Dr. Michael Wm. Doyle
Ball State University
Department of History
Burkhardt Bldg. [BB] 213
Muncie, IN 47306-0480
Office: 765-285-8732; Fax: 765-285-5612
E-mail: mwdoyle@.bsu.edu
Course Webpage: < http://mwdoyle.iweb.bsu.edu/hist_240/ >
Office Hours: Mon., 2:00-4:00 P.M. and by appt.
[HST240-0.S11]
HISTORY 240 / Sec. 001: INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY
Spring Semester 2011
Meets Wednesdays, 2:00-4:40 P.M., in BB 106
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course provides an overview of the practice of history for the benefit of the general public
and in a public setting. It is also designed to acquaint history majors or prospective majors with
professional opportunities in non-teaching, history-related careers. Among these are archives and records
management; museum work; interpretation of historic sites; historic preservation; cultural resources
management; editing of history journals and documentary collections; development of interpretive
audiovisual media; corporate history; entrepreneurial history; oral history; and public policy research and
consulting. While surveying these fields, students will either undertake an in-depth study of one career
area or complete a special project for a public history organization or agency, and thereby have contact
with working professionals. In addition, students will learn career development skills such as how to
craft a résumé, conduct a thorough job search, and research graduate programs and prepare effective
applications to them.
The course furthermore serves as one of three prerequisites (along with History 320: Laboratory
Course in American History, and History 445: History and Historians) for the Option 2 History Major.
Completion of this sequence enables the qualified undergraduate to undertake a 9-12 credit-hour
internship in a public history setting. Details may be obtained from the Instructor, who serves as Director
of the Public History Internship Program for the History Department, and from the Internship Program
website: < http://mwdoyle.iweb.bsu.edu/hist_300-369/ >.
REQUIRED TEXTS
1) James B. Gardner and Peter S. LaPaglia, eds., Public History: Essays from the Field
(2nd ed.; Malabar, Fla.: Krieger, 2004).
[Referred to below as “Gardner”]
2) Mike Wallace, Mickey Mouse History; and Other Essays on American Memory
(Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1996).
[“Wallace”]
The above textbooks are available on 2-Hour/Overnight reserve at Bracken Library’s Circulation
Desk.
3) A course packet containing articles and handouts must be accessed at Bracken Library’s
Electronic Reserves at < http://www.bsu.edu/library/collections/coursereserves/coursetools/ >).
[“Course Packet”]
COURSE GOALS
This course is designed to introduce students to the variety of public history careers and
training opportunities that exist; to expose students to specific skill areas and terminology
utilized by public historians, such as collection theory and methods of interpreting data,
documents, and artifacts; to help students develop skills in critiquing public history institutions
and sites by taking field trips to museums and archives; and to show students how to apply
history skills and knowledge in the presentation of history to a general audience in a
nonacademic setting.
POLICY ON ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION
Students are expected to attend all class meetings, field trips, and exams, and to arrive
punctually and ready for listening and discussion. This course is conducted differently from
most other college classes in that it features relatively little lecturing by the Instructor. Instead
we'll explore our subject matter by devoting considerable time to discussing the assigned
readings. Like a seminar, it will involve, in Antonio Gramsci’s words, “the detailed work of
discussion and the investigation of problems in which everybody participates, everybody
contributes, and in which everybody is simultaneously teacher and student.” To be successful
the course thus requires the faithful attendance and regular thoughtful contributions by all.
Students will be permitted one unexcused absence during the semester. Excused
absences as defined by the University include serious illness (attested to by a physician’s note); a
death in one’s immediate family; or participation in a recognized religious observance, varsity
athletic event, or military training exercise. Missing more than one class meeting will result in
the lowering of one’s final course grade by two percentage points (2%) for each class missed.
As a bonus for those with perfect attendance (i.e., missing no classes or part of classes without
exception) -- and who also regularly contribute to class discussions -- the Instructor will raise
their final grade to the next highest level (e.g., from a C+ to a B-).
When students are absent, it is their responsibility to contact the Instructor to catch up on
any work that was missed in class including guest presentations or field trips.
MAKE-UP EXAM POLICY
Make-up exams will be administered only in extraordinary cases of an emergency nature.
Students must make every effort to contact the Instructor prior to the exam to discuss their
circumstances. Students should not assume that they will be permitted to take a make-up exam
after they’ve missed a regularly scheduled exam unless prior arrangements have been.
GRADING PERCENTAGE SCALE
A 93-100%
A- 90-92 %
B+
B
B-
87-89 %
83-86 %
80-82 %
C+ 77-79%
C 73-76%
C- 70-72%
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D+ 67-69%
D 63-66%
D- 60-62%
F 0-59%
GRADING CRITERIA
15%
Pop Quizzes Given Periodically on the Readings; 3 Response Papers
15%
1st Report: History Museum Evaluation Report Due 9 February
25%
Midterm Exam: In-class on 2 March
20%
2nd Report: Public History Career Field Assessment Report
Due 6 April
25%
Final Exam: Mon., 3 May 2011, 2:15-4:15 P.M. in BB 106
+___________________________________________________________________________
100%
Course Grade
[See also “Policy on Attendance and Participation” on p. 2, and “Writing Assignments” below
concerning bonus and penalty points. It should be understood that students must satisfactorily
complete all course requirements in order to qualify for a passing grade. This includes taking
both Exams and submitting all out-of-class writing assignments.]
WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
All out-of-class writing assignments must be neatly typed in a regular-sized (i.e., 12
point) font and double-spaced. Top, bottom, and side margins should be set at approximately
one and one-quarter inches. Besides listing your name, the course number, date, and assignment
topic on the first page, your paper should be titled, paginated, and stapled. Citation style should
conform to one of the following: Mary Lynn Rampolla, A Pocket Guide to Writing in History
[available as an optional course textbook]; Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term
Papers; or The Chicago Manual of Style. Do not use The MLA Handbook. Only endnotes, not
footnotes, are acceptable and the superscript numbers must be in Arabic not Roman numerals.
Because this course is intended to orient you to work in a professional career, it is essential that
you observe the standard rules of communicating clearly, concisely, and correctly. Points will be
deducted for errors in grammar and mechanics. Always proofread and run the spelling-checker
utility on your draft before printing it out for submission.
Assignments will be penalized a one-third grade level for each twenty-four hour period
(or part thereof) the assignment is late, including weekends (unless an extension has been
granted in advance by the Instructor). For example, a paper due on a Wednesday that is turned in
on the following Monday would be counted as five days late; if it merited a grade of B, that
grade would be reduced five levels to a D+.
FREE TUTORING SERVICE
University College is an academic unit offering comprehensive programs and services to
enhance students’ success. The College houses the Learning Center, located in North Quad 323,
which offers free peer tutoring, supplemental instruction, and other forms of academic assistance
to all Ball State students. For information call University College at 285-1006. If the Instructor
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determines that a student’s formal writing skills are seriously deficient, that student may be
required to take drafts of his or her written work to a tutor for evaluation and help in revision
prior to submitting them for grading. Writing tutors are available at either the Learning Center’s
Writing Desk (285-3778; open Mon.-Thurs.: 9:00 A.M.-8:00 P.M., and Fri.: 9:00 A.M.-Noon),
or the Writing Center (Robert Bell Bldg. 291; 285-8387; open Mon.-Weds.: 10:00 A.M.-7:00
P.M., and Thurs.-Fri., 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.).
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES OR SPECIAL NEEDS
Any student who needs course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability,
has emergency medical information to share, or needs special arrangements in case the building
must be evacuated should communicate this information to the Instructor as soon as possible.
FIELD TRIPS
Several field trips to public history museums and agencies in Muncie have been arranged
for the first part of the semester. These will be taken during the second half of the class meeting
period and we will all depart on them from BB 106. Everyone is expected to attend each one.
Attendance will again be taken on site and anyone who is absent will be counted as having
missed one day’s worth of classes. Students need to provide their own means of transportation;
however, we will coordinate car-pooling at the class meeting prior to each trip. The information
presented during these field trips is an integral part of the course and consequently will comprise
part of the material on which students will be tested by the Midterm and Final Exams. Because
they also have been designed to acquaint one with career, volunteer, and internship opportunities,
students are expected to maintain a professional demeanor during these visits, to take notes, and
ask appropriate questions of the staff members.
READING ASSIGNMENTS AND QUIZZES
Students should plan to read carefully all selections by the date they are assigned,
regularly consulting a dictionary for any terms that are unfamiliar. One should bring the books
and that week’s portion of the Course Packet to class and be prepared to discuss all of the
readings. A portion of each student’s grade for this course is determined by pop quizzes that will
be given from time to time during the semester. These will be administered only during the first
part of the class meeting and will be based on that week’s reading assignment Study Questions,
which are posted on the course webpage at < http://mwdoyle.iweb.bsu.edu/hist_240/ >. Students
may consult any answers they have completed to these Study Questions during the quizzes
(although not during the exams). There will be no make-ups for absentees, nor extra time given
to students who come late to class. One’s lowest grade will be dropped. Students who cannot
attend class are encouraged to submit their answers to the Reading Assignment Study Questions
before the start of that class, either by e-mailing them to the Instructor or putting a hard copy of
them in his office mailbox located in BB 202. Then, if a quiz is administered, he will grade the
corresponding answers from that sheet of notes. It is also strongly recommend that students take
notes on the readings (in addition to completing the Study Questions) to aid them in studying for
the exams.
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POLICY ON STUDENT USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM
The use of electronic devices of all types (including cell phones and laptop computers) in
the classroom is prohibited. Exemptions will only be granted based upon written explanation
from University staff (such as the Learning Center or Office of Disabled Student Development)
that such equipment is essential to optimize a student’s learning capabilities.
