Hall of fame museums : a reference guide
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Hall of fame museums : a reference guide
Greenwood Press, 1997
Available at 6 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]) and index
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Description
The first comprehensive overview of hall of fame museums and exhibits, this work traces the history, examines and compares the facilities, exhibits, and operations, and describes 274 halls of fame in over 100 fields in the United States and 10 other countries. The information is based on recently compiled surveys. More than half of the museums and exhibits are in the area of sports, but others range from aviation and space to cockroaches. Of interest to high school, college, university, and public libraries for their popular culture/travel reference shelves. A great source for vacations, each entry provides the address, telephone number, hours, and admission fees as well as content, operations, and more.
The hall of fame movement began in Europe several centuries ago with memorials to national heroes and other illustrious persons. But it was not until the 20th century that the contemporary hall of fame movement honoring outstanding achievers in particular fields received its impetus and attained its greatest success in the United States. Other countries covered in the book include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, and Singapore. Not all halls of fame are in museums. Other places include civic centers, sports arenas, government buildings, universities, and racetracks.
Table of Contents
Preface Recognizing Achievement An Historical Perspective Diversity of Operations Telling the Story An Expanding Movement Directory of Hall of Fame Museums and Exhibits Sports and Games Halls of Fame All-Sports Baseball Basketball Beach Volleyball Bicycling Bowling Boxing Checkers Chess Collegiate Sports Halls of Fame Croquet Dog Racing Dog Sledding Equestrian Ethnic Sports Halls of Fame Field Hockey Field Trials Figure Skating Fishing Football Frisbee Golf Gymnastics Harness Racing Ice Hockey Jousting Kiting Lacrosse Local Sports Halls of Fame Marbles Motorcycling Motorsports Polo Racquetball Rings of Fame Roller Skating Sailing Shuffleboard Skeet Shooting Skiing Snowmobiling Soap Box Racing Soccer Softball Speed Skating Sports Media State Sports Halls of Fame Surfing Swimming Tennis Thoroughbred Racing Track and Field Trapshooting Volleyball Water Skiing Weightlifting Winter Olympics Wrestling Non-Sports Halls of Fame Agriculture Automobiles Aviation and Space Business and Industry Camping Cartoon Art Circus Clowns Dance Ethnicity Firefighting Invention Labor Law Enforcement Mining Mobile Homes Music Native Americans Notable Americans Paper Petroleum Photography Plastics Poultry Quilting Radio and Television Regional History River History Space State Non-Sports Halls of Fame Teaching Television Towing and Recovery Western Heritage Women Unusual Halls of Fame Barbie Dolls Bulls Burlesque Cockroaches Crayons Hamburgers Medical Devices Presidential Losers Sneakers Statuary Halls of Fame Walks of Fame Rings of Fame Halls of Fame in Other Countries Australia Canada France Germany Great Britain Israel Japan Mexico New Zealand Singapore Appendix: Geographical Guide to Hall of Fame Museums and Exhibits Selected Bibliography Index
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