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African American historical preservation
Alabama Historical Society
American Antiquarian Society
American Historical Society
American Philosophical Society Historical & Literary Committee
and Museums
and Women's History
archival practices in the 19th century
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Cincinnati Historical Society
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community-driven preservation
competing historical narratives
Connecticut Historical Society
contested memory landscapes
cultural authority in the early republic
Cultural History in Early America
democratization of historical authority
development of historical consciousness
documenting alternative histories
documenting marginalized voices
early American memory
early archival culture
emergence of public history traditions
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Essex Historical Society
evolution of historical preservation
expansion of historical consciousness
expansion of local societies
foundations of modern archival standards
Gender
gender and race in archival history
Georgia Historical Society
grassroots historical movements
growth of state and local collections
heritage building in early America
Historical and Antiquarian Societies in Early America
Historical Collecting and Race
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
History of Archives
history of collecting in America
inclusive archival practices
inclusivity in public history
Libraries
local heritage institutions
Massachusetts Historical Society
memory and reconciliation practices
museums and archives formation
Native American representation in archives
negotiation of scholarly and popular history
New Hampshire Historical Society
nineteenth-century historical culture
origins of U.S. historical societies
politics of memory in the nineteenth century
popular historians of the early republic
preservation beyond elites
preservation of manuscripts and artifacts
professionalization of history in the United States
Public History in the Early Republic and Jacksonian Eras
Rhode Island Historical Society
rituals of commemoration
tensions in historical authority
transformation of collective memory
Virginia Historical Society
women shaping collective memory
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- ISBN 9781625344991
- Weight: 420g
- Dimensions: 152 x 226mm
- Publication Date: 28 Aug 2020
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In 1791, a group of elite Bostonian men established the first historical society in the nation. Within sixty years, the number of local history organizations had increased exponentially, with states and territories from Maine to Louisiana and Georgia to Minnesota boasting collections of their own.
With in-depth research and an expansive scope, Rescued from Oblivion offers a vital account of the formation of historical culture and consciousness in the early United States, re-centering in the record groups long marginalized from the national memory. As Alea Henle demonstrates, these societies laid the groundwork for professional practices that are still embraced today: collection policies, distinctions between preservation of textual and nontextual artifacts, publication programs, historical rituals and commemorations, reconciliation of scholarly and popular approaches, and more. At the same time, officers of these early societies faced challenges to their historical authority from communities interested in preserving a broader range of materials and documenting more inclusive histories, including fellow members, popular historians, white women, and peoples of color.
With in-depth research and an expansive scope, Rescued from Oblivion offers a vital account of the formation of historical culture and consciousness in the early United States, re-centering in the record groups long marginalized from the national memory. As Alea Henle demonstrates, these societies laid the groundwork for professional practices that are still embraced today: collection policies, distinctions between preservation of textual and nontextual artifacts, publication programs, historical rituals and commemorations, reconciliation of scholarly and popular approaches, and more. At the same time, officers of these early societies faced challenges to their historical authority from communities interested in preserving a broader range of materials and documenting more inclusive histories, including fellow members, popular historians, white women, and peoples of color.
Alea Henle is associate librarian and head of the access and borrow department at Miami University Libraries.
