Profile

L. Susan Tolbert

Deputy Chair and Curator
Division of Work and Industry

B.S., Longwood College, 1974

Research Specialties 
  • Railroad transportation
  • Urban transit
  • History of urban/suburban development
Projects 

Current Projects:

  • Supervising the work of Division of the History of Technology
  • Developing a history of the railroad locomotive story on the America on the Move Web site
  • Researching the Interstate Highway System
  • Actively collecting in the area of railroad work and travel

Past Projects:

  • Curator on the America on the Move exhibition and programs
  • Curator on The Family Car exhibition
  • Project manager for 1876 Centenial Exhibition de-installation
  • Collections manager for Engines of Change exhibition
  • Collections manager for A Material World exhibition