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Material Culture

A guide for historical study of the relationship between people and their things

 

VIDEOS ABOUT MATERIAL CULTURE

 

HOW DO HISTORIANS USE MATERIAL CULTURE TO LEARN ABOUT THE PAST? (2 mins.)
Tony Perry, University of Virginia

 

HISTORY AND MATERIAL CULTURE (5 mins.)
Justin A. Pariseau, Prairie State College

 

MATERIAL CULTURE: OBJECTS IN CONTEXT (25 mins.)
Kate Wilson, Georgia State University

 

MATERIAL CULTURE IN THE ARCHIVES (24 mins.)
Chester County Archives and Record Services