

Grace, Kevin (2004. ) Sporting Man: Garry Herrmann and the 1909 Cincinnati Turnfest .Occasional Papers in German-American Studies, 3 ,

Grace, Kevin (1993. ) The Way It Was: Cincinnati and the Negro Leagues .Pathways of the Ohio Humanities Council, XVII (3 ) ,

Grace, Kevin (1992. ) The University of Cincinnati's Archives & Rare Books Department .The Ohio Archivist, 23 (1 ) ,

Other Publications

Grace, Kevin (1996. ) Cincinnati Heritage: A Bibliography of Non-University of Cincinnati Theses and Dissertations on Local History, Archives & Rare Books Department, University of Cincinnati

Grace, Kevin (1994. ) Ballparks: A Research and Reading Guide, Archives & Rare Books Department, University of Cincinnati

Grace, Kevin (1994. ) A Guide to Archival Sources on Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio, Archives & Rare Books Department, University of Cincinnati

Grace, Kevin A Bibliography of University of Cincinnati Theses and Dissertations on Greater Cincinnati History, Archives and Rare Books Department, University of Cincinnati

Grace, Kevin (1994. ) A Checklist of Books on Cincinnati Baseball, Archives and Rare Books Department, University of Cincinnati

Published Books

Grace, Kevin (2012. ) Irish Cincinnati .Charleston, SC , Arcadia Publishing Co. (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2011. ) Legendary Locals of Cincinnati .Charleston, SC , Arcadia Publishing Co. (Author)

Flischel, Robert; Grace, Kevin; Merkel, Jayne (2007. ) The University of Cincinnati: Architectural Transformation, Tradition, and Innovation .Cincinnati, OH , RAF Press (Co-Author)

Grace, Kevin; Grace, Joshua (2006. ) Boxing in Cincinnati .Charleston, SC , Arcadia Publishing Co. (Co-Author)

Grace, Kevin (2005. ) The Cincinnati Reds, 1900-1950 .Charleston, SC , Arcadia Publishing Co. (Author)

Grace, Kevin; White, Tom (2004. ) Cincinnati Cemeteries: The Queen City Underground .Charleston, SC , Arcadia Publishing Co. (Co-Author)

Grace, Kevin (2004. ) The Cincinnati Reds, 1950-1985 .Charleston, SC , Arcadia Publishing Co. (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2003. ) Cincinnati Hoops .Charleston, SC , Arcadia Publishing Co. (Author)

Grace, Kevin and White, Tom (2003. ) Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine .Charleston, SC , Arcadia Publishing Co. (Co-Author)

Grace, Kevin (2002. ) Cincinnati on Field and Court: The Sports Legacy of the Queen City .Charleston, SC , Arcadia Publishing Co. (Author)

Grace, Kevin and White, Tom (2002. ) Cincinnati Revealed: A Photographic Heritage of the Queen City .Charleston, SC , Arcadia Publishing Co. (Co-Author)

Grace, Kevin; Hand, Greg; Hathaway, Tom; Hoffman, Carey; Robertson, Oscar; Souders, Lisa. (1998. ) Bearcats: The Story of Basketball at the University of Cincinnati .Louisville, KY , Harmony House (Co-Author)

Grace, Kevin and Hand, Greg (1995. ) The University of Cincinnati .Montgomery, AL , Community Communications (Co-Author)

Whissel, Pamela (1993. ) The First Cooperative College .Cincinnati, OH , College of Engineering, University of Cincinnati (Co-Author)

Book Chapter

Grace, Kevin; O'Suilleabhain, Tomas Roa; Slotkin, Edgar (2011 ) Adaptation and Notes on the Song Text Amhran na Leabhar - Lament of the Lost Books .Cincinnati, OH, Flying Pig Press (Co-Author)

Grace, Kevin (2009 ) The Sensual Text If You Think So .Cincinnati, OH, CS13 (Author)

Grace,, Kevin (2010 ) Blasphemous Youths and Sunday Baseball: A Cincinnati Tale From 1885 Baseball/Literature/Culture: Essays 2008-2009 .Jefferson, NC, McFarland Publishing

Grace, Kevin (2007 ) The William J. Lawrence Notebooks on the History of the Dublin Stage Celebrating Research: Rare and Special Collections from the Membership of the Association of Research Libraries .Washington, D.C., Association of Research Libraries (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2006 ) A Short History of Baseball and Tobacco Baseball/Literature/Culture: Essays, 2004-2005 .Jefferson, NC, McFarland Publishing Co. (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2006 ) American Vice and Teaching Baseball History Baseball in the Classroom: Essays on Teaching the National Pastime .Jefferson, NC, McFarland Publishing Co. (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2005 ) Hoosiers to Hoop Dreams: Basketball on the Big Screen Basketball in America: From the Playgrounds to Jordan's Game and Beyond .Binghamton, NY, Haworth Press (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2004 ) Cincinnati's King of Diamonds: Garry Herrmann Baseball in the Buckeye State .Cleveland, OH, The Society for American Baseball Research (Author)

