Melvin G Holli

Biographic Data

ID680804
NAMEMelvin G Holli
GIVEN NAMESMelvin G
FAMILY NAMEHolli
SIGNATUREHOLLI M G
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Illinois Chicago
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS18
TOTAL CITATIONS23
AUTHOR COUNT18
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1964
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
H-INDEX2

  • The Wizard of Washington: Emil Hurja, Franklin Roosevelt, and the Birth of Public Opinion Polling

    Open AccessMelvin G Holli, M HolliBOOKWizard of Washington2002

    Historians have tended to point to John F. Kennedy's 1960 bid for the presidency as the first time a candidate relied extensively on public opinion polls to drive a campaign. Polling has come to defin

  • The Tiger: The Rise and Fall of Tammany Hall

    Melvin G Holli, Oliver E AllenARTICLEJournal of American History1995

    Journal Article The Tiger: The Rise and Fall of Tammany Hall. By Oliver E. Allen. (Reading, Mass.: AddisonWesley, 1993. xii, 317 pp. $24.95, ISBN 0-201-62463-X.) Get access Meivin G. Holli Meivin G. Holli University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 4, March 1995, Pages 1698–1699, https://doi.org/10.2307/2081695 Published: 01 March …

  • Bitter Fruit: Black Politics and the Chicago Machine, 1931-1991

    Melvin G Holli, William J GrimshawARTICLEThe Journal of Interdisciplinary…1994

  • A Century of Urban Life: The Norwegians in Chicago before 1930

    Melvin G Holli, Odd S LovollARTICLEJournal of American History1989Cited by: 2

    Journal Article A Century of Urban Life: The Norwegians in Chicago before 1930. By Odd S. Lovoll. (Northfield, Minn.: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1988. xiii + 367 pp. $29.95.) Get access Meivin G. Holli Meivin G. Holli University of Illinois, Chicago Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 76, Issue 2, September 1989, Pages 601–602, https://doi.org/10.2307/1908034…

  • The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition

    Robert A Waller, Paul M Green et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1988

    Journal Article The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition. Ed. by Paul M. Green and Melvin G. Holli. (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1987. xi + 256 pp. $24.95.) Get access Robert A. Waller Robert A. Waller Clemson University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 74, Issue 4, March 1988, Pages 1359–1360, https://doi.org/10.2307/1894468 Published: 01 March 198…

  • The Changing Face of Inequality: Urbanization, Industrial Development, and Immigrants in Detroit, 1880-1920

    Melvin G HolliREVIEWJournal of American History1983

    Journal Article The Changing Face of Inequality: Urbanization, Industrial Development, and Immigrants in Detroit, 1880–1920. By Olivier Zunz. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982. xix + 482 pp. Maps, illustrations, charts, tables, appendixes, notes, note on sources, and index. $43.00.) Get access Melvin G. Holli Melvin G. Holli University of Illinois, Chicago Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal …

  • Noblesse Oblige: Charity and Cultural Philanthropy in Chicago, 1849-1929

    Melvin G Holli, Kathleen D Mccarthy et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1983Cited by: 15

    Journal Article Noblesse Oblige: Charity and Cultural Philanthropy in Chicago, 1849–1929. By Kathleen D. McCarthy. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982. xiii + 230 pp. Illustrations, tables, notes, selected bibliography, and index. $20.00.) Get access Melvin G. Holli Melvin G. Holli University of Illinois, Chicago Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 70, Issue 1, June …

  • Ethnic Chicago

    Wolodymyr T Zyla, Peter D'A Jones et al.ARTICLEMELUS Multi-Ethnic Literature of…1982

  • Books reviewed

    Clark C Spence, Joseph R Conlin et al.ARTICLELabor History1982

    Natives and Newcomers: The Ordering of Opportunity in Mid‐Nineteenth Century Poughkeepsie. By Clyde and Sally Griffin. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978. xvi, 291 pp. $18.95. The Chicago Board of Trade 1859–1905: The Dynamics of Self‐Regulation. By Jonathan Lurie. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1979. xiv, 234 pp. $12.50. A City and Its Universities: Public Policy in Chicago, 1892–1919. By Steven J. Diner. Chapel Hill: Universit…

  • Polish Detroit and the Kolasinski Affair

    Melvin G Holli, Lawrence D OrtonARTICLEJournal of American History1982

    Journal Article Polish Detroit and the Kolasinski Affair. By Lawrence D. Orton. (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1981. 229 pp. Map, illustrations, notes, bibliographic essay, and index. $19.95.) Get access Melvin G. Holli Melvin G. Holli University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 68, Issue 4, March 1982, Pages 949–950, https://doi.org/1…

  • Progressive Cities: The Commission Government Movement in America, 1901-1920

    Melvin G Holli, Bradley Robert RiceARTICLEJournal of American History1979

    Journal Article Progressive Cities: The Commission Government Movement in America, 1901–1920. By Bradley Robert Rice. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1977. xix + 160 pp. Tables, appendix, notes, selected bibliography, and index. $10.95.) Get access Melvin G. Holli Melvin G. Holli University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 65, Issue 4, Marc…

  • The Ethnic Frontier: Essays in the History of Group Survival in Chicago and the Midwest

    David M Reimers, Melvin G Holli et al.ARTICLEInternational Migration Review1978

  • Reformers in Search of Yesterday: Buffalo in the 1890s

    Melvin G Holli, Brenda K SheltonARTICLEJournal of American History1978

    Journal Article Reformers in Search of Yesterday: Buffalo in the 1890s. By Brenda K. Shelton. (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1976. vii + 245 pp. Map, illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $12.50.) Get access Melvin G. Holli Melvin G. Holli University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 64, Issue 4, March 1978, Page 1131, htt…

  • The Finnish Experience in the Western Great Lakes Region: New Perspectives

    Melvin G Holli, Michael G Karni et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1977

    Journal Article The Finnish Experience in the Western Great Lakes Region: New Perspectives. Ed. by Michael G. Karni, Matti E. Kaups, and Douglas J. Ollila, Jr. (Turku, Finland: Institute for Migration/Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1975. xii + 232 pp. Maps, illustrations, charts, tables, and notes. Paper, $6.50.) Get access Melvin G. Holli Melvin G. Holli University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Search for other works…

  • Technology and Reform: Street Railways and the Growth of Milwaukee, 1887-1900

    Melvin G Holli, Clay McshaneARTICLEJournal of American History1975

  • Reform in Detroit: Hazen S. Pingree and Urban Politics

    Open AccessRaymond A Mohl, Melvin G HolliARTICLEAmerican Quarterly1970Cited by: 5

  • Reform in Detroit: Hazen S. Pingree and Urban Politics

    James B Crooks, Melvin G HolliARTICLEJournal of American History1969

    Journal Article Reform in Detroit: Hazen S. Pingree and Urban Politics. By Melvin G. Holli. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1969. xvi + 269 pp. Map, notes, note on sources, and index. $7.50.) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks Hollins College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 56, Issue 3, December 1969, Pages 695–696, https://doi.org/10.2307/1904266 Published: …

  • Joseph Chamberlain and the Jameson Raid: A Bibliographical Survey

    Open AccessMelvin G HolliARTICLEJournal of British Studies1964Cited by: 1References: 5

    Joseph Chamberlain, British Colonial Secretary from 1895 to 1903 in the Salisbury administration, remains a subject of controversy for historians largely because of his role in the Jameson Raid. Just as his contemporary protagonists and antagonists, known as Unionists and pro-Boers, marshalled official and unofficial documents to support their cases, so have historians of recent times. There is a difference, however, between the historians writin…