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HP 304 Contemporary Preservation Policy and Planning Seminar Syllabus

 Spring 2008
Tuesdays from 12:30 Ð 3:15, Wheeler House Room 101
Prof. Thomas Visser and guest speakers
Contact: Thomas.Visser@uvm.edu
http://www.uvm.edu/histpres/304/HP304syllabus.html

Course description

This seminar explores how the history and theory of preservation affect contemporary preservation policy and planning issues through readings and seminars with practicing professionals, some of whom are alumni of the UVM HP Program. Course goals include addressing such questions as: What is the history of preservation in the United States and elsewhere in the world? How has preservation theory evolved and where is it headed? Why preserve? What are the most common and most difficult contemporary preservation challenges? How are preservation policy and planning goals addressed by professionals in the field? What preservation policy and planning strategies are effective and appropriate? How can we become more effective preservation leaders?

Course readings

The assigned readings for this seminar are excerpts from a variety of books and articles selected to provide an overview of the history and theory of the preservation movement in the United States while supplementing the policy and planning topics that will be discussed in class. All students are expected to complete the readings before class and to be prepared to discuss them within the context of the designated theme with the guest speakers. Also the online syllabus provides web links to the speakers' organizations.

The core readings are Charles Hosmer's, Presence of the Past and Preservation Comes of Age and Robert Stipe's, A Richer Heritage. Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century. These are supplemented by excerpts from works by James Glass, James Marston Fitch, and Dolores Hayden and various articles. Several copies of most of assigned reading are on reserve in the Historic Preservation Library in Room 103, Wheeler House. These should remain in Wheeler House. The Stipe book is the core text and since it is still in print, it should be purchased independently, as well as may the Grantsmanship Center's booklet. The Fitch and Hayden books are also still in print and may be purchased independently if desired. The Hosmer and Glass readings are out of print.

  • Fitch, James Marston. Historic Preservation. Curatorial Management of the Built World. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 1990. Originally published in 1982.
  • Glass, James. The Beginnings of a New National Historic Preservation Program. 1957-1969. Foreword by Charles B. Hosmer, Jr. Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1990.
  • Hayden, Dolores. The Power of Place. Urban Landscapes as Public History. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1996.
  • Hosmer, Charles B., Jr. Presence of the Past. A History of the Preservation Movement in the United States Before Williamsburg. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1965.
  • Hosmer, Charles B., Jr. Preservation Comes of Age: From Williamsburg to the National Trust (1926-1949). Vols. 1 and 2. Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia for the Preservation Press, 1981.
  • Purchase readings:
    Norton J. Kiritz, Program Planning & Proposal Writing, Expanded Version, Los Angeles, CA: The Grantsmanship Center. (This booklet is available from the Grantsmanship Center for $4.00 at http://www.tgci.com/publications/puborder.htm)
    Robert E. Stipe, ed., A Richer Heritage. Historic Preservation in the Twenty First Century. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: the University of North Carolina Press, 2003. List price: $24.95 paperback.
    Wayne Senville, ed., "Planning for Historic Preservation," Planning Commissioners Journal. Special offer on print version at http://www.plannersweb.com/specialoffers.html or download at http://www.plannersweb.com/contents/historicpreservation.html

    Web readings, references and resources:  
    The Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Preservation Planning (1983) http://www2.cr.nps.gov/pad/PlngStds/index.htm
    Guidelines for Local Surveys: A Basis for Preservation Planning
    1977/1985 (NR Bulletin 24) http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb24/intro.htm

    International Council on Monuments and Sites http://www.international.icomos.org/
    American Association of State and Local History (AASLH)
    https://www.aaslhnet.org/
    National Trust for Historic Preservation http://www.nationaltrust.org/
    Preservation News (1961-1995)

