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- catalog abstract "The American museum was not born, but made. Visionary museum innovators transformed the private curiosity collections of the 19th century into today's public institutions of education. The Museum in America recounts the colorful histories of thirteen leading figures from the formative period around the turn of the century. In the lively style of Museum Masters, Edward Alexander tells the stories of pioneers in history, science, art, and general museums. For any student or museum professional interested in the history of the museum, this volume is the place to start.".
- catalog contributor b10563593.
- catalog contributor b10563594.
- catalog coverage "United States Intellectual life History.".
- catalog coverage "United States Intellectual life.".
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "For any student or museum professional interested in the history of the museum, this volume is the place to start.".
- catalog description "Foreword / William Seale -- Introduction: toward a definition of the American Museum -- Henry Fairfield Osborn: develops a model natural history museum -- Carl Ethan Akeley: perfects the habitat group exhibition -- Henry Watson Kent: standardizes functions of the art museum -- Alfred Hamilton Barr, Jr.: brings modern art to the museum -- Reuben Gold Thwaites: makes a historical society reach the people of a state -- William Sumner Appleton: preserves important sites throughout New England -- Frank Friedman Oppenheimer: uses visitors as part of museum experiments -- Anna Billings Gallup: popularizes the first children's museum -- John Robert Kinard: expands the neighborhood museum -- Katherine Coffey: attracts the community into a general museum -- Charles Sprague Sargent: plants an outstanding botanical garden -- William Temple Hornaday: founds a varied and popular zoo -- Paul Joseph Sachs: teaches a pioneering course in museum studies -- Epilogue: the American museum progresses.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The American museum was not born, but made. Visionary museum innovators transformed the private curiosity collections of the 19th century into today's public institutions of education. The Museum in America recounts the colorful histories of thirteen leading figures from the formative period around the turn of the century. In the lively style of Museum Masters, Edward Alexander tells the stories of pioneers in history, science, art, and general museums.".
- catalog extent "224 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0761989463 (cloth)".
- catalog identifier "0761989471 (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "American Association for State and Local History book series".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Walnut Creek : AltaMira Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States Intellectual life History.".
- catalog spatial "United States Intellectual life.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "069/.0973 21".
- catalog subject "AM11 .A55 1997".
- catalog subject "Museum curators United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Museum directors United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Museums United States History.".
- catalog subject "Popular culture Museums United States History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / William Seale -- Introduction: toward a definition of the American Museum -- Henry Fairfield Osborn: develops a model natural history museum -- Carl Ethan Akeley: perfects the habitat group exhibition -- Henry Watson Kent: standardizes functions of the art museum -- Alfred Hamilton Barr, Jr.: brings modern art to the museum -- Reuben Gold Thwaites: makes a historical society reach the people of a state -- William Sumner Appleton: preserves important sites throughout New England -- Frank Friedman Oppenheimer: uses visitors as part of museum experiments -- Anna Billings Gallup: popularizes the first children's museum -- John Robert Kinard: expands the neighborhood museum -- Katherine Coffey: attracts the community into a general museum -- Charles Sprague Sargent: plants an outstanding botanical garden -- William Temple Hornaday: founds a varied and popular zoo -- Paul Joseph Sachs: teaches a pioneering course in museum studies -- Epilogue: the American museum progresses.".
- catalog title "The museum in America : innovators and pioneers / by Edward P. Alexander.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".