Historic House Museums A Practical Handbook for Their Care, Preservation, and Management

Name: Historic House Museums A Practical Handbook for Their Care, Preservation, and Management
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ISBN: 9780195069525

ISBN-10: 0195069528

ISBN-13: 9780195069525

Edition: 1993

Authors: Sherry Butcher-Younghans

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Historic house museums can be found in nearly every city in the United States and Canada. These are the homes of the earliest settlers, statesmen, frontiersmen, great writers, artists, architects, and industrial magnates. These are the places, carefully saved and preserved, that represent a cultural heritage. Despite their popularity, it is not uncommon to find museums that are in poor repair, their collections neglected and their staffs grossly overworked. Many are run by well-meaning and hard-working volunteers who have little or no professional training. Often they survive on shoestring budgets and are able to present only limited programs. Serving both as a hands-on guide and reference,…

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List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/1/1993
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.56" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English

Introduction	p. 3
Governing the Historic House Museum	p. 10
Where to Find the Help You Need	p. 24
Collections: The Essence of the Museum	p. 48
Storage and Preservation of the Museum's Collections	p. 68
Preservation and Care of the Historic House Interior	p. 103
Historic Housekeeping	p. 129
Architectural Preservation: Maintaining the Historic House Exterior	p. 146
Museum Security: Protecting the Historic House	p. 168
Telling the Story: Interpreting the Historic House	p. 182
Volunteers in the Historic House Museum	p. 225
Appendix: Organizations	p. 237
References	p. 243
Index	p. 263
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