Useful objects : museums, science, and literature in nineteenth-century America / Reed Gochberg.

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"Useful Objects: Museums, Science, and Literature in Nineteenth-Century America explores the debates that surrounded the development of American museums during the nineteenth century. Throughout this period, museums included a wide range of objects, from botanical and zoological specimens to antiqua...

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Main Author: Gochberg, Reed (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Museums > United States > History > 19th century.
Museums > Social aspects > United States.
Museums > Collection management > United States.
Museums in literature.
Musées > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Musées > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Musées > Gestion des collections > États-Unis.
Musées dans la littérature.
Museums.
Museums > Collection management.
Museums > Social aspects.
United States.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:266 pages : illustrations (black and white). ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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Call Number: AM11 .G63 2021
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