History 3500    Schedule Spring 2013 (updated 11 March 2013)

 

Response papers 1-2 pages Review paper 3-4 pages

Response #1: Summarize and comment on article from on-line publications

Response #2:  Summarize and comment on article from V & A Conservation Journal

Response #3: Summarize and comment on any one of the  field trips

Response #4 Attend a meeting of Landmarks; summarize and comment.

Review #1: Chose a substantial article (not a book review) from The Public Historian. (The Public historian is available through JSTOR -- you can just browse the issues.) Write a short paper summarizing and commenting on its usefulness to you as a aspiring public historian. 2-3 pages, free of spelling and grammar errors.  Cite the article using Chicago Style Manuel (Turabian)

Oral Presentations

 Projects

#1: present one of the most endangered sites in US according to National Trust (5 minutes with handout)

#2:  present 2 of the Internet Resources listed  in the web notes (5 minutes with handout)

Students will also present orally less formally on several other topics (architectural styles, curatorial project, etc.)

Project #1: Architectural Styles

Project #2: Intensive level survey

Project #3: choose one:

  • Personal preservation/conservation project
  • Read Tyler: "Downtown Revitalization." Tour a downtown historic district such as Ogden's 25th St. Interview a business owner. (There is a 25th Street Association: http://www.25thstreetogden.com/index.php) How are they part of the revitalization?

 

Unit Activities Assessments

Introductions
Weeks 1-3

 

  • web sites

  • field trip to meet with Greg montgomery -- Ogden City Planning Office

  • discussion of Tyler text: chapters 1and 2

 
Week 4
  • discussion of Tyler text: Chapter 3 "Architectural Styles..."

  • Response #1: Summarize and comment on article from on-line publications

  • Review #1: Chose a substantial article (not a book review) from The Public Historian. (The Public historian is available through JSTOR -- you can just browse the issues.) Write a short paper summarizing and commenting on its usefulness to you as a aspiring public historian. 2-3 pages, free of spelling and grammar errors.

Cite the articles using Chicago Style Manuel (Turabian).

Week 5
  • field trip to LDS Church History Library, 15 East North Temple, SLC
  
Week 6

Meet 1:30 Special Collections, Stewart Librart
  • Work with resources -- Sanborn maps, Polk City Directories, Assessor photos

Week 7 Meet at Federal Building, 25th st. Ogden to work with Richa Wilson
The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, As Amended.
Week 8 Meet at Weber County Recorder
2380 Washington Blvd
Suite 380
  • title search
Week 9 field trip to Utah SHPO and Research Center
300 S. Rio Grande Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 		 National Trust for Historic Preservation
Week 10 Individual appointments with MacKay  
Week 11 field trip to Jefferson Historic District and conversation with Lydia Gravis: 2523 Jefferson Ave.


 

 
Week 12 Discussion and presentations

Presentations:
Week 13 individual appointments with MacKay  
Week 14 Meet 2:00 - 3:30

Presentations (Project #3):

Response #3 (field trip) paper due. Summarize the field trip and report your response -- what did you learn?

Project #1 (architectural styles) paper due + informal discussion
Finals Week
 April 24 --lunch is on MacKay
Restaurant 1107 --11th floor of Ben Lomand Hotel, 2510 Washington Blvd.		    (Landmarks meeting)  Summarize the issues discussed and comment.

Presentations (Project #2)

Building research -- file materials and information presentation