Leadership for the future : changing directorial roles in American history museums and historical societies : collected essays

Tolles, Bryant Franklin, 1939- (Added Author). Alexander, Edward P. (Edward Porter), 1907-2003 (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0942063112
ISBN: 9780942063110
Physical Description: print
xi, 196 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Nashville, Tenn. : American Association for State and Local History, c1991.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-196).

Formatted Contents Note:

The rise of American history museums / Edward P. Alexander -- The director's mask / Harold K. Skramstad, Jr. -- The director as intellectual leader and educator / Ellsworth H. Brown -- The social responsibilities of history museum directors / Robert R. Macdonald -- The director as initiator of professional standards and training / Daniel R. Porter III -- The director's role in collections development, management, and conservation / Lynne F. Poirier-Wilson -- The director's role in exhibition and educational interpretation / Craig A. Gilborn -- The director and the research function of historical institutions / Louis Leonard Tucker -- The director as legal guardian / William T. Alderson.