Title Material culture and the study of American life / edited by Ian M. G. Quimby

Edition First edition Published New York : Published for the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Del. [by] Norton, [1978] ©1978

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Description xi, 250 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Series Winterthur book Winterthur book. Contents Introduction / John A.H. Sweeney -- How much is a piece of the true cross worth? / Brooke Hindle -- Material culture with the dirt on it: a Virginia perspective / Ivor Nöel Hume -- Doing history with material culture / Cary Carson -- The artifact in American culture: the development of an undergraduate program in American studies / James V. Kavanaugh -- Artifacts of the Indians of the southwest / Bernard L. Fontana -- Vernacular architecture: historical evidence and historical problems / Nathaniel W. Alcock -- The broadening view of the historical preservation movement / Charles B. Hosmer -- Museums, merchandising, and popular taste: the struggle for influence / Neil Harris -- Interpreting material culture: a view from the other side of the glass / Harold K. Skramstad, Jr. -- Clio's dilemma: to be a muse or to be amusing / James C. Curtis -- Through the glass case: the curator and the object / Arlene M. Palmer Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Indians of North America -- Southwest, New (U.S.) -- Antiquities Indians of North America -- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Southwest, New -- Congresses. Industries -- United States -- Congresses. Material culture -- United States -- Congresses. Material culture -- United States. Industries -- United States. Museum conservation methods -- Congresses. Museum conservation methods. SUBJECT United States -- Antiquities http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139797 -- Collection and preservation http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005228 -- Congresses. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001533 United States -- Antiquities http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139797 -- Collection and preservation. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005228 Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings. Author Quimby, Ian M. G. Winterthur Conference (21st : 1975) LC no. 77010894 ISBN 0393056619 0393056651 (paperback)

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