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Museums, Monuments, and National Parks: Toward a New Genealogy of Public History by Meringolo, Denise D

“…The rapid expansion of the field of public history since the 1970s has led many to believe that it is a relatively new profession. In this book, Denise D…”
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Creating Knowledge with the Public: Disrupting the Expert/Audience Hierarchy by Meringolo, Denise D., Boot, Lee, Johnson, Denise Griffin, O’Neill, Maureen

“…This essay provides both a philosophy and a case study to define, analyze, and explore community-centered public history practice. In its ideal form,…”
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The Place of the City: Collaborative Learning, Urban History, and Transformations in Higher Education by Meringolo, Denise D.

“…The articles in this special section illuminate the benefits and challenges of university–community partnerships. For decades, there has been a movement to…”
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Balancing Inspiration and Education at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens by MERINGOLO, DENISE D.

“…[...]although both facilities represent a departure from the institutions traditional mission, they have not signicantly altered the visual appeal of the…”
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Capturing the Public Imagination: The Social and Professional Place of Public History by Meringolo, Denise D.

“…Meringolo discusses the social and professional place of public history and public historians. Having a mobile and permeable borders and a diverse and diffuse…”
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CONCLUSION: Toward a New Genealogy of Public History by Meringolo, Denise D

“…By the 1930s the National Park Service had become a standard bearer for historical planning and interpretation. Under the leadership of Harold Albright, a…”
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PROLOGUE: A New Kind of Technician In Search of the Culture of Public History by Meringolo, Denise D

“…When Verne Chatelain, the first chief historian of the National Park Service, recounted his efforts to create a “new kind of technician” during the 1930s, he…”
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Yellowstone and the Smithsonian: Centers of Wildlife Conservation by Meringolo, Denise D.

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On a Great Battlefield: The Making, Management, and Memory of Gettysburg National Military Park, 1933-2013 by Meringolo, Denise D.

“…Meringolo reviews On a Great Battlefield: The Making, Management, and Memory of Gettysburg National Military Park, 1933-2013 by Jennifer M Murray…”
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Review essay: introducing students to the field of public history by Meringolo, Denise D.

“…Two books are reviewed: Public history: a textbook of practice, by Thomas Cauvin, and The public history reader, by Hilda Kean and Paul Martin…”
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Myth, Memory and the Making of the American Landscape by Meringolo, Denise D.

“…Meringolo reviews Myth, Memory and the Making of the American Landscape edited by Paul Shackel…”
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Turning nature into history: The professionalization of public history in the National Park Service during the 1930s by Meringolo, Denise D

“…This dissertation analyzes the formation of the National Park Service History Division in order to track the professionalization of public history. Debates…”
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Turning nature into history: The professionalization of public history in the National Park Service during the 1930s by Meringolo, Denise D

“…This dissertation analyzes the formation of the National Park Service History Division in order to track the professionalization of public history. Debates…”
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Ignorant and Local-Minded Influences: Historic Sites and the Expansion of the National Park Service by Denise D. Meringolo

“…At one point, exhausted from yet another prolonged debate over the Hetch Hetchy dam proposal, Senator James Reed of Missouri complained, “The Senate of the…”
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Table of Contents by Denise D. Meringolo

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Back Matter by Denise D. Meringolo

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Losing Their Identity: National Park Service Museums and Federal Collections by Denise D. Meringolo

“…In 1910 twenty-three-year-old Jesse Logan Nusbaum spent ten weeks scrambling on ancient, crumbling walls carved into the sheer face of a cliff. Barely a year…”
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A Matter of National Dignity: Education and Federal Authority by Denise D. Meringolo

“…During most of the nineteenth century both the study of nature and the study of history were perceived by many as a diversion for the leisured class. By the…”
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Notes by Denise D. Meringolo

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Front Matter by Denise D. Meringolo

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