Lending Library: Historical Research & Scholarship
Museumwise provides its members and South Central DHP constituents access to our extensive Lending Library. Museumwise members and South Central DHP constituents can borrow up to 3 titles for a 3-week period. Books can be renewed once, as long as there are no other requests for the title.
To utilize this service, simply fill out this online form with the titles of the books you’d like to borrow. We will mail you the titles – all that you are responsible for is return postage.
This Lending Library is made possible in part with funds from the Documentary Heritage Program of the New York State Archives, a program of the New York State Education Department.
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The author has divided 160 years of costume and fashion into eight periods in which certain styles were dominant. Evolution of clothing style, focused on England. Includes illustrations of period clothing from Rococo, French Revolution, Directoire,...
Oral history is vital to our understanding of the cultures and experiences of the past. Unlike written history, oral history forever captures people's feelings, expressions, and nuances of language. But what exactly is oral history? How...
The book explores the American ''genius for mass production'' and traces its origins in the 19th century ''American system'' of manufacture. The author argues that the ''mass production''...
Features the best summer history vacations. Includes articles, Summer Canaller, The Triumph of the Erie Canal, New York's Women's History Trail, and Packaging New York History: A Tour of the New Urban Cultural Park System.
Special focus on historic photography including articles, Charles Frederick Zabriskie: A Turn of the Century Pictorial Photographer, Magin Lanterns: The Wonder of Light and Shadow, New York's Great Photography Museums, Words and Images:...
Articles include, "The Age of Iron and Steel", "Wild Honey Hunting", "County Fairs - 1892", "The Lowly Ox", and "Notes on the Zenger Trial."
Special feature on the horse. Articles include, "The Beauty and Magic of the Horse", "Horse and Rider: A Short Pre-history", "The Horse in Blackfoot Indian Culture", "Equestrian Portraits", "Mistatim: The...
Explores the idea of ''home'', concentrating on how social and cultural changes influenced styles of decoration & furnishing, the connections between different styles and furnishings, and how some of our luxuries were born...
The book combines 25 essays by scholars which fully explore how to use artifacts and material culture evidence in historical research. It provides a historical context in which the reader can evaluate work of past and present researchers; provides...
History of Indian trade guns, used by Native Americans from approx. 1775-1875. Includes information on identifying different types of trade guns.
Examination of the study of history and how it influences present-day life, and explains how attitudes of contemporary society shape and often misshape understanding of and access to the past. Our malleable past is no mere 'will-o-the-wisp...
A thorough introduction to conducting oral history that includes discussion on memory, in-depth interview methods and techniques, legalities and ethics, interpersonal relations in the interview, analysis and interpretation, conclusions of project,...
This book is designed as a guide to help anyone interested in conducting oral history research and how to think like an oral historan. Chapters include oral history project overview and planning, legal and ethical considerations, getting started,...
Catalog of uniforms worn by the Regular Army and the state and territorial militias, their weapons, equipment, flags and standards. Also a brief discussion of the U.S. Marine Corps and Naval Forces.
Exhibition catalog. Includes essays and photographs detailing Archaic Chinese pottery, jade, and bronze objects shown in the exhibition.
Final study report delineating the feasibility of creating a Women's Rights history trail or other project to acknowledge the importance of struggling for women's rights.
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