Philadelphia arts' shifting financial picture

http://m.philly.com/phillycom/pm_106351/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=N02QEUCa

History with Boundaries: How Donors Shape Museum Exhibits

Hey everyone--if you have the time, check out this short essay before Wednesday: 

http://www.oah.org/pubs/nl/2008aug/daniel.html

Housekeeping

Now that the semester is underway, I will begin using the course blog to share notices, updates, and misc. correspondence about our various projects.  If you received notice that I posted this note, then you've already "subscribed" to our blog.  Please remind your classmates to do the same so that everyone is on the same page.  And, also, be sure to subscribe to each other's individual blogs so you all receive prompts to view reading posts (which I encourage you to do before coming to class).

See you all Wednesday for a discussion about the public trust!

Welcome to Managing History!

Welcome to the course website for Managing History. Here you'll find everything you need to navigate the semester. Be sure to subscribe to posts from this site as I'll use it as a primary vehicle for course announcements and other assorted stuff you'll need to be aware of. Note too that this site evolves over time with each iteration of Managing History. Browse around to find out who your predecessors were and what they've been up to.

Our theme for this semester concerns local public history controversies including dust-ups at the Philadelphia History Museum, The Barnes Foundation, the Pennhurst State School and Hospital, the USS Olympia, and the President's House. Lots of fascinating issues to wrangle with and right in our own backyard.

Looking forward to a great semester!