Grace, Kevin (1996 ) Poison Ivy Baseball Mudville Diaries: A Book of Baseball Memories .New York, NY, Avon Books (Author)

Grace, Kevin (1996 ) Found Glove Mudville Diaries: A Book of Baseball Memories .New York, NY, Avon Books (Author)

Grace, Kevin (1996 ) Triple Play Mudville Diaries: A Book of Baseball Memories .New York, NY, Avon Books (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2014 ) Boxing and Religion: Faith and Heritage in the Sweet Science Fighting: Intellectualising Combat Sports .Champaign, IL, Common Ground Publishing and University of East London (Author)

Electronic Journal

Grace, Kevin; Vanderbilt, Angela; Newman, Linda (2013. ) Cincinnati's Urban Evolution: Digitizing the Photographic Archive of the City's Subway and Streets .Ohio Libraries Quarterly, 2 (2 ) ,

Grace, Kevin (04-26-2011. ) Born Here, Died Here: Preservation Awareness Makes Possible the Digitization of Vital Records in the University of Cincinnati Library .American Libraries: The Magazine of the American Libraries Association,

Grace, Kevin (1999. ) Two Unpublished Letters of Ring Lardner .Ring Lardner - Tridget,

Encyclopedia Article

Grace, Kevin (2010. ) Cultural Encyclopedia of Alcohol .Santa Barbara, CA, ABC-CLIO (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2010. ) Cultural Encyclopedia of Alcohol .Santa Barbara, CA, ABC-CLIO (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2010. ) Cultural Encyclopedia of Alcohol .Santa Barbara, CA, ABC-CLIO (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2010. ) Cultural Encyclopedia of Alcohol .Santa Barbara, CA, ABC-CLIO (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2010. ) Cultural Encyclopedia of Alcohol .Santa Barbara, CA, ABC-CLIO (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2010. ) Cultural Encyclopedia of Alcohol .Santa Barbara, CA, ABC-CLIO (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2013. ) Alcohol and Drugs in North America: A Historical Enccylopedia .Santa Barbara, CA, ABC-CLIO (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2013. ) Alcohol and Drugs in North America: A Historical Encyclopedia .Santa Barbara, CA, ABC-CLIO (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2013. ) Alcohol and Drugs in North America: A Historical Encyclopedia .Santa Barbara, CA, ABC-CLIO (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2008. ) African American National Biography .New York, NY, Oxford University Press (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2007. ) The Encyclopedia of the Jazz Age, 1918-1929 .M.E. Sharpe (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2007. ) The Encyclopedia of the Jazz Age, 1918-1929 .M.E. Sharpe

Grace, Kevin (2007. ) The Encyclopedia of the Jazz Age, 1918-1929 .M.E. Sharpe

Grace, Kevin (2007. ) The Encyclopedia of the Jazz Age, 1918-1929 .M.E. Sharpe

Grace, Kevin (2006. ) Encyclopedia of the Great Black Migration .Westport, CT, Greenwood Press (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2006. ) Encyclopedia of the Great Black Migration .Westport, CT, Greenwood Press (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2003. ) Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: A Global Encyclopedia .Santa Barbara, CA, ABC-CLIO (Author)

Grace, Kevin (2003. ) Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: A Global Encyclopedia .Santa Barbara, CA, ABC-CLIO (Author)

Grace, Kevin (1999. ) American National Biography .5, New York, NY, Oxford University Press (Author)

Invited Presentations

Grace, Kevin (2013. ) Of Leisure, Masculinity, and Community: Sporting Prints from the 18th-19th Centuries .American Historical Print Collectors Society, Cincinnati, OH. Conference. . Level:National

Grace, Kevin (2013. ) Gathering from the Storm: Primary Sources on the American Civil War in the Archives & Rare Books Library .Midwest Archives Conference, Indianapolis, IN. Conference. . Level:Regional

Paper Presentations

Grace, Kevin (2013. ) University Special Collections from a Global Vantage Point: Access, Documentation, and Reference .Vancouver, Canada. Conference. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2012. ) Irish Identity, Sustained Memory, and Cultural Politics in Cincinnati Urban History .Prague, Czech Republic. Conference. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2012. ) Building a Research Network in Irish Theatre History Notebooks: William J. Lawrence and the University of Cincinnati Project .Limerick, Ireland. Conference. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2012. ) Creating and Administering the Theodore M. Berry Papers Fulll Processing Project .Columbus, OH. Conference. Level:State

