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Researching Local History

Researching Local History BOOK REVIEWS * 103 were foundedafter1960, nearly29 percentofthemsince 1970. country Whatremains be accomplished tonurture interest create"new" to is this to local history, individuals who can broadenthelocalperspecpracticedby tive to include regionaland statepatterns, workwithothercultural to resourcespecialists establish implement to and research long-range goals, to archivecollections to and standards, tocaterto a according professional widerpublicaudience. The taskis notan easyone. Professional historians disdainthefield localhistory, localhistorical of and generally organizations are generally attitudes. suspiciousof ivory-tower Neither one of these publicationswas intendedforan audience of historians se. Cultural Conservation as mucha call forfolklorists is per to assertthemselves the publicarenaas it is a blueprint reconceivin for of ing the definition culturalresources.A Cultureat Risk is meantto stimulate historical to organizations reevaluatetheirowncircumstances. Nevertheless,historians,especially those who practice their craftin some aspect ofculturalresourceprotection, shouldconsider theirimplications.On the one hand, we all too often think cultural of resources in termsof historic and prehistoric resources.CulturalConservation urges us to conceive of the intangible aspects ofcultureas an integral partof lament the sorrystate of history.On the other hand, we constantly archivesand otherinformation sourceson whichwe depend in orderto to studyculturalresources.A Culture at Risk challengeshistorians become moreinvolvedin theprocessofcaring thosesources,especially for at the local level where the need is greatest. PHR Associates Santa Barbara Researching Local History by MARY REBECCA http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Public Historian University of California Press

Researching Local History

Cole, Alexandra C.
The Public Historian , Volume 8 (3) – Jul 1, 1986
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Publisher
University of California Press
Copyright
Copyright 1986 The Regents of the University of California
Subject
Book Reviews
ISSN
0272-3433
eISSN
1533-8576
DOI
10.2307/3377717
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BOOK REVIEWS * 103 were foundedafter1960, nearly29 percentofthemsince 1970. country Whatremains be accomplished tonurture interest create"new" to is this to local history, individuals who can broadenthelocalperspecpracticedby tive to include regionaland statepatterns, workwithothercultural to resourcespecialists establish implement to and research long-range goals, to archivecollections to and standards, tocaterto a according professional widerpublicaudience. The taskis notan easyone. Professional historians disdainthefield localhistory, localhistorical of and generally organizations are generally attitudes. suspiciousof ivory-tower Neither one of these publicationswas intendedforan audience of historians se. Cultural Conservation as mucha call forfolklorists is per to assertthemselves the publicarenaas it is a blueprint reconceivin for of ing the definition culturalresources.A Cultureat Risk is meantto stimulate historical to organizations reevaluatetheirowncircumstances. Nevertheless,historians,especially those who practice their craftin some aspect ofculturalresourceprotection, shouldconsider theirimplications.On the one hand, we all too often think cultural of resources in termsof historic and prehistoric resources.CulturalConservation urges us to conceive of the intangible aspects ofcultureas an integral partof lament the sorrystate of history.On the other hand, we constantly archivesand otherinformation sourceson whichwe depend in orderto to studyculturalresources.A Culture at Risk challengeshistorians become moreinvolvedin theprocessofcaring thosesources,especially for at the local level where the need is greatest. PHR Associates Santa Barbara Researching Local History by MARY REBECCA

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The Public Historian – University of California Press

Published: Jul 1, 1986

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