SCHEDULE OF DISCUSSION TOPICS, READING AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS,
FIELD TRIPS, GUEST PRESENTATIONS, AND EXAMS
The reading assignments, field trip dates, and guest presenters are subject to change as
the semester progresses. The Instructor will always let students know at least a week in advance
of any alteration. He may also supplement the readings below with other articles that will be
distributed ahead of schedule in class. Whenever students are absent they should check with him
to verify the assignments or field trip itinerary for the succeeding weeks. [See also the sections
above on “Reading Assignments and Quizzes,” “Writing Assignments,” and “Field Trips.”]
Week 1: Weds. 12 January
Course Introduction: What is Public History?
Gardner:
Introduction, xiii-xv
Introduction: Part I, 3
Patricia Mooney-Melvin, “Professional Historians and the Challenge of Redefinition, 5-21.
Wallace:
“Introduction: Battlefields of Memory,” vii-xiv
Course Packet:
[Read all Writing Assignment Guidelines and Supporting Materials (filed immediately after the
Table of Contents) – to be discussed during Week 2]
National Council on Public History Brochure
H-Public listserv homepage printout with link for how to subscribe
Sarah Hootman, Kenneth N. Owens, and Constance Schultz emails of 2/10/98 and 2/11/98 re:
Looking for a Niche [i.e., how to educate oneself in the field of public history]
James M. McPherson, “From the President” column: “Putting Public History in Its Proper
Place,” Perspectives [American Historical Assoc. Newsletter] 41:3 (March 2003), 5-6.
Public History Resource Center printout
Film: Public History Today
Week 2: Weds. 19 January
Archival Collections and Their Management: Types, Theories, and Policies
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Response Paper I: Public History and Nationalism due at the start of class. See handout
distributed in Week 1 for guidelines based on reading Toronto Globe and Mail article,
“Mongol Warlord Turning into Republic’s National Hero,” Star Press [Muncie, Ind.] (5 Jan.
1998), 2A; and quotation from J.G.A. Pocock’s 1977 book Politics, Language and Time:
Essays on Political Thought and History, p. 271.
Gardner:
Introduction: Part II, 43
Michael J. Devine, “Administrators: Students of History and Practitioners of the Art of
Management,” 45-56
Roy H. Tryon, “Archivists and Records Managers,” 57-74
Charles A. D’Aniello, “Librarians and Bibliographers,” 157-167
Debra Newman Ham, “Manuscript Curators and Specialists,” 169-185.
Wallace:
“Boat People: Immigrant History at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island,” 55-73
“Museums and Controversy,” 115-129.
Course Packet:
Jeffrey Brenner, “Is U.S. History Becoming History?” Wired News (9 April 2001).
Kendra Mayfield, “Wayback Goes Way Back on Web,” Wired News (29 October 2001).
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Department Homepage printout
Larson Manifold, “Archives protected by Inergen system,” Ball State Daily News (27 February
2001), 3.
Kate Rooney, “Rare Finds in Middletown: Bracken Library is home to some of Ball State’s bestkept secrets,” Ball State Alumnus, January 2006.
Kasey Bradley, “Bracken Library’s Special Collection: Bracken Library’s archive collection
features many treasures just under students’ noses,” Ball State Daily News (17 March
2005), 7.
Robert Pear, “In Digital Age, Federal Files Blip Into Oblivion,” New York Times (13 September,
2008).
Katie Hafner, “Even Digital Memories Can Fade,” New York Times (10 November, 2004).
John Blau, “Do Burned CDs Have a Short Life Span?” PC World (10 January, 2006).
Scott Shane, “National Archives Pact Let C.I.A. Withdraw Public Documents,” New York Times
(18 April, 2006).
Jacqueline Trescott, “Hundreds of Items Missing From National Archives,” Washington Post (4
December, 2004).
Bob Thompson, “Search Me? Google Wants to Digitize Every Book,” Washington Post (13
August, 2006).
Cathy Cartoon, Star Press (1 October, 2006).
Jennifer Davis McDaid, “Alternatives to the Academic Job Market – Archival Work.”
Class Field Trip to the Archives and Special Collections Department, Bracken Library,
Ball State University; Guest Presenter: John Straw, M.L.S., University Archivist and
Assistant Dean for Digital Initiatives.
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Week 3: Weds. 26 January
Museums I: Education and Entertainment at History Museums
Response Paper II: Collections Security Issues due at the start of class. See handout
distributed in Week 1 for guidelines based on reading Associated Press article, “Stolen Civil
War Relics Found; Two Charged,” Star Press [Muncie, Ind.] (7 Jan. 1998), 5A.
Gardner:
Mark Howell, “Interpreters and Muslim Educators: Beyond the Blue Hairs,” 141-155
Wallace:
“Razor Ribbons, History Museums, and Civic Salvation,” 33-54
Course Packet:
Robin Gibson, “Minnetrista refocuses on the story of us,” Star Press (29 December 2002), p. 3A.
