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Rescued from Oblivion : Historical Cultures in the Early United States /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Henle, Alea R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Series
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. "The Lumber Yard of History"
  • The Organization, Progress, Successes, and Failures of Historical Societies
  • Chapter Two. "So Divided and Subdivided"
  • Preserving Local Histories and Government Records
  • Chapter Three. "Providing Materials for History"
  • Historical Collection Priorities
  • Chapter Four. "Disjointed Fragments"
  • Materials as History Versus Materials for History
  • Chapter Five. "Less Repulsive to the General Reader."
  • Popular History and Historical Societies
  • Chapter Six. "An Oblivious Society"
  • Inclusion, Exclusion, and Omission in Historical Collections
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix One
  • Historical and Related Societies Established in the United States, 1791-1850
  • Appendix Two
  • Mediating the Connecticut Historical Society Visitor Logs
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Back Cover