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University of Vermont-Graduate Program in Historic Preservation
HP 304 Spring, 2004. Wheeler House 101
Mondays from 12:20 to 3:25 P.M.
Robert McCullough and Guest Speakers
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course is designed to introduce students to a variety of working environments in which preservation planning is conducted and policies are implemented. Although class presentations will focus on contemporary issues, assigned readings partially trace the evolution of America's historic preservation movement. Contemporary policy and planning will be viewed as part of a larger, ever-changing context. At the same time, students will have an opportunity to consider very practical points of view about working environments familiar to those engaged in planning and policy-making. Such exposure can be an important aid to students who are making career decisions, and the course has been developed with that goal in mind.
Guest speakers, many of whom are graduates of the University of Vermont's Historic Preservation Program, will give the course an expansive scope and will address a large number of topics, including: enforcement of federal and state regulations protecting historic sites; the management of historic site museums; developing interpretive exhibits at historic properties, and preservation work for private consulting or engineering firms. Non-profit corporations, their formation, organization, management, and responsibilities under tax laws will be a key part of the course, and several class segments will address this topic.
Several class segments have been developed in collaboration with the School of Natural Resources in an effort to continue our efforts at multi-disciplined study of resource conservation. We will be working specifically with Professor Walter Poleman's class, "Landscape Inventory and Assessment (Botany 295). On those assigned class meetings, we will convene at the locations noted in the class schedule.
Fundraising, too, will be an important segment. The objective is to provide an overview including theoretical understanding of the fundraising process, a grasp of the sources of funds typically available, and sufficient knowledge to be able to weigh choices, determine what additional skills are necessary, and begin creating adequate fundraising plans in the face of financial need. This subject can be an especially useful one for students who may work for non-profit organizations at some time in their careers. Additional reading materials will be provided.
READINGS. Readings will consist of excerpts from a number of different books related to presentation topics. Charles Hosmer's work, Presence of the Past and Preservation Comes of Age, recounts the history of America's historic preservation movement, essential reading for anyone entering this field. Robert Stipe's edited collection of essays, A Richer Heritage. Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century, offers commentary about today's preservation policies, and it places Hosmer's contribution into current context. Books by both authors are principal to the course. Other readings by Glass, Fitch, and Hayden offer discussion of more focused topics. At least four copies of each assigned reading from Hosmer, Fitch, Glass, and Hayden are available on reserve in the Historic Preservation Library, 103 Wheeler House. Binders are organized by class and color, so please keep these materials in proper order. They should remain in Wheeler House, removed only for copying. In addition, the library has copies of both Hosmer books and the book by James Glass. The Stipe book is available at the bookstore and should be purchased if possible.
(a) Fitch, James Marston. Historic Preservation. Curatorial
Management of the Built World. Charlottesville, VA: University
of Virginia Press, 1990. Originally published in 1982.
(b) 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.
(c) Hayden, Dolores. The Power of Place. Urban Landscapes as Public
History. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1996.
(d) 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.
(e) 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.
(f) 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.
(g) Norton J. Kiritz, Program Planning & Proposal Writing,
Los Angeles, CA: The Grantsmanship Center. The book is available
from the Grantsmanship Center, phone # 213-482-9860, and the price
is $4.00.
CLASS SCHEDULE. Classes will convene on Mondays between 12:20 P.M. and 3:25 P.M. Topics, readings, and assignments will be arranged according to the following schedule.
1. January 26th (Monday)
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Managing a Non-Profit Preservation Organization.
Judy Hayward, Executive Director, Preservation Education Institute.
Readings: Dolores Hayden. The Power of Place. Chapters
1, & 2; Charles B. Hosmer, The Presence of the Past.
Chapter 7: "National Preservation Organizations Working
Locally;" and Model Corporate Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation
(Handout).
2. February 2nd (Monday)
Managing a Non-Profit Preservation Organization. Steven
Englehart, Executive Director, Adirondack Architectural Heritage
Readings: Dolores Hayden. The Power of Place. Chapters
3 & 7; Charles B. Hosmer, The Presence of the Past.
Chapter 5: "New England, the Home of Militant Private
Preservation Organizations; and Charles B. Hosmer, Preservation
Comes of Age. Chapter 4: "Preservation Organizations."
3. February 9th (Monday)
Non-Profit Organizations Foundations and Section 501(c)(3). Preservation Planning. Robert McCullough
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."
4. February 16th (Monday) (President's Day Half
Session). Preservation
Planning. Robert McCullough
Readings: 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."
5. February 23rd (Monday)
Cultural Landscape Analysis. John Crock, Archeologist. Class meeting place to be announced.
