James van Kuilenburg is the SS United States Conservancy’s new Curatorial Associate. James has worked in museums big and small, archives, and libraries throughout the Mid-Atlantic. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Dickinson College. James is an award-winning researcher, author, and artist. Most recently, his research about circuses in 19th century Pennsylvania culminated in a one-person circus arts show.