    Expectations

    Students are expected to attend all classes unless excused by in advance. Cellphones should be turned off during all classes. All students are expected to do individual work and each will be graded separately. Written assignments should be submitted at the beginning of class. All written assignments should be done on a computer and be double-spaced. Multiple page submissions should be bound together. It is expected that all assignments will be submitted on time. Late work will automatically be penalized unless arrangements are made with the professor in advance. Extensions are only granted for serious reasons beyond the control of the student. It is expected that all work will be produced in a professional manner and will be thoroughly proof-read and checked for spelling and grammatical errors. The Chicago Manual of Style is the preferred style guide for citations in the historic preservation field. It is available for consultation in the reference section of the UVM Library or is available for purchase locally. All writing must be authored directly by each student and all sources of information and ideas that are not common knowledge must be identified through attributions in the text or citations using notes. Plagiarism is not tolerated. For guidance on this see and Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It at http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml Please also review the University of Vermont's Code of Academic Integrity at http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmppg/ppg/student/acadintegrity.pdf and the UVM Student Handbook at http://www.uvm.edu/~dos/handbook/


    Class schedule (based on availability of guests)  

    1. January 15 - Managing Non-Profit Preservation Organizations
    Guest: Judy Hayward
    , Executive Director, Preservation Education Institute & Historic Windsor Incorporated, Windsor, VT

    Readings: review on-line syllabus at http://www.uvm.edu/histpres/304/HP304syllabus.html

    2. January 22 - History of Historic Preservation - National and global perspective

    Readings: Charles B. Hosmer, The Presence of the Past. Chapter 5: "New England, the Home of Militant Private Preservation Organizations.
    Charles B. Hosmer, Preservation Comes of Age. Chapter 2: "The Outdoor Museums;" Chapter 8: "National Park Service and the New Deal, 1935-1941" and Chapter 10: "The Formation of the National Trust for Historic Preservation."
    003429615 Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter 11: "Historic Preservation in a Global Context. An International Perspective."
    Sabina Wiedenhoeft, Austrian Preservation
    ÒAbout ICOMOS,Ó http://www.international.icomos.org/about.htm
    International preservation resources links http://www.uvm.edu/histpres/ncpe/international.html

    Lecture Notes

    3. January 29 - Non-Profit Organizations - Foundations and Section 501(c)(3).
    Guest: Robert McCullough, UVM Historic Preservation Program

    Preservation Planning & Preservation Plans

    Readings: Charles B. Hosmer, The Presence of the Past. Chapter 7; "National Preservation Organizations Working Locally."
    Charles B. Hosmer, Preservation Comes of Age. Chapter 4: "Preservation Organizations."
    Anthony Mancuso, How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation. Chapter 1. "Overview of Nonprofit Corporations."
    Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter 12: "The Social and Ethnic Dimensions of Historic Preservation."

    "Planning for Historic Preservation," Planning Commissioners Journal, Fall 2003. http://www.plannersweb.com/contents/historicpreservation.html
    National Park Service, Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Preservation Planning http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/pad/PlngStds/index.htm
    NPS Planning Companion http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/pad/plancompan/plancompanion.htm
    NPS State and Territorial Preservation Plan Profiles http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/pad/stateplans/
    CRM Preservation Planning, Insuring a Future for our Past http://crm.cr.nps.gov/issue.cfm?volume=23&number=07
    California Comprehensive Statewide Historic Preservation Plan. http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21756
    Planning to Preserve: 2004 State Historic Preservation Plan for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/khc/preservation_plan.htm
    2006 Burlington Municipal Development Plan Table of Contents | Historic Preservation

    4. February 5 - Managing Non-Profit Preservation Organizations
    Guest: Steven Englehart, Executive Director, Adirondack Architectural Heritage

    Readings: Charles B. Hosmer, The Presence of the Past. Chapter 9: "Antiquaries, Architects and Museum Directors;" and Chapter 11: "Criteria for Selecting Buildings Worthy of Preservation."
    Dolores Hayden. The Power of Place. Chapters 1, 2, 3 & 7.

    5. February 12 - Cultural Resource Management: Archaeological Resources
    Guest: Giovanna Peebles, Vermont State Archaeologist, Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

    Meet at the Vermont Archeological Center, 7 Greentree Drive, South Burlington

    Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter 7: "The Natural Environment;" and Chapter 8: "Uncertain Destiny. The Changing Role of Archeology in Historic Preservation;" Chapter 13: "Native Americans and Historic Preservation;" and Chapter 14: "Folklife, Intangible Heritage, and the Promise and Perils of Cultural Cooperation."

