Twilight at Conner Prairie (eBook)

The Creation, Betrayal, and Rescue of a Museum

Berkley W. Duck (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2011
240 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7591-2012-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Conner Prairie, among the finest outdoor history museums in the country, recreates life in 19th-century Indiana. It also was the site of one of the most significant controversies that an American museum has faced. Twilight at Conner Prairie follows the development of the museum, the conflicts of interest created by the terms of founder Eli Lilly's gifts, and the breakdown of the relationship between the museum and its trustee, Earlham College. Author Berkley Duck, who served on Conner Prairie's independent board of directors when the board and CEO were dismissed, provides an inside look at what went wrong at Conner Prairie and how it was put to right. Twilight at Conner Prairie is essential reading for anyone concerned with the survival of museums and the ethical obligations of preserving America's past.

Autor

Berkley W. Duck, III serves on the Board of Directors for Conner Prairie Museum, Inc. and as Chairman of the Board for Conner Prairie Foundation, Inc. He also served as Chairman of the Board and President of Save the Prairie, Inc., a non-profit corporation organized to secure the independence of Conner Prairie from Earlham College.

Inhalt

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. The Development of Conner PrairieChapter 2. The Development of Earlham's Endowment Management PoliciesChapter 3. The Origins of the Governance DisputeChapter 4. The Governance Discussions Shift to Autonomy for the MuseumChapter 5. The Governance Discussions Become ConfrontationalChapter 6. The Mediation EffortChapter 7. The Negotiations with Earlham's LawyersChapter 8. The Sun Goes Down over Conner PrairieChapter 9. Retreat and ReorganizationChapter 10. The Issues Take ShapeChapter 11. Waiting and ThinkingChapter 12. The Attorney General Rolls Out His StrategyChapter 13. The Hamilton County LawsuitChapter 14. Positioning the Dispute for ResolutionChapter 15. SunriseChapter 16. The Organization of New Conner PrairieChapter 17. AssessmentsEpilogueAppendix A. Operative Terms of the Lilly GiftsAppendix B. Draft of Amicus Curiae Brief Prepared by Save the Prairie, Inc.Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.6.2011
• Reihe/Serie: American Association for State and Local History
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
• Schlagworte: Oral History • Public History
• ISBN-10: 0-7591-2012-9 / 0759120129
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-2012-9 / 9780759120129