Matthew Gilmore

MATTHEW B. GILMORE is an independent scholar specializing in the history of Washington, D.C., and the surrounding metropolitan area. His recent books include Remembering Arlington, Historic Photos of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Historic Photos of Arlington County.

Gilmore served as a reference librarian at the Washingtoniana Division of the DC Public Library and chaired the Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies for four years. He is the editor of the H-DC discussion list and has written a monthly DC history column for The InTowner.

When not writing, Gilmore draws on expertise in urban planning, cartography and GIS, library science, information systems, and photography. These disciplines inform his work on the built environment and visual history of Washington, D.C., reflected also in his co-authored titles Historic Photos of Washington, D.C. and Foggy Bottom and the West End in Vintage Images.

Matthew lives in Washington, D.C.

Matthew Gilmore’s books are published by Turner Publishing.

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