    6. February 19 - Preservation Planning Issues

    Guests: Wayne Senville, publisher, Planning Commissioners Journal

    Readings: Wayne Senville, ed., "Planning for Historic Preservation," Planning Commissioners Journal. Special offer on print version at http://www.plannersweb.com/specialoffers.html or download at http://www.plannersweb.com/contents/historicpreservation.html

    Across the USA on Route 50. http://www.rte50.com/

    Due: written field research proposal

    7. February 26 - Preservation planning and policy issues - Strategies for fighting sprawl and preserving community centers
    Guests: Paul Bruhn, Executive Director, Preservation Trust of Vermont and Ann Cousins, Preservation Trust of Vermont Special Gifts Officer and
    Field Service Representative in Partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation

    Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Prologue; and Chapter 1: "Some Preservation Fundamentals;" and Chapter 2, "The Federal Preservation Program;" Chapter 9: "Private Sector Involvement in Historic Preservation." and Chapter 10: "Nonprofits in the American Preservation Movement."

    8. March 4 (Town Meeting Day Recess) No class

    March 11 (Spring Recess) Research travel

    9. March 18 - Community revitalization & downtown programs

    Guests: Chris Cochran and Leanne Tingay, Vermont Division of Planning and Community Revitalization

    Readings: Vermont Downtown Program, National Trust Main Street Center, Church Street Marketplace

    Additional readings: National Park Service Cultural Diversity Program

    10. March 25 - Nonprofit organizations, stewardship and easements

    Daniel J. Aulenti, Stewardship Manager, Historic New England

    Readings: Stewardship at Historic New England
    Christine Graham, Where the Heart Is. An Allegory of Philanthropy. Shaftsbury, Vermont: CPG Enterprises, Inc.
    Norton J. Kiritz, Program Planning & Proposal Writing, Los Angeles, CA: The Grantsmanship Center.

    11. April 1 - Grants management and Preserving the Recent Past

    Guest: Devin Colman, Historic Building Specialist and manager of the Vermont Historic Preservation Grants Program and Agricultural Buildings Grants Program, Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and vice president, Recent Past Preservation Network

    Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter 3, "The States: The Backbone of Preservation;" and Chapter 4, "Local Government Programs: Preservation Where It Counts."

    NPS Recent Past Initiative http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/TPS/recentpast/index.htm
    National Register of Historic Places-Guidelines to Nominating Properties that have Achieved Significance within the Past Fifty Years http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb22/
    DOCOMOMO International http://www.docomomo.com/
    DOCOMOMO US http://www.docomomo-us.org/
    World Monuments Fund - Modernism at Risk http://wmf.org/modernism.html
    ReCyclorama: The Campaign to Save Neutra's Cyclorama http://www.mission66.com/cyclorama/
    Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond http://www.chicagobauhausbeyond.org/
    Eichler Homes of Southern California http://www.eichlersocal.com/

    Due: Public meeting report

    12. April 8 - Coordinating Preservation Efforts Among Agencies with Conflicting Goals and Vermont Barn Census
    Nancy Boone,
    Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

    Readings: Vermont Barn Census http://www.historicvermont.org/programs/barn%20census.htm

    13. April 15 - Transportation Planning Perspectives

    MaryAnn Naber, Federal Preservation Officer, U. S. Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC
    Scott Newman, Historic Preservation Officer, Vermont Agency of Transportation, Montpelier, VT

    Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter 5: "Preservation Law and Public Policy;" Chapter 6: "Preserving Important Landscapes."
    James A. Glass, The Beginnings of a New National Historic Preservation Program, 1957 to 1969.

    14. April 22 - Protecting Historic Resources - Operation of Historic Site Museums

    John Dumville, Historic Sites Operations Chief, Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
    Elsa Gilbertson, Regional Historic Site Administrator, Chimney Point, Hubbardton Battlefield and Mount Independence State Historic Sites, Vermont Division for Historic Preservation (invited)

    Readings: James Marston Fitch, Historic Preservation. Chapter 10: The Architectural Museum: Indoors and Out;" and Chapter 17: Two Levels of Interpretation."