Grace, Kevin (2011. ) What Ring Lardner Learned Me to Read: The Imaginary Library of Jack Keefe .Murfreesboro, TN. Conference. Level:National

Grace, Kevin (2011. ) Townships, Sport, and Competing Philanthropies in Port Elizabeth, South Africa .Charleston, SC. Conference. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2010. ) Building Rare Book Collections for the 21st Century University Curriculum .St. Gallen, Switzerland. Conference. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2010. ) The Lost Cincinnati German Village of Bethlehem .New Harmony, IN. Conference. Level:National

Grace, Kevin (2010. ) Cubans, Class Perceptions, and Cincinnati Baseball .Murfreesboro, TN. Conference. Level:National

Grace, Kevin (2010. ) Boxing and Religion: Faith and Heritage in the Sweet Science .Vancouveer, Canada. Conference. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2009. ) Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine and the Community Extension of Ethnic German Memory .Antwerp, Belgium. Conference. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2009. ) Lost Souls and Mean Streets: Transglobal Urban Life in the Graphic Novel .Las Vegas, NV. Conference. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2008. ) Editing for Digitization: The Ambrose Bierce Letters of the University of Cincinnati .Cork, Ireland. Conference. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2008. ) An Analysis of Cross-Cultural Assimilation in the Contemporary Graphic Novel .New Orleans, LA. Conference. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2007. ) Hands On and Minds Open: Using Rare Books to Understand the Culture of Reading .Madrid, Spain. Conference. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2007. ) Readers at Ringside: How Boxing Literature Reflects the Urban Cultural Environments of the 19th and 20th Centuries .Cork, Ireland. Conference. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2003. ) From Archives to Classroom: Using Primary Source Material in Sports History for the Curriculum .Columbus, OH. Conference. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2009. ) "Blashemous Youths Who Play Baseball": A Cincinnati Sunday Baseball Tale From 1885 .Murfreesboro, TN. Conference. Level:National

Grace, Kevin (2005. ) German American Caricature in Cincinnati Before the Great War .Grand Rapids, MI. Conference. Level:National

Grace, Kevin (2004. ) Indian Clubs and German-American Health Promotion During the Progressive Era .Conference. Level:National

Grace, Kevin (2004. ) A Common History of Baseball and Tobacco .Terre Haute, IN. Conference. Level:National

Grace, Kevin (2002. ) Politics, Humor, and City Baseball: Sam the Scaramouch and the 19th Century Cincinnati Game .Terre Haute, IN. Conference. Level:National

Grace, Kevin (2013. ) The Globalized Archivist: A Workshop on How We Can Make Ourselves and Our Collections Internationally Relevant .Columbus, OH. Workshop. Level:State

Grace, Kevin and Maggard, Suzanne (2012. ) Archives 101 .Covington, KY. Workshop. Level:Regional

Grace, Kevin (2008. ) Engaging Undergraduates in Meaningful Research .Cincinnati, OH. Workshop. Level:University

Grace, Kevin (2006. ) Teaching the Anthropology of Books and Reading .Boston, MA. Workshop. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2001. ) The Spitball and Urban America: Anti-Heroes, Fair Play, and Public Hygiene .Terre Haute, IN. Conference. Level:National

Grace, Kevin (2000. ) Urban Bossism and the Development of Baseball: Politics and Ethnicity in the Case of Garry Herrmann .Terre Haute, IN. Conference. Level:National

Grace, Kevin (1993. ) Where All Those Numbers Come From: Baseball Research and Urban Studies Collections .Cincinnati, OH. Conference. Level:Regional

Grace, Kevin and Von Volborth, Christopher A. (1976. ) The Myth-Reality Continuum: Possible Implications of a Culturological Model .Philadelphia, PA. Conference. Level:National

Grace, Kevin (2010. ) De-Accessioning Special Collections in Academic Libraries .Columbus, OH. Conference. Level:State

Grace, Kevin (2008. ) STanding in the Shadow of Joe Louis: Ezzard Charles, the Press, and African Americans .Austin Peay State University. Conference. Level:Regional

Grace, Kevin (2005. ) Reading the Future in the Past: The History of Books and Libraries in the 21st Century .Grand Rapids, MI. Conference. Level:National

Grace, Kevin (2005. ) Bloodsport for the Undergrads: Flag Rush and Higher Education During the Progressive Era .Springfield, OH. Conference. Level:State

Grace, Kevin (2004. ) Exploring the Castles of Culture: The Expressive Shaping of Llibrary Architecture .Columbus, OH. Conference. Level:State

Grace, Kevin (2003. ) Sport, Education, and the Maintenance of Ethnicity: The Cincinnati Turnfest of 1909 .Eastern Kentucky University. Conference. Level:Regional

