Public History

by Gardner, James B.; Lapaglia, Peter S.

• ISBN13: 9781575242446
• ISBN10: 1575242443
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Krieger Pub Co

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
The Editors	x
Introduction to the Revised Edition	xii
Introduction	xiii
PART I: AN OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC HISTORY
Introduction	3	(2)
Professional Historians and the Challenge of Redefinition	5	(18)
Patricia Mooney-Melvin, Loyola University-Chicago
Becoming a Public Historian	23	(20)
Constance B. Schulz, University of South Carolina
PART II: VARIETIES OF PUBLIC HISTORIANS
Introduction	43	(2)
Administrators: Students of History and Practitioners of the Art of Management	45	(12)
Michael J. Devine, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
Archivists and Records Managers	57	(18)
Roy H. Tryon, CA, CRM, South Carolina Department of Archives and History
Contract Historians and Consultants	75	(12)
Jannelle Warren-Findley, Arizona State University
Documentary Editors: Not as Boring as It Sounds	87	(16)
Candace Falk, Emma Goldman Papers, University of California, Berkeley
Editors and Publishers: Making Books for Readers	103	(14)
Daniel Greer, Caldwell, Idaho
Film and Media Producers: Taking History off the Page and Putting It on the Screen	117	(12)
Nina Gilden Seavey, Center for History in the Media, George Washington University
Historic Preservationists and Cultural Resources Managers: Preserving America's Historic Places	129	(12)
Antoinette J. Lee, Heritage Preservation Services, National Park Service
Interpreters and Museum Educators: Beyond the Blue Hairs	141	(16)
Mark Howell, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Librarians and Bibliographers	157	(12)
Charles A. D'Aniello, Lockwood Memorial Library, State University of New York at Buffalo
Manuscript Curators and Specialists	169	(18)
Debra Newman Ham, Morgan State University
Museum Curators	187	(16)
Anne Woodhouse, Missouri Historical Society
Oral Historians: Community Oral History and the Cooperative Ideal	203	(14)
Rose T. Diaz, University of New Mexico, and Andrew B. Russell, Arizona State University
Policy Advisors: Historians and Making Policy	217	(14)
Sylvia K. Kraemer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PART III: THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC HISTORY
Introduction	231	(2)
At Historic Houses and Buildings: Connecting Past, Present, and Future	233	(24)
George W. McDaniel, Drayton Hall, National Trust for Historic Preservation
At Historic Sites and Outdoor Museums: A High-Performance Act	257	(22)
William S. Pretzer, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
At Historical Parks: Balancing a Multitude of Interests	279	(16)
Bruce J. Noble, Jr., Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, National Park Service
In Local Historical Agencies, Museums, and Societies	295	(12)
Robert B. Patterson, Jr., Clarksville-Montgomery County Museum
In Urban History Museums and Historical Societies	307	(18)
Barbara Franco, Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
In State Historical Agencies, Museums, and Societies: A Constant State of Change	325	(20)
Charles F. Bryan, Jr., Virginia Historical Society
In Museums at the National Level: Fighting the Good Fight	345	(12)
Lonnie G. Bunch III, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
In Federal History Programs: Ensuring the Future	357	(14)
Jesse H. Stiller, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
In Businesses and Corporations: Serving as the Corporate Memory	371	(14)
Elizabeth W. Adkins, CA, Ford Motor Company Archives
As a Business: Hired, Not Bought	385	(12)
Philip L. Cantelon, History Associates Incorporated
On the Web: The September 11 Digital Archive	397	(20)
James T. Sparrow, University of Chicago
Resources	417	(12)
Index	429