{"product_id":"rescued-from-oblivion-historical-cultures-in-the-early-united-states-paperback-softback-9781625344991","title":"Rescued from Oblivion; Historical Cultures in the Early United States (Paperback \/ softback) 9781625344991","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRescued from Oblivion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHistorical Cultures in the Early United States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlea Henle (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781625344991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 August 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages, 9 black \u0026amp; white photos, 5 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRescued from Oblivion\u003c\/i\u003e is abundant with the kind of details that make for stimulating history, with interesting personalities, decisions with lasting consequences, and the restoration to the historical record of women and others who have previously been neglected.\" —Robert B. Townsend, author of \u003cem\u003eHistory's Babel: Scholarship, Professionalization, and the Historical Enterprise in the United States, 1880–1940\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this richly layered study of archival history, Henle highlights not only the prejudices and priorities that members of early historical societies brought to their work but the various ways those prejudices and priorities were challenged by other historical actors.\" —Elizabeth Yale, author of \u003cem\u003eSociable Knowledge: Natural History and the Nation in Early Modern Britain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith in-depth research and an expansive scope, \u003cem\u003eRescued from Oblivion\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. \"\"The lumber yard of history\"\": The Organization, Progress, Successes, and Failures of Historical Societies \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. \"\"So divided and subdivided\"\": Preserving Local Histories and Government Records \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Defining History: Historical Society Collection Priorities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. \"\"Disjointed fragments\"\": Materials as History v. Materials For History \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. \"\"Less repulsive to the general reader\"\": Popular History in Historical Societies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. \"\"[A]n oblivious society\"\": Inclusion, Exclusion, and Omission in Historical Society Collections Appendices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Massachusetts Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52621577224472,"sku":"9781625344991","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/rescued-from-oblivion-historical-cultures-in-the-early-united-states-paperback-softback-9781625344991","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}