John Carlson, Take a Peek in ECI’s Closet: Minnetrista opens up its storage areas to curious
visitors,” Star Press (18 April, 2004).
Collections Management Policy, Minnetrista Cultural Center (2004).
Karen Jones, “New ‘Smart’ Galleries, Wireless and Web-Friendly,” New York Times (24 April
2002).
“Finding a Job in a Museum,” New England Museum Association, 1993.
H-MUSEUM Listserv subscription information
George L. Vogt, “From the Director” column: “A Collecting Institution’s Worst Nightmare,”
Columns [State Historical Society of Wisconsin newsletter] 22:1 (Jan./Feb. 2001), 2.
Katie Hafner, “At Museums, Computers Get Creative,” New York Times (2 December, 2004).
Oseye T. Boyd, “Curriculum Dictating Field Trips,” Star Press (15 May, 2006), 6A.
Kristen Hall-Geisler, “Museums Get Lively With Sleepovers and Films,” New York Times (12
April, 2007).
Jacqueline Trescott, “City Museum on Shaky Ground,” Washington Post (27 July 2004).
Class Field Trip to the Minnetrista, 1200 North Minnetrista Parkway, Muncie., Ind.
Week 4: Weds. 2 February
Museums II: Curation, Registration and Cataloging
Gardner:
Anne Woodhouse, “Museum Curators,” 187-201
Wallace:
Talk: Museums of Science, Technology, and Industry,” 75-85
“Progress
Course Packet:
National Model Aviation Museum Frank V. Ehling Complex and Lee Renaud Library brochure
Academy of Model Aeronautics brochure and map
John Carlson, “His Job Is the Wind beneath His Wings: Michael Smith Loves Airplanes…,” Star
Press (29 March 1999), 1A, 5A.
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John Carlson, “AMA Museum Receives Drawing by Orville Wright,” Star Press (12 September,
1999), 1B-2B.
Erica Pluff, “A Century in the Clouds: Local air museum prepares to honor forefathers of flight,”
Ball State Daily News (15 December, 2003), Page 6.
John Carlson, “A Turn at the Controls: New Exhibit Takes You through Flight with Orville and
Wilbur Wright,” Star Press (9 January, 2004), 1C-2C.
Keith Roysdon, “Indiana Jones Flies Into Muncie: Models from Indiana Jones movie adventurers
are on display at the Academy of Model Aeronautics,” Star Press (14 May, 2008), 5A.
Academy of Model Aeronautics National Model Aviation Museum internship brochure
Ralph H. Lewis, Manual for Museums (National Park Service, Washington, 1976), Chapter 7:
Accession Records, Pp. 142-149, and Chapter 8: Museum Catalogue, Pp. 150-164.
PastPerfect Museum Software brochure.
Lynette Clemetson, “History Is Slipping Away as Collections Deteriorate, Report Says,” New
York Times (6 December, 2005).
Museum Handbook, Part II: Museum Records Web Edition (Publications of the Museum
Management, NPS, 2001).
A Public Trust At Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections
(December 2005).
Class Field Trip to the Academy of Model Aeronautics National Model Aviation Museum,
5151 East Memorial Drive, Muncie, Ind.
Week 5: Weds. 9 February
Museums III: Living History Interpretation; History Theme Parks
1st Report: History Museum Evaluation Paper due at the start of class. See guidelines in
Handouts or Course Webpage: < http://mwdoyle.iweb.bsu.edu/hist_240/ >
Gardner:
William S. Pretzer, “At Historic Sites and Outdoor Museums: A High-Performance Act,” 257277
Bruce J. Noble, "At Historical Parks: Balancing a Multitude of Interests," 279-294
Wallace:
“Disney’s America,” 159-174
Course Packet:
“Interpreters Up-Close,” Closer Look [Conner Prairie newsletter] 1.2 (November / December
1998), 4.
Michelle Evans, “Follow the North Star: An Underground Railroad Immersion Experience,”
Public History News [National Council on Public History newsletter] 22.3 (Winter 2002),
1-2.
Earl Conn, “Conner Prairie Keeps Visitors Coming Back,” Star Press (17 November, 2002), 4E.
Conner Prairie Internship and Volunteer Opportunities brochure
Page Putnam Miller, “Visiting Historic Sites Was the Most Popular Cultural Activity in Cultural
Tourism Survey,” National Coordinating Council for the Promotion of History
Washington Update 5:13 (28 April, 1999).
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David A. Fahrenthold, “Living-History Museums Struggle to Draw Visitors,” Washington Post
(25 December, 2005), A3.
Fran Fifis, “Native Americans still fighting ignorance at Plimoth,” CNN.com (2008).
Press Release, “Plimoth Plantation putting interpreters up for sale on eBay,” History News
Network (6 October, 2008).
