Domesticating History: The Political Origins of America's House Museums

Book

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Domesticating History: The Political Origins of America's House Museums

Entry/Object ID

2006.002.0058

Description

Shows the politically charged stories of how these homes were first established as museums: George Washington's Mount Vernon, Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, and the Booker T. Washington National Monument. xiii, 241 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2006.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2006)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

United States History, Historic monuments, Mansions, mission buildings, public buildings, Historical museums--United States--History, Dwellings--Conservation and restoration--United States--History

Book Details

Author

West, Patricia, 1958-

Publisher

Smithsonian Institution Press

Place Published

Location

Washington, D.C.

Date Published

circa 1999

Call No.

E159 .W445 1999

ISBN

1-56098-811-8

LCCN

98-52073

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-231) and index.

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Create Date

March 13, 2006

Updated By

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Update Date

July 10, 2006