Memory and Hope
Four Local Museums in the Mill Towns of the Industrial Northeast
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4021623 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian O''Donnell, Brian O’donnell (0000-0001-6085-6327), Brian O'Donnell (corresponding author), Brian F O’Donnell (0000-0002-0529-9393, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 817 |
| Publication date | 1996-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technology and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3107100 |
| OpenAlex | W2313285300, W4367471578 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
For a number of mill towns, the future has included recapturing the old industrial regime in the local history museum. The wellknown national park presenting the cotton textile regime of Lowell has benefited from an influx of federal dollars. However, in most cases mill town museums rely very heavily on local support, especially in maintaining operations. Part of the post-mill-shutdown story in these cities has been the people's rallying to the support of the local museum, and finding in that museum's exhibits a commemoration, and in part a celebration, of what previous generations had built right in that place. This review examines four such exhibits in towns located in the
Archaeology · Architectural engineering · Art · Collective memory · Courage · Economic shortage · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Local government · Local History · Mill · Political science · State (computer science) · Visitor pattern · Visual arts · American Environmental and Regional History · Computer Science · Engineering · History · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Photography and Visual Culture
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2022 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |