Beneath the Ivory Tower

by Skowronek, Russell K.

• ISBN13: 9780813034225
• ISBN10: 0813034221
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-21
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida

Summary

"For the first time we have a volume that shows us the story of archaeology at some of our most significant and cherished institutions, America's colleges and universities."--Richard C. Waldbauer, National Park Service "The chapters in this volume demonstrate the integration of teaching, learning, research, and service in the efforts to preserve and interpret heritage for the benefit of all those who identify with the academy."--Michael S. Nassaney, Western Michigan University As a discipline, archaeology often provides amazing insights into the past. But it can also illuminate the present, especially when investigations are undertaken to better examine the history of institutions such as colleges and universities. InBeneath the Ivory Tower, contributors offer a series of case studies to reveal the ways archaeology can offer a more objective view of changes and transformations that have taken place on America's college campuses. From the tennis courts of William and Mary to the "iconic paths, lawns, and well-ordered brick buildings" of Harvard, this volume will change the ways readers look at their alma maters--and at archaeology. Also included are studies of Michigan State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Illinois, North Carolina, Washington & Lee, Santa Clara, California, and Stanford.

Author Biography

Russell K. Skowronek, professor of history and anthropology at the University of Texas-Pan American, is coeditor of X Marks the Spot and coauthor of HMS Fowey Lost and Found. Kenneth E. Lewis, professor of anthropology at Michigan State University, is author of West to Far Michigan: Settling the Lower Peninsula, 1815–1860 and Camden: Historical Archaeology in the South Carolina Backcountry.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xiii
Foreword: The Importance of the Past in the University of the Future	p. xv
Preface	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
Introduction: The Archaeology of Academia	p. 1
The Process of Identifying the "Educational World" in the Archaeological Record	p. 7
Function, Circumstance, and the Archaeological Record: The Elusive Past at Saints' Rest	p. 9
Exploring the Foundations of Notre Dame: Archaeology at Old College	p. 36
Campus Archaeology on the University of South Carolina's Horseshoe	p. 52
Guns and Roses: Ritualism, Time Capsules, and the Massachusetts Agricultural College	p. 74
Diachronic Views of College Life: Separating the Real from the Ideal	p. 97
Campus Archaeology/Public Archaeology at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts	p. 99
The Progressive Era and Sanitation Reform: Social Purity and Privies at Rural Schools in Northeastern Illinois	p. 121
The Eagle and the Poor House: Archaeological Investigations on the University of North Carolina Campus	p. 141
"Post-Revolutionary Degeneracy": Washington and Lee University's Landscape of Control	p. 164
Beyond the Course Catalogue: Archaeological Insights into the Life of Santa Clara University	p. 182
Love, Let, and Life: An Archaeology of Tennis at the College of William and Mary	p. 208
Architecture, Space, and Identity: How Constructed Landscapes Reflect Institutional Goals	p. 223
Digging in the Golden Bear's Den: Archaeology at the University of California, Berkeley in Three Voices	p. 225
More Than Bricks and Mortar: A Story of Community Archaeology	p. 242
The Campus as Cultural Landscape: Archaeology and the Formation of Collegiate Identity	p. 261
Hail to Thee, O Alma Mater: Considering the Archaeology of Academia	p. 274
Appendix: Heritage Resources Management in the College and University Environment	p. 289
References Cited	p. 299
Contributors	p. 321
Index	p. 327
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