Founded in 1989, the National Automotive Museum holds approximately two-hundred cars, but still has the records of all the cars that Harrah collected before he died. The Automotive museum provides knowledge of all the cars that are in the museum as well as the cars that were sold off after Harrah’s death. Projects that go into working with this museum include archiving both old and new knowledge of cars, sorting research done on sold cars for new owners, transcribing letters of a man who originally owned the cars before Harrah, and finally putting new information in the computer system called PastPerfect. All of these things are behind the scenes of the museum, but help by being a large factor in the income and general knowledge for the museum. First is the archiving and working in the museum library. The Automotive museum collects journals, magazines, media, and books about cars. This Library includes car articles that go back to the 19th century when the car was new a novel machine; and goes all the way up to the most recent editions of car magazines that feature electric Tesla cars. This is quite possible one of the largest libraries of cars in the world, therefore, it is one of the best places to do research on cars. One task that must be done is the update of the library. As previously stated, the library is in possession of magazines and books from contemporary times to archive. Every month or so, new magazines are sent to the museum to be archived. While this may
To the common individual, a car is simply a means of transportation. However, from the social stand point, the automobile impacts people’s daily lives in a larger aspect. The modern automobile was inspired by a toy made for a Chinese emperor. The toy was not
Planes, trains and automobiles are part of the exhibit and vary in all mediums for museum visitors. The variety in style yet the short time period during which all 200 pieces were accrued makes this exhibit very fascinating. From the left one viewed clips of newsreels, ads and classics from the time period, but around the corner were models and drawings, including detailed information on the designers who created the style of transportation in the mid-20th-century.
The Ford Boss429 Mustang is a very collectable car because of the amount of them made. There were only about 1,000 made and several are totaled from drag racing. The reason I am doing a car is because I like the rarity and collectibility of them so enjoy.
In the past few months, I 've had a lot of opportunities to observe and experience art through the course materials at school, galleries, museums, architectures, and so on. Even though I always have great interest in modern art and really enjoy the works of contemporary artist such as Claes Oldenburg and Andy Warhol, my knowledge and understanding about abstraction is quite limited. However, after our discussion and lecture about Abstract Expressionism, I found myself drawn to the picture of the "Sea Change" by Jackson Pollock that presented at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) and have learned more about abstraction aspect through his paintings.
When examining the Canadian Automotive Museum, just looking at the building gives one the feeling of history and culture. As cars have increased in popularity over the years, they have become a part of culture. Popular culture does not need to be anything intangible, it can be a piece of tangible material, like cars. In this section I will discuss the materially of culture from the car’s inside the museum through a theoretical framework, as well as the objects cultural construction.
The history of automobiles has made a huge impact since the 1970’s because technology had started to develope, auto parts were being created, and more carmakers were around.
Under a new administrative structure, the Archive has this past year established an exhibitions program, reorganized collections, implemented web-site access, and began production of the first published catalog of its holdings. The Archive has established close ties to the
The next machine shed is full of vehicles. The oldest automobile in the shed is a 1925 Olson and Johnson company truck, which is used regularly in parades to advertise the museum. Next is a 1931 Chevy car with a built in buzz saw because its owner did custom carpentry work. Then a 1932 Chevrolet which was first purchased brand new on May, 20th 1932 for $540.00. There is also multiple horse drawn buggies in the
Myron Eells was a nineteenth century collector of books, artifacts and records. This article focuses on how his collection was distributed amongst different institutions over time as libraries, museums and archives began to diverge from one another. This collection was never meant to be housed separately and therefore it loses part of its identity and usefulness when divided between separate institutions. To find matching parts one must search the library catalogue and then go to multiple locations. The advances in digital curation could solve this problem and reunite this scattered collection. As an archivist I cannot fathom why they decided to separate the collection in the first place since a collection can consist of a variety of media.
For this assignment, students were asked to review an archival institution and critically examine it. This included doing an in-person interview with a staff member and a website review. Some areas students were asked to explore in the archive were; its mission, policies and procedures, funding and staffing, holdings, accessibility, online presence, security, and programming and outreach. This paper will cover the archival institution of UC Davis. The person that was interviewed for this assignment is Kevin Miller. Miller is the Interim Head of the Special Collections Department at UC Davis, he is also a University Archivist in the Archives and Institutional Assets Program. This paper will include the interview this student had with Kevin
Join me as we uncover the thought process behind the automobile. We'll also review the history of the Pacer and some interesting special editions. Finally, we'll talk about a small group of collectors that have elevated the automobile into something you might not expect.
Rudi Volti’s Cars and Culture: The Life Story of a Technology (Greenwood Press, 2004) examines the evolution of the automobile, starting from 1765, with Nicholas Cugnot’s steam-powered vehicles, to the present day. The goal of the book, as stated by Volti in the introduction, is to “pay particular attention to the automobile’s technical evolution while at the same time delineating the cultural, social, and political context in which that evolution has taken place” (xi). Thus, Volti also demonstrates the cultural and societal effects that resulted from the emergence and mass production of automobiles. Volti divides the history of automobiles into seven time periods, each a separate chapter that achieves his goal. He accomplishes his objectives by stating the technological advances and societal context under different headings, occasionally linking the two topics together.
Assessment must be done to determine the current strengths and weaknesses of the existing collection. Any proposed acquisitions should be able to address the limits in the existing collection or plug any gaps in the collection. The acquisition strategy should ensure that objects to be accepted or otherwise acquired for museum collection shall enhance and reflect the immediate and long term goals of the museum.
The New York Public Library is one of the most revered institutions of a city with many competing interests. To stand out of the crowd is a tough and serious task. Embodied in the Beaux Art building on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Forty-Second Street in Manhattan, the flagship building is synonymous with everything that makes New York City, a world-class metropolis, known the world over. It is big, imposing spacious, and an architectural wonder. The majestic lions, Patience and Fortitude guard the Stephan A Schwarzman building, as it now known are equally emblematic and as famous as the institution, which they guard itself. These lions have witnessed many a parades, and fanfares over the years, as well as weathered through the city’s and worse periods.
Nowadays, library, museum and archive play a main role in information world. Growing technology in globalization era already give big impact to this information institutions. Library, museum and archive act as information centre for people to get information and gain knowledge. Suppression from Institute of Museum and Library Services in increase technology into this institution through research, conferences and publication to keep data for public or government mostly. .Humanity need to know the basic introduction of library, museum and archive as a centre that provide information. Library is a depository built that contains a collection of records or literally documents kept for reference and research. Mostly obtain in national, state and