Monday, January 31, 2022
SECTION V: A Social and Political History of the Modern Olympic Games - ppt download
SECTION V: A Social and Political History of the Modern Olympic Games - ppt download: Pioneers and Progress: Chapter 15
SECTION V: A Social and Political History of the Modern Olympic Games Mechikoff, R.A., A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education, Fifth. - ppt download
SECTION V: A Social and Political History of the Modern Olympic Games Mechikoff, R.A., A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education, Fifth. - ppt download: Origins of Modern Olympic Games Originated in Athens in 1896 Evolved into one of the most significant social forces of the 20th century Purpose: To produce an international athletic festival Bring people together Promote world peace Educate the youth of the world
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
A Nashville Hidden Treasure -- Glen Leven Farm
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| On Tuesday, Ophelia Paine gave the class a history of Glen Leven Farm. She is a descendant of Glen Leven's founder and early Nashville citizen, Thomas Thompson. Thompson received a land grant in 1790 after his service in the Revolutionary War. The house was built by Thomas Thompson's son -- John Thompson in 1857. |
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The beautiful exterior of Glen Leven, built in a Greek Revival style. The front of
the home faces Franklin Road near Father Ryan High School.
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| Mrs. Paine explains how Glen Leven operates as a part of The Land Trust of Tennessee but has many partnerships with other non-profit and private organizations to keep the farm and the estate functional. For example there is a bee sanctuary, vegetable gardens connected to the Hermitage Hotel, and grazing land for cattle. |
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| A recent wallpaper restoration project is now complete. Water causes mold which is one the most threatening problems found by preservationists, curators, and archivists. |
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| A major exterior renovation project completed in the past year. This part of the house shows the back of the original home and the start of the addition, constructed in the 1920s. |
Vanderbilt Special Collections
Today we visited the Vanderbilt University Archives and the Vanderbilt Special Collections.
They are located in the same building, the Jean and Alexander Heard Library, but maintain different missions. Here is a short description from their webpages that show the difference:
The mission of the University Archives is to preserve the historical memory of the university and to make this information available, primarily, to the Vanderbilt community and, secondarily, to the world at large. This is achieved through the collection and preservation of historical Vanderbilt university records and artifacts.
Special Collections manages the rare book collections of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. The subject matter of this extensive collection covers a wide range of topics including the Fugitive and Agrarian literary groups, American Civil War, Southern literature and civilization, performing arts, Vanderbilt University history, George Peabody College history, Meso-American codices, and religion.
It was a great visit, which ended in their storage collection "vault" where we were able to see and hold a protected document signed by Andrew Jackson in 1796!
They are located in the same building, the Jean and Alexander Heard Library, but maintain different missions. Here is a short description from their webpages that show the difference:
The mission of the University Archives is to preserve the historical memory of the university and to make this information available, primarily, to the Vanderbilt community and, secondarily, to the world at large. This is achieved through the collection and preservation of historical Vanderbilt university records and artifacts.
Special Collections manages the rare book collections of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. The subject matter of this extensive collection covers a wide range of topics including the Fugitive and Agrarian literary groups, American Civil War, Southern literature and civilization, performing arts, Vanderbilt University history, George Peabody College history, Meso-American codices, and religion.
It was a great visit, which ended in their storage collection "vault" where we were able to see and hold a protected document signed by Andrew Jackson in 1796!
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
What is Public History?
Here are some common answers:
1) Public history most often refers to the employment of historians in history-related work outside of academia, and especially to the many ways in which historians recreate and present history to the public-and sometimes with the public. Thus, we find historians working in archives, museums, historic sites, state and local historical agencies, newspapers, businesses, trade and labor organizations, and in all levels of government. They work as editors, archivists, oral historians, administrators, curators, historic preservation specialists, writers, public policy analysts--and, lest we forget, as historians!
