Presidential Libraries and Museums (eBook)

Christian A. Nappo (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
262 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-7136-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is a ready-reference source giving readers quick and reliable information about all 26 presidential libraries and museums.Each entry contains:Location information and historyInformation about the endowmentsInformation about opening hours, the number of visitors, and other factsDetails of collections and permanent exhibits

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Presidential libraries and museums are national monuments dedicated to the memories of men who served as America's commander-in-chief. There are twenty-five (soon to be twenty-six) presidential libraries and museums. Following an introductory overview of presidential libraries and museums and their history, comprehensive entries of each site are arranged from George Washington to George W. Bush, with information included about the current plans for Barack Obama's library. Each entry contains information on:Location and historyEndowmentsOpening hours, number of visitors, and other factsCollections and permanent exhibitsThis first reference guide to all twenty-five libraries and museums is a ready reference providing readers with quick and reliable information.

Autor

Christian A. Nappo teaches for the Lee County, Florida, School District and holds an MA in library and information science from the University of South Florida. He also holds an MS in criminal justice from the University of Alabama and an MA in history from the University of Nebraska–Kearney. His previous publication The Librarians of Congress was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2016.

Inhalt

List of Libraries by StateIntroduction: A Brief History of Presidential Libraries and Museums1. Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington and the Donald W. Reynolds Museum Education Center at Mount Vernon2. John Adams Library at the Boston Public Library3. James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library4. Stone Library at the Adams National Historical Park5. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum6. President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library7. Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library8. Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums9. Research Library at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site10. William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum11. Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum12. Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum at the Forbes Library13. Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum14. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum15. Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum16. Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home17. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum18. Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum19. Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum20. Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum21. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum22. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum23. George Bush Presidential Library and Museum24. William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum25. George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum26. Future Presidential Libraries and Museums

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.1.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
• Schlagworte: libraries • Museums • Musuems • Presidents • United States Presidency
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-7136-1 / 1442271361
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-7136-4 / 9781442271364