Emily Yoffe, “A Colonial Dame: My brief, inspiring career as a historical re-enactor,” Slate.com
(11 December 2008).
Guest Presenter: Dan Schoeneberg, M.A., General Manager for Experience Resources,
Conner Prairie, Fishers, Ind.
Week 6: Weds. 16 February
Historic Preservation
Gardner:
Antoinette J. Lee, “Preserving America’s Historic Places,” 129-139
Wallace:
“Preserving the Past: A Historic Preservation in the United States,” 177-221
“Preservation Revisited,” 223-246
Course Packet:
John Carlson, “Professor’s Passion Is Preserving the Past,” Star Press (16 Nov. 1998), 1A, 6A.
“Historic Preservation Center Receives $10,000 grant,” BSU News Center (26 October, 2006).
“Preservation Movement Aided by Historic Program,” Update [the Official Newsletter for
Employees of Ball State University] 20:16 (13 December, 1999)
“Researching a Historic Property,” National Register Bulletin 39 (Washington, D.C.: National
Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1991).
“Community Survey Form,” (Madison: Historic Preservation Division, State Historical Society
of Wisconsin [n.d., but ca. 1978]).
“On the Street Where You Live: Be a Building Watcher,” (5th ed.; Indianapolis: Historic
Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, 1997).
“Section 106 (16 U.S.C. 470f) National Historic Preservation Act of 1966,” from CRM [Cultural
Resources Management] No. 3 (1999), 3.
Page Putnam Miller, “Update on Historic Preservation,” National Coordinating Council for the
Promotion of History Washington Update 5:17 (26 May 1999).
“A Geographic Listing of Historic Preservation Commissions and/or Historic Review Boards in
Indiana” and “A Listing of Multiple-Property Historic Districts in Indiana,” (n.p.: Indiana
Alliance of Historic District Commissions, 1996).
Jura Koncius, “Past-Perfect Paints,” Washington Post (27 January, 2005), H3.
Geoff Adams-Spink, “Access All Heritage Areas [access for the disabled],” BBC News Online (5
March 2004).
Rick Yencer, “Historic District residents Petition to Drop Restrictions,” Star Press (10
November, 2006), 3A.
Erika Slife, “ ’50s Buildings in South Florida: They’re ‘Historic,’ but are they worth
preserving?” Sun-Sentinel (12 February, 2007).
Seth Kugel, “Preservation: Sure, It’s a Good Thing, but…” New York Times (15 January, 2006).
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Guest Presenter: Dr. James A. Glass, Director, Division of Historic Preservation and
Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indianapolis
Week 7: Weds. 23 February
Historical Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management
Gardner:
Charles F. Bryan, Jr., “In State Historical Agencies, Museums, and Societies: A Constant State of
Change,” 325-344
Lonnie G. Bunch III, “In Museums at the National Level: Fighting the Good Fight,” 345-356
Jesse H. Stiller, “In Federal History Programs: Ensuring the Future,” 357-369
Wallace:
“Mickey Mouse History: Portraying the Past at Disney World,” 133-157
Course Packet:
Bill Wepler, “Curator’s Choice: Getting to the Point: Tiny Objects Can Tell Us Much about the
Past,” Hoosierisms Quarterly [Indiana State Museum] 1:3 (Summer 1996), 36-37.
Kenneth N. Owens email posting to PUBLHIST listserv, 12/15/98, “Re: CRM?”
“2000 Cultural Resources Training Director” from CRM [Cultural Resources Management] Vol.
23 (2000): table of contents, p. 2; and insert, pp. 34-35.
Indiana Department of Natural Resources publications: “Career Opportunities,” “Spend a Season
with Us as an Interpretive Naturalist,” and Intern and Field Work Handbook
Joshua Kurlantzick, “The Plot Against America’s Parks,” Men’s Journal (December 2006), 172181.
Edward Rothstein, “Who Should Tell History: The Tribes or the Museums?” New York Times
(21 December, 2004).
Edward Rothstein, “Protection for Indiana Patrimony That Leads to a Paradox,” New York Times
(29 March, 2006).
Michael Abernethy, “Historians Pinpoint Location of Battle,” Times-News (30 March, 2008).
Peter Fimrite, “Adobe Home Found Under Marin Hippie Commune,” SFGate.com (January 14,
2009).
