[NHCOLL-L:3777] Museum History Journal--vol. 1, no. 1

[Hugh Genoways]

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Museum History Journal, Volume 1 (2008), number 1

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Volume 1, number 1 of the Museum History Journal is now avaialble from 
Left
Coast Press, Inc.  The premier number of this journal has the following
contents:

FROM THE EDITORS

OUTLOOK
The Duty to Conserve: The Importance of Natural History Museums as 
Exemplars
of Conservation Ethics
Mary Anne Andrei

ARTICLES
Our Native Allies: The Denver Art Museums WW II Outreach Exhibits
Nancy J. Parezo

John C. Ewers and the Problem of Cultural History: Displaying American
Indians at the Smithsonian in the Fifties
William S. Walker

The Idea of a National Museum for Australia
James M. Gore

The Early History of Docents in American Art Museums: 1890-1930
Katherine B. Giltinan

Natural History Discourse and Collections: The Roles of Collectors in 
the
Southeastern Colonies of North America
Charlotte M. Porter

BOOK REVIEWS
Suzanne Zeller
A World Inside: A 150-Year History of the Canadian Museum of 
Civilization,
by Christy Vodden and Ian Dyck

Pamela M. Henson
The Lost World of James Smithson: Science, Revolution, and the Birth of 
the
Smithsonian, by Heather P. Ewing

Ira Jacknis
Museums, Anthropology and Imperial Exchange, by Amiria J. M. Henare

ARCHIVES
Blaschka glass model of a toothed-fin squid, Grant Museum of Zoology,
University College London


Those interested in subscribing to this new journal should visit the 
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The journal is continuously reviewing manuscripts for future volumes.
Guidelines for preparation of manuscripts may be found at
<http://www.lcoastpress.com/journal.php?id=6#subinfo>.  Manuscripts are 
to
be submitted to <hgenoways1 at unl.edu>.

Sincerely,
Hugh H. Genoways
Co-editor
Mary Anne Andrei
Co-editor




Hugh H. Genoways
Professor Emeritus
University of Nebraska State Museum
W436 Nebraska Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0514

hgenoways1 at unl.edu

Phone: 402-472-2012
FAX: 402-472-8949

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