Grace, Kevin (2002. ) Rare Books and Manuscripts in the Archives .Columbus, OH. Conference. Level:State

Grace, Kevin (2000. ) Ethnic Characterizations in an Early Baseball Story: Cincinnati and "O'Toole's Ghost" .Cincinnati, OH. Conference. Level:Local

Grace, Kevin (1998. ) Urban Culture and the Development of Ethnic Stereotypes: African Americans in Tin Pan Alley Sheet Music .Cincinnati, OH. Conference. Level:State

Grace, Kevin (1996. ) Grants for Archives: Sources, Techniques, and Results .Columbus, OH. Conference. Level:State

Grace, Kevin (1994. ) Rare Books in the Archives .Columbus, OH. Conference. Level:State

Grace, Kevin (1990. ) Collecting Against the Grain: Urban Studies Collections and Political Confrontation .Des Moines IA. Conference. Level:Regional

Grace, Kevin (1990. ) Performing Arts Collections and the Cincinnati Urban Studyscape .Chicago, IL. Conference. Level:Regional

Grace, Kevin (1985. ) Rare Books on the North American Indian in the University of Cincinnati Libraries .Louisville, KY. Conference. Level:Regional

Grace, Kevin (1977. ) The Serpent Handlers of Appalachia and Communion with the Deity .Ann Arbor, MI. Conference. Level:Regional

Grace, Kevin (1978. ) Cult vs.Society: The Serpent Handlers of Appalachia .Fort Worth, TX. Conference. Level:Regional

Grace, Kevin (1978. ) Folklore and the WPA in Northeast Louisiana .Louisiana College. Conference. Level:State

Grace, Kevin (1980. ) Tradition and Change in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana .Ann ARbor, MI. Conference. Level:Regional

Grace, Kevin (1981. ) "Briar" Jokes and Riddles in Cincinnati, Ohio .Cincinnati, OH . Conference. Level:Regional

Grace, Kevin (1982. ) Paperwork Folklore on an Ohio College Campus Symposium .Ohio State University. Conference. Level:National

Grace, Kevin (1988. ) Using the Archives: Teaching Research Strategies to Adult Students .University of Cincinnati Division of Continuing Education. Conference. Level:Local

Grace, Kevin (2014. ) Democratizing Access to Archival Resources: The University of Cincinnati Experience .Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. Conference. Level:International

Grace, Kevin (2014. ) Globalizing the Classroom: From Special Collections to On-the-Ground Experience .Cincinnati, OH. UC. Level:University

Grace, Kevin (2014. ) Building and Oral History and Folklore Collection with Experiential Learning .Kansas City, MO. Professional Meeting. Level:Regional

Archives; Rare Books; Urban Studies; Global Culture; Libraries; Library Science; Literary Studies; Cincinnati; University of Cincinnati History; Multicultural Studies; Collections;

Academic Library Association of Ohio

Midwest Archives Conference

Society of Ohio Archivists

Ohio Academy of History

Society for German American Studies

North American Society for Sport History

Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing

Cincinnati Book Arts Society

-HNRS-2060 EXPL GLOBAL STUDIES Level:Undergraduate

-HNRS-3064 ENVISIONING CITY Level:Undergraduate

Rare Books and Manuscripts Level:Undergraduate

The Culture of Books and Reading Level:Undergraduate

The Irish in America Level:Undergraduate

Sport and Multiculturalism Level:Undergraduate

World Folklore and Traditions Level:Undergraduate

Humor, Ethnicity, and the Modern World Level:Undergraduate

2013 Service Learning Course Design Institute Faculty Development Council University of Cincinnati

2012 Study Abroad Course Design Institute Faculty Development Council University of Cincinnati

2011 Born Digital Materials: Theory and Practice University of Virginia Rare Book School Charlottesville, VA

2006 Rare Books and Bindings with Mark Palkovic, Faculty Development Council. University of Cincinnati

2008 Medieval and Islamic Pigments and Manuscripts workshop and Seminar Indiana University Bloomington, IN

2006 Introduction to Islamic Manuscripts University of Virginia Rare Book School Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD

1991 American Papermaking History: From Rittenhouse to Twinrocker Center for the Book, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA

1987 History of the Book in America Columbia University Rare Book School New York, NY

2014 -2014 The Medieval Manuscript in the 21st Century Methods in pedagogy, research, and digitization for unique medieval mss., Univeersity of Virginia Rare Book School University of Philadelphia Type:Continuing Education Program

Academic - Archives & Rare Books Library
2602 University Circle, 805 Blegen Library
Cincinnati  Ohio, 45221-0113
Phone: 513.556.1959; 513.556.1953
kevin.grace@uc.edu