Readings: James Glass: The Beginnings of a New National
Historic Preservation
Program, 1957-1969. Chapters 2-8.
6. March 1st (Monday)
Conservation of Cultural and Natural Resources: Community Land Trusts. Steve Libby, Richmond Community Land Trust.
Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Prologue;
and Chapter 1: "Some Preservation Fundamentals;"
and Chapter 2, "The Federal Preservation Program."
7. March 8th (Monday)
Grantsmanship. Eric Gilbertson, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer and Manager of the Vermont Historic Preservation Grants Program and Agricultural Buildings Grants Program.
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."
8. March 15th (Spring Recess)
Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter
5: "Preservation Law and Public Policy;" and Chapter
6: "Preserving Important Landscapes."
9. March 22nd (Monday)
Enforcing Regulations Protecting Historic Properties. Scott Newman, Historic Preservation Officer, Vermont Agency of Transportation.
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."
10. March 29th (Monday)
Housing and Conservation / Field Study. Doug Porter and Ann Cousins, Field Representatives of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Preservation Trust of Vermont. Martin Hahn, Executive Director of Central Vermont Community Land Trust, and Karen Freeman, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board. Green Mountain Seminary, Waterbury, Vermont.
Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter
9: "Private Sector Involvement in Historic Preservation."
and Chapter 10: "Nonprofits in the American Preservation
Movement."
11. April 5th (Monday)
Design and Ecology. Planning Solutions Through Architecture
and Landscape Architecture. Diane Gayer, Vermont Design Institute.
Class meeting place to be announced.
Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter
11: "Historic Preservation in a Global Context. An International
Perspective; " and Chapter 12: "The Social and
Ethnic Dimensions of Historic Preservation."
12. April 12th (Monday)
Fundraising. Christine Graham. CPG Enterprises, Inc.
Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter 13:
"Native Americans and Historic Preservation;" and Chapter
14: "Folklife, Intangible Heritage, and the Promise and
Perils of Cultural Cooperation;" Christine Graham, Where
the Heart Is. An Allegory of Philanthropy. Shaftsbury, Vermont:
CPG Enterprises, Inc.; and Norton J. Kiritz, Program Planning
& Proposal Writing, Los Angeles, CA: The Grantsmanship Center.
13. April 19th (Monday)
The Operation of Historic Site Museums. John Dumville,
Manager of State Historic Sites, Vermont Division for Historic
Preservation.
Readings: James Marston Fitch, Historic Preservation.
Chapter 10: The Architectural Museum: Indoors and Out;"
and Chapter 17: Two Levels of Interpretation."
14. April 26th (Monday)
Preservation Consulting in the Private Sector. Lola Bennett,
Historic American Building Survey and Historic American Engineering
Record
Readings: James Marston Fitch, Historic Preservation.
Chapter 18: "Training for Professional Preservation:
Preservationst, Conservationist, Craftsperson;" and Chapter
21, "Preservation in Tomorrow's World."
15. May 3rd (Monday)
Class Presentations / Discussion
Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter
15: "Where Do We Go From Here?"
16. May 10th (Monday)
Class Presentations / Discussion
ASSIGNMENTS. Students will be asked to develop assignments, two pertaining to fundraising and one to the policy and planning themes that will be discussed during course presentations. The latter includes a proposal for field research. Descriptions follow.
1. Preservation Policy and Planning and Field Research. Select a completed preservation project, ideally one in a community with which you are familiar, your hometown or your college town, for example. Study the project and prepare a written report (1) summarizing its development and the obstacles, if any, that it faced; (2) describing its proponents and opponents, if any; and (3) evaluating its strengths and weaknesses. Each student will then make a thirty minute presentation accompanied by visual materials, preferably slides. Class presentations and discussion will take place beginning on April 16th. Written reports are due May 10th in lieu of a final examination.
Students should develop travel grant proposals that focus on completion of this assignment and should begin work after proposals are submitted on Februrary 26th, or before. The opportunity for travel provides a chance to become very familiar with the project and to produce visual materials. If you are aware of a specific project, consider using periodicals to develop your report before traveling to the site. Periodicals, too, are a good resource to help you select a project.
2. Field Research Proposals. Written proposals should
be submitted to Bob McCullough by February 21st. The maximum
award is $500.00 and is allocated to reimburse expenses. A set
of written guidelines will be distributed. Field trips will be
scheduled during the week of March 15th, Spring Recess. Travel
and lodging arrangements are the responsibility of each student.
GRADES. Grades will be based on the assignments, each given
equal weight, and on overall participation. Assignments will be
submitted to the instructor who issued the assignment and who
will determine grades for each, after having consulted with Bob
McCullough. Final grades will be issued by Bob McCullough.