Guest Presenter: William Wepler, M.S., Curator of Historical Archaeology,
Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis
Week 8: Weds. 2 March
Midterm Exam: Covers readings, lectures, presentations, discussions, visits, films, and
vocabulary terms from Weeks 1 through 7 inclusive. Will consist of five short answer
questions, ten vocabulary term definitions, and two essay questions. A study guide will be
distributed at the Week 7 class meeting and will also be accessible via the Course Webpage:
< http://mwdoyle.iweb.bsu.edu/hist_240/ >
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Week 9: Weds. 9 March
Spring Break: No Class Meeting or Reading Assignment
Week 10: Weds. 16 March
Museums IV: Local Historical Organizations; Historic House Museums
Response Paper III: How, When, and Why Americans Pursue the Past due at start of
class. See handout distributed in Week 1 for guidelines related to reading by Roy
Rosenzweig and David Thelen, “How, When, and Why Americans Pursue the Past,” National
Council for History Education, Inc., Ideas, Notes, and News about History Education 11:6
(Feb. 1999), 1, 7
Gardner:
Introduction: Part III, 231
George W. McDaniel, “At Historic Houses and Buildings: Connecting Past, Present, and
Future,” 233-255
Robert B. Patterson, Jr., “In Local Historical Agencies, Museums, and Societies,” 295-306
Barbara Franco, “In Urban History Museums and Historical Societies,” 307-324
Wallace:
“Visiting the Past: History Museums in the United States,” 3-32
Course Packet:
Delaware County Historical Society [Alliance] informational brochures, mission statement,
collections policies, 2004 budget, quick facts handout, and volunteer application form
Eldon Pitts, “One Home in Time: Local Museum Gets a New Look and More Items [MooreYouse Home Museum],” Star Press (13 May 1998), 1B-2B.
John Carlson, “Historian Helps People Find Family Histories,” Star Press (26 August 2002), 1A,
5A.
Associated Press, “Small Museums are Big on Charm,” Star Press (26 January, 1997), 5E.
James Hannah, “Tourism Corridors Linking Attractions to Boost Appeal,” Star Press (3 May,
2006), 6C.
Ellen Rosen, “Latest Genealogy Tools Create a Need to Know,” New York Times (18 August,
2007).
Robin Pogrebin and Glenn Collins, “Shift at Historical Society Raises Concerns,” New York
Times (19 July, 2004).
Sarah Brophy, Is Your Museum Grant-Ready? Assessing Your Organization’s Potential for
Funding (Walnut Creek, Calif: Alta Mira Press, 2005).
Class Field Trip to the Delaware County Historical Society and Moore-Youse Home
Museum, 120-122 E. Washington Street, Muncie, Ind.
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Week 11: Weds. 23 March
Public Historians, Documentary Filmmaking, and Digital History
Gardner:
Nina Gilden Seavey, “Film and Media Producers: Taking History off the Page and Putting It on
the Screen,” 117-128
James T. Sparrow, “On the Web: The September 11 Digital Archive,” 397-415
Wallace:
“The Virtual Past: Media and History Museums,” 101-114
Course Packet:
Mary Fortunak, “Limberlost Paradise Documentary: Professor Profiles Writer Featuring Stories
of Indiana legend,” Ball State Daily News (16 October, 1996), 6.
Nancy Carlson, “Public History Video” and “Steps to Follow for Video Packages” guest
presentation outlines.
BSU Libraries handout: “Resources in Telecommunications”
BSU Telecommunications Department handout: “Get Involved!”
John B. Straw, “News from the Digital Media Repository: Statistics Show Increasing Use of
New Civil War Digital Resources by Students, Faculty, and Researchers,” The Library
Insider [Publication of Ball State University Archives] Vol. 4 Issue 7 (July 2006).
“Manzanar: Desert Diamonds Behind Barbed Wire,” News Center [Ball State University] (6
February, 2007)
Ronald Blumer, “So You Want to Make a Documentary History?” History News Network (4
November, 2002).
Kathleen McDonogh, “Constructing a Historical Documentary: A Director’s Take” Perspectives
[American Historical Association newsletter] 41:9 (December 2003), 29-32, 65.
Brian McNeill, “Show Seeks Drama, Fun in History,” Charlottesville Daily Progress (15 March,
2008).
Meg Bernhardt, “Battlefield Tours Go High-Tech,” York Daily Record (12 March, 2007).
Randy Kennedy, “At Museums: Invasion of the Podcasts,” New York Times (19 May, 2006).
Michael Cieply and Ben Sisario, “Film on Abu Gharaib Puts Focus on Paid Interviews,” New
York Times (26 April, 2008).
Stephen Mihm, “Everyone’s a Historian Now: How the Internet – and you – will make history
deeper, richer, and more accurate,” Boston Globe (25 May, 2008).
“Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web,” Center
for History and New Media (George Mason University).
“Walk Like An Egyptian – Or A Roman: Experience What The Past Really Looked Like,”
ScienceDaily.com (15 May 2007)
Michael Ventre, “Movies no place to learn real history,” MSNBC.com (2 December, 2008).
Guest Presenter on Digital History: Chris Reidy, M.A. candidate, Ball State University
Department of History; Graphics Production Coordinator, Teleplex Video Services
Week 12: Weds. 30 March
History Editing and Publishing
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Gardner:
Daniel Greer, “Editors and Publishers: Making Books for Readers,” 103-115
Wallace:
“Ronald Reagan and the Politics of History,” 249-268
Course Packet:
Ronald Reagan, “Farewell Address to the American People,” (11 January 1989) from Reagan as
President: Contemporary Views of the Man, His Politics, and His Policies ed. Paul Boyer
(Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1990), 262-267.
