CONCLUSION Toward a New Genealogy of Public History

By the 1930s the National Park Service had become a standard bearer for historical planning and interpretation. Under the leadership of Harold Albright, a small but significant group of men crafted new strategies for the expansion of park holdings and the education of tourists, introducing history i...

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Published in:	Museums, Monuments, and National Parks p. 153
Main Author:	Meringolo, Denise D
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	United States University of Massachusetts Press 25-06-2012
Subjects:	American studies Anthropology Archaeology Behavioral sciences Business Cultural history Education Ethnography Ethnology Formal education Government Historians Historical archaeology Historical methodology Historiography History History instruction History of ideas History of the Americas Human geography Humanities instruction Industrial sectors Industry Land use Material culture National parks North American history Parks Pedagogy Political science Public land Public space Service industries Social sciences Tourism Transportation industries Travel industry United States history
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Summary:	By the 1930s the National Park Service had become a standard bearer for historical planning and interpretation. Under the leadership of Harold Albright, a small but significant group of men crafted new strategies for the expansion of park holdings and the education of tourists, introducing history into the National Park Service management structure. Together, forward-looking and ambitious administrators such as Albright, archaeologists such as Jesse Nusbaum, and historians such as Verne Chatelain and Ronald Lee crafted a new profession. Between 1916 and 1936 their actions helped to establish history as a function of government service, as they struggled to find
ISBN:	9781558499393 1558499393