    15. April 29 - Class Presentations / Discussion

    Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter 15: "Where Do We Go From Here?"
    David Lowenthal, The Past is a Foreign Country. Chapter 1 "Reliving the Past: Dreams and Nightmares;" Chapter 4: "The Look of Age;" Chapter 6: "Changing the Past."
    James Marston Fitch, Historic Preservation. Chapter 18: "Training for Professional Preservation: Preservationist, Conservationist, Craftsperson;" and Chapter 21, "Preservation in Tomorrow's World."

    Due: Final field research report


    ASSIGNMENTS  

    Assignments will be due by the start of class on the following dates. Late submittals and missed classes will be penalized unless arrangements are made ahead and are due to circumstances beyond a studentÕs control.

    Preservation Policy and Planning - Public Meetings. Each student should attend at least one public meeting or hearing where preservation plans, reviews or issues will be addressed. This could be a meeting of a local design review board, a historic preservation review board, a planning commission, a development review board, a state advisory council meeting or a state environmental district (Act 250) hearing. Submit your own written record of the meeting and provide an analysis of the preservation policy issues addressed. (3-5 pages) Due April 8. Burlington Planning and Zoning Review Boards meeting schedules

    Preservation Project Assessment Field Research Project. Select a preservation planning project or preservation advocacy program to assess. This could be a planning project or program for a community, neighborhood or site located anywhere that you can visit during the semester Ð ideally over the Spring Recess (March 10-14). Research the history of the project or program, then study the actually place and interview people involved with the project or program.

    Proposal: Each student should submit a written field research proposal for the project by February 19. Identify the preservation planning project or preservation advocacy program that you will assess. Include an anticipated travel itinerary and identify the places, preservation organizations and individuals you will be contacting. The proposal should be written in the form of a professional business letter addressed to the professor. Travel grants may be requested to support this research if the place chosen for study is at least 100 miles away from Burlington. Written travel grant applications, as described below, should be submitted with the proposal.

    Travel grant completion report: Completion reports are required for all grant recipients within two weeks of return from travel for review and to initiate payments. If completion reports are not submitted by the last class in the semester, the grant will be forfeited. The following information is to be included:

    1. A letter of acknowledgement
    2. The actual travel itinerary including names and addresses of the conferences or training workshops attended, preservation organizations visited, preservation professionals interviewed, preservation activities observed, and research conducted
    3. An expense accounting on a travel form that meets the requirements of the UVM accounting department with original receipts attached for all reimbursable expenses

    Presentation: Each student will make a 15 minute presentation that summarizes the findings of their research accompanied by visual documentation materials. Class presentations and discussion will take place on April 29.

    Final written report: The field research report should include a narrative of about twenty pages (5000 words) permanently bound with a cover, title page, table of contents, page numbers, illustrations with numbered captions, and source notes. Prepare a report that summarizes a preservation planning project or program and evaluate its strengths and weaknesses, challenges and successes. Discuss the conditions, goals and challenges that the project or program has faced. How has it been funded and staffed? Is it intended to be sustainable? What evidence is there of the impacts of the project or program? Relate your analysis and assessment to the preservation policy and planning themes included in the course readings and seminar discussions. The written field research report is due by April 29.


    TRAVEL GRANTS

    Students in this course have the option to apply for field research travel grants to support the completion of the field research assignment for this course. These grants are supported by gifts to the UVM Historic Preservation Fund endowment. Written travel grant applications should be submitted by February 19. The maximum grant award of $500.00 may be allocated to reimburse transportation and lodging expenses (no food or beverages). A set of written guidelines are posted on the web at http://www.uvm.edu/histpres/tripgrants.html Ideally, the research travel should be scheduled during the week of March 10, Spring Recess. All travel and lodging arrangements and liabilities are the responsibility of each student.


    DUE DATES and GRADES

    Assignments will be due and grades will be calculated as follows:

    Due February 19. Field research proposal (5% )
    Due April 8. Public meeting report (25%)
    Due two weeks after travel and before last class. Grant completion report (required for grant payment)
    Due April 29. Field research presentation (20%)
    Due April 29. Field research report (40%)
    Seminar preparation and participation and class attendance (10%)


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