Bernard W. Sheehan, “Note from the Editor,” Indiana Magazine of History 95:1 ((March 1999),
iv-v, re: characteristics of an effective history journal editor, Lorna Lutes Sylvester.
Brent Tarter, “Editing Public Records,” Public History: An Introduction ed. Barbara J. Howe and
Emory L. Kemp (Malabar, FL: Robert E. Krieger Pub. Co., 1988), 70-83.
Deborah R. Gerhardt, “The Rules of Attribution,” The Chronicle of Higher Education Vol, 52,
No. 38 (26 May 2006), B20.
David Hochfelder, “Documentary Editing as Public History,” Public History News [National
Council on Public History] Vol. 26 No. 3 (Spring 206), 11.
Guest Presenter: M. Teresa Baer, M.A., Editor, Family History Publications, Indiana
Historical Society Press, on Editing History Books and Journals
Week 13: Weds. 6 April
Choosing a Career and Finding a Job as a History Major
2nd Report: Public History Career Field Assessment Paper, Public History Topic Teaching
Unit, or Special Project for a Public History Organization, Site, or Agency due at the start
of class. See handout distributed in Week 2 for guidelines or Course Webpage:
< http://mwdoyle.iweb.bsu.edu/hist_240/ >
Course Packet:
“Introducing the Career Center,” Spotlight on Career Developments [BSU] 23:1 (November
1998), 1.
“Career Tips: Résumés They’ll Remember” and “Sample Résumé Format and Letters,” Ball
State University Career Center publications.
“Planning Your Job Search,” “How People Find Jobs,” and “What Can I Do with a Major in …
History?” Ball State University Career Center publications.
Ball State University Cardinal View Jobs brochure.
Alina Tugend, “Job Hunting Is, and Isn’t, What It Used to Be,” New York Times (27 September,
2008).
Philip M. Katz, “Public History Employers – What Do They Want? A Report on the Survey,”
Perspectives [American Historical Association newsletter] (September 2003).
Debbie Ann Doyle, “Practical Advice on Getting a Public History Job,” Perspectives [American
Historical Association newsletter] Vol. 44, No. 4 (April 2006).
Deb R. Fuller, “Deb’s Unofficial Guide to Getting a Job in the Museum World: Updated for the
New Millenium,” arthistory.about.com (2004).
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“AIM [Association of Indiana Museums] 2004 Salary Survey Job Descriptions”
Ben Yagoda, “The Seven Deadly Sins of Student Writers,” The Chronicle of Higher Education
Vol. 53, No. 3 (8 September, 2006), B13.
Alan Finder, “Online Remark Can Now Sink Job Candidate,” New York Times (11 June, 2006).
Career Skills Workshop I and II: Dr. Joseph Goodwin, Assistant Director, Ball State
University Career Center on Planning Your Job Search and Résumé Basics
Week 14: Weds. 13 April
Business/Corporate History; Entrepreneurial History; Public History Ethics
Gardner:
Elizabeth W. Adkins, “In Business and Corporations: Serving as the Corporate Memory,” 371384
Philip L. Cantelon, “As a Business: Hired, Not Bought,” 385-395.
Wallace:
“Industrial Museums and the History of Deindustrialization,” 87-100
Course Packet:
Ronald C. Tobey, “The Public Historian as Advocate: Is Special Attention to Professional Ethics
Necessary?” in Public History Readings ed. Phyllis K. Leffler and Joseph Brent
(Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Co., 1992), 127-134.
Ruth Ann Overbeck, “History as a Business,” Public History: An Introduction ed. Barbara J
Howe and Emory L. Kemp (Malabar, FL: Robert E. Krieger Pub. Co., 1988), 440-452.
“AASLH Statement of Professional Ethics,” American Association for State and Local History
(Nashville, TN: AASLH, n.d., but ca. 1988).
Lee Anderson and Kathy Penningroth, “Is There Life after Graduate School? Maybe in Public
History” Perspectives [American Historical Association newsletter] 35:1 (January 1997),
9-10.
Daniel Drew Turner, “Historians for Hire,” Lingua Franca 5:6 (September/October 1995), 12.
Ruth A. Dudgeon email posting to PUBLHIST Listserv, 5/30/97, Re: “Job Opportunity”
Barry Meier, “Chroniclers of Collaboration: Historians Are in Demand to Study Corporate Ties
to Nazis,” New York Times (18 February, 1999), C1, C5.
Gail Koch, “Your memories are her business: Woman turns photos, videos into keepsakes,” Star
Press (26 September, 2006), A1, A6.
WSJ, “Andy Anderson: Wells Fargo official historian helps bank woo rich private clients,”
History News Network (19 May, 2007).
Guest Presenter: Dr. Linda Weintraut of Weintraut and Associates, Historians, Inc.