2) Public Historians, as opposed to academic Historians, work with and for the general public. They work in archives, museums, public policy organizations, historical societies, and in media. Public Historians are devoted to practicing History outside of the classroom. Historians work for local, state, and national groups including corporations and governmental institutions. The purpose of a public historian is to collect, preserve, and disseminate information on the past. Public Historians use such tools as photographs, oral histories, museum exhibitions, and multimedia to address a wide variety of historical issues and to present those issues to a non-academic audience.
3) Public history is a set of theories, methods, assumptions, and practices guiding the identification, preservation, interpretation, and presentation of historical artifacts, texts, structures, and landscapes in conjunction with and for the public. It is also an interactive process between the historian, the public, and the historical object. Finally, public history embodies the belief that history and historical-cultural memory matter in the way people go about their day-to-day lives.
1) Public history most often refers to the employment of historians in history-related work outside of academia, and especially to the many ways in which historians recreate and present history to the public-and sometimes with the public. Thus, we find historians working in archives, museums, historic sites, state and local historical agencies, newspapers, businesses, trade and labor organizations, and in all levels of government. They work as editors, archivists, oral historians, administrators, curators, historic preservation specialists, writers, public policy analysts--and, lest we forget, as historians!
2) Public Historians, as opposed to academic Historians, work with and for the general public. They work in archives, museums, public policy organizations, historical societies, and in media. Public Historians are devoted to practicing History outside of the classroom. Historians work for local, state, and national groups including corporations and governmental institutions. The purpose of a public historian is to collect, preserve, and disseminate information on the past. Public Historians use such tools as photographs, oral histories, museum exhibitions, and multimedia to address a wide variety of historical issues and to present those issues to a non-academic audience.
3) Public history is a set of theories, methods, assumptions, and practices guiding the identification, preservation, interpretation, and presentation of historical artifacts, texts, structures, and landscapes in conjunction with and for the public. It is also an interactive process between the historian, the public, and the historical object. Finally, public history embodies the belief that history and historical-cultural memory matter in the way people go about their day-to-day lives.
TSLA
Our trip to the Tennessee State Library and Archives, also known as
TSLA, was fantastic. We visited the Conservation Lab. Conservation
attempts to clean, repair, and preserve documents,
blueprints, and photographs. It is different from restoration, which
attempts to restore an artifact or document to its original condition or
appearance. Conservator Stewart Southard and Carol Robers showed the girls how they
clean documents, uses magnesium bicarbonate to flatten and relax the
acidity of documents, and applies Japanese tissue paper and wheat paste
instead of tape. Director of Conservation Carol Roberts talked about the
science behind historic preservation and conservation. The girls also
learned about the process of emulsification and using water to
flatten rolled panoramic photographs. They were able to see documents from the 1700s! Lessons we learned include: print your pictures, never do anything you cannot undo, and never use scotch tape. The Conservation Lab is hard at work
cleaning and preserving documents related to Tennessee history and government.
Mr. Southard's also shared with us his photo collection. The first photographs were called daguerreotpyes. Next were pictures on tin and copper. Essentially the light from the flash would burn the image (through a chemical reaction). Sometimes this could take up to five minutes which is why most people had simple poses and did not smile. Glass plate positives preceded negatives which is why you have to put it on black backing to see the image. Early paper photos were cheaper, allowing people to have a little more fun in their pictures. As such, the first "funny" photos emerged -- some things never change! Paper photos emerged in the 1920s and 1930s. Below are some of the samples of early photographs.
Mr. Southard's also shared with us his photo collection. The first photographs were called daguerreotpyes. Next were pictures on tin and copper. Essentially the light from the flash would burn the image (through a chemical reaction). Sometimes this could take up to five minutes which is why most people had simple poses and did not smile. Glass plate positives preceded negatives which is why you have to put it on black backing to see the image. Early paper photos were cheaper, allowing people to have a little more fun in their pictures. As such, the first "funny" photos emerged -- some things never change! Paper photos emerged in the 1920s and 1930s. Below are some of the samples of early photographs.
Friday, January 23, 2015
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