| Description |
vii, 289 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
American Association for State and Local History book series |
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American Association for State and Local History book series.
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| Contents |
Why local museums matter / Amy K. Levin -- Local history, "Old things to look at," and a sculptor's vision : exploring local museums through curriculum theory / Elizabeth Vallance -- Public history, private memory : notes from the ethnography of Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A. / Eric Gable and Richard Handler -- The House of Seven Gables : a house museum's adaptation to changing societal expectations since 1910 / Tami Christopher -- Louisiana's Old State Capitol Museum : castle on the Mississippi / J. Daniel d'Oney -- The small town we never were : Old Cowtown Museum faces an urban past / Jay Price -- "The dream then and now" : democratic nostalgia and the living museum at Arthurdale, West Virginia / Stuart Patterson -- History lessons : selling the John Dillinger Museum / Heather R. Perry -- The politics of prehistory : conflict and resolution at Dickson Mounds Museum / Donna Langford -- "Such is our heritage" : Daughters of Utah Pioneers museums / Jessie L. Embry and Mauri Liljenquist Nelson -- "A repository for bottled monsters and medical curiousities" : the evolution of the Amry Medical Museum / Michael G. Rhode and James T.H. Connor -- Objects of dis/order : articulating curiosities and engaging people at the Freakatorium / Lucian Gomoll -- Cities, museums, and city museums / Eric Sandweiss -- Business as usual : can museums be bought? / Amy K. Levin -- Conclusion: Museums and the American imagination / Amy K. Levin |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-268) and index |
| Subject |
Historical museums -- United States.
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Historic buildings -- United States.
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Historic sites -- United States.
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Museums -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Museums -- United States -- Management.
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Public history -- United States.
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Memory -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Community life -- United States.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- History, Local.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140336
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| Author |
Levin, Amy K., 1957-
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| LC no. |
2006100277 |
| ISBN |
9780759110496 cloth alkaline paper |
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0759110492 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780759110502 paper alkaline paper |
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0759110506 paper alkaline paper |
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