Zionsville, Ind., on Operating a Public History Consulting Business
Week 15: Weds. 20 April
Public Policy Research and Consulting; Oral History
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Gardner:
Rose T. Diaz and Andrew B. Russell, “Oral Historians: Community Oral History and the
Cooperative Ideal,” 203-216
Wallace:
“The Battle of the Enola Gay,” 269-318
Course Packet:
David B. Mock, “History in the Public Arena,” Public History: An Introduction ed. Barbara J.
Howe and Emory L. Kemp (Malabar, FL: Robert E. Krieger Pub., 1988), 410-413.
Edward Berkowitz, “History and Public Policy,” Public History: An Introduction ed. Barbara J.
Howe and Emory L. Kemp (Malabar, FL: Robert E. Krieger Pub., 1988), 414-425.
John Johnston, “Making Memories Last: Companies use audio and video technology to preserve
life stories as told by those who lived them,” The Enquirer (16 July, 2004).
Marilyn Gardner, “Saving Cherished Memories,” Washington Times (4 June 2008).
Oral History Association, “Oral History Evaluation Guidelines,” 1992.
John A. Neuenschwander, “Appendix C: Sample Forms: Contractual Agreement and Deed of
Gift Agreement,” from his book Oral History and the Law (2nd ed.: Waco, TX: Oral
History Association, 1992), 30.
Oral History Association membership letter and publications order form, 1998.
Alexander Stille, “Prospecting for Truth Amid the Distortions of Oral History, New York Times
(10 March, 2001).
American Historical Association, “AHA Activities: Statement on Interviewing for Historical
Documentation,” Perspectives [American Historical Association newsletter] 35:6
(September 1997), 30.
Debbie Ann Doyle, “Historians Protest New Enola Gay Exhibit,” Perspectives [American
Historical Association newsletter] 41:9 (December 2003), 19-20.
Norma Greenaway, “Disputed war museum exhibit contains ‘true’ facts, historian argues,”
CanWest News Service (3 May, 2007).
Robert P. Newman, “Remember the Smithsonian’s Atomic Bomb Exhibit? You Only Think You
Know the Truth,” History News Network (2 August, 2004).
The Instructor will present a workshop on Oral History Methods
Week 16: Weds. 27 April
Career Skills Workshop III and IV: Guest Presenters Dr. Phil Scarpino, and one or two
students from the Public History M.A. Program, Indiana University Purdue UniversityIndianapolis on Attending Graduate School in Public History; and Dr. Joseph Goodwin,
Assistant Director, Ball State University Career Center on Graduate School Preparation
Résumé Due at the start of class. Must conform to the specifications presented in the Career
Skills Workshop II by Dr. Joseph Goodwin and Course Packet reading (see Week 15). This
assignment will be graded on a 6-point scale and count as 6 out of 100 points on the Final
Exam.
Gardner:
Constance B. Schultz, “Becoming a Public Historian,” 23-40
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Course Packet:
Ball State University Libraries handout: “How to Find Information about Colleges, Universities,
and Other Schools.”
Ball State University Career Center handout: “Graduate School Preparation.”
Karen Sutton email posting to PUBLHIST listserv, 12/3/97, re: “Jobs for Historians.”
John Lombardi, “Colleges Shouldn’t Be Employment Agencies,” Chronicle of Higher Education
55:32 (16 April 1999), A 64.
Mary Ann Fitzwilson, “With Their Eyes Wide Open: Guides to Graduate School and Beyond:
Issues in Higher Education,” Perspectives [American Historical Association newsletter]
37:9 (December 1989), 22-24.
John King and Andrew McMichael, “Inscribing Your Future: The Trials and Tribulations of
Applying to Graduate School,” Perspectives [American Historical Association
newsletter] 36:6 (September 1998), 29-33.
Paul Boyer, “Graduate Applications – the Important Elements,” Perspectives [American
Historical Association newsletter] 27:7 (October 1989), 1, 5.
Patricia Mooney-Melvin, “Characteristics of Public History Programs,” National Council on
Public History (Fall 2005).
Scott Jaschik, “History Ph.D.’s: In and Out,” insidehighered.com (5 January, 2007).
Gary North, “The Ph.D. Glut Revisited,” LewRockwell.com (4 January, 2006).
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Final Exam: Mon., 3 May 2011, 2:15-4:15 P.M., in BB 106
Covers readings, lectures, presentations, discussions, visits, films, and vocabulary terms from
Weeks 10 through 16 inclusive. Will consist of short answer identification items, vocabulary
terms, and essay questions. A study guide will be distributed at or before the Week 16 class
meeting and will also be accessible via the Course Webpage:
< http://mwdoyle.iweb.bsu.edu/hist_240/ >.
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Course grades are due at the Registrar’s Office by noon on Mon., 10 May. They are
usually accessible on-line within 24 hours via one’s student account on the BSU website.
Please do not contact the Instructor about your grade until it has been posted on-line.
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