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UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION

HISP 471kk: INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME PRESERVATION

Section 01
John Pearce
Spring 2005
MWF 3:00 - 3:50
Combs 112

This course is an introduction to the study of industrial, engineering and maritime preservation, with emphasis on those activities within the USA.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
HONOR SYSTEM

The Honor System is the basis for our life at the University of Mary Washington-our academic life, our personal life, our community life. By it we pledge that we will not lie, cheat or steal-in academic work or in any part of life-as part of our ethical commitment for ourselves and to each other. In academic work, we specifically pledge that we will not plagiarize, that is, we will not use other people's ideas or publications without giving full scholarly credit. Thus we use footnotes or endnotes not only for direct quotations but for any information or idea we use from the work of others, whether a writer of a book or another member of the class.

TEXTS

The following is required and will be distributed in class:

Pockriss, Peter. Walk Through History: Mill Sites and Water Power. Walking Tours Through Historic Fredericksburg, Virginia. Fredericksburg, VA: [City of Fredericksburg], n.d.

The following, related to many preservation issues, are required and are available online (I recommend that you print out all the online sources, as we will consider them in considerable detail in class):

U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places. National Register Publications. [Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places, n.d.] Available from http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins.htm (8 January 2005)

[U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. Technical Preservation Services.] The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, 1995. [Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. Technical Preservation Services, {1995?}.]. Available from <http://www.cr.nps.gov/tps/secstan1.htm> (3 January 2005).

The following related to maritime preservation are required and are available online:

[Bruzelius, Lars]. The Maritime History Virtual Archives, [updated 2004]. Note his admonitions “tread lightly” and “please refrain from downloading entire folders of files.” Required individual sections include “Maritime and Naval Museums: District of Columbia” <http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Museums/MMUSdc.hml>
[compare with Robert Smith’s, listed below];
“Maritime and Naval Museums: Maryland, USA” <http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Museums/MMUSmd.html>
and “Maritime and Naval Museums: Virginia, USA” <http://ww.bruzelius.info/Nutica/Museums/MMUSva.html>

Delgado, James P., and a National Park Service Maritime Task Force. National Register Bulletin: Nominating Historic Vessels and Shipwrecks to the National Register of Historic Places. National Register Bulletin 20. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Register, History and Education, 1992. Available from <http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb20/> (3 January 2005).

[Historic Naval Ships Association]. HNSA-Suggested Sources of Information. [n.p: Historic Naval Ships Association, n.d.]. Available from: <http://www.maritime.org/hnsa-sources.htm> (3 January 2005).

National Trust for Historic Preservation. Help from the National Trust: Maritime Preservation Links. <http://www.nationaltrust.org/help/links_maritime.html> (3 January 2005).

[Smith, Robert]. Smith’s Master Index of Maritime Museum Websites. Available from http://www.maritimemuseums.net/top.html (8 January 2005). [At that site, see also the “search” page with map of the USA; and compare the site’s list of DC maritime museums with the Bruzelius site noted above.]

Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of American History. Maritime Enterprise. Available from <http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/youmus/ex19mari.htm> (3 January 2005).

U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. National Maritime Initiative. Standards for Historic Vessel Preservation Projects. [Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. National Maritime Initiative: n.d.]. Available from <http://www.maritime.org.standa.htm> (accessed 3 January 2005).

The following related to industrial preservation are required and are available on line:

Little, Barbara, and others. National Register Bulletin: Guidelines for Evaluating and Registering Archeological Properties. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Register, History and Education, 1992. Available from <http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/arch/> (3 January 2005).

Noble, Bruce J., Jr. and Robert Spude. Guidelines for Identifying, Evaluating and Registering Historic Mining Sites. National Register Bulletin 42. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Register, History and Education, 1992, revised 1997. Available from <http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb42/> (3 January 2005).

[U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. Historic American Engineering Record.] Recording Historic Structures & Sites for the Historic American Engineering Record. [Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. Historic American Engineering Record, n.d.]. Available from <http://www.cr.nps.gov/habshaer/haer/nutsbolts.htm> (3 January 2005).

I. A. Recordings. Available from <http://www.iarecordings.org/otheria.html> (3 January 2005).

The Association for Industrial Archaeology. The Association for Industrial Archaeology. Available from <wysiwyg://Easyspace.57/http://www.indarch.freeuk.com/> (3 January 2005).

The Industrial Archaeology & Industrial History Web Ring. Available from <http://www.iarecordings.org/ring.html> (3 January 2005).

The Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology. The Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology. Available from <http://www.as.wvu.edu/ihtia/> (3 January 2005).

Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of American History. Industrial Archeology. Available from <http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/archives/e-2.htm> (3 January 2005).

The Society for Industrial Archeology. Welcome to the Web Site of the Society for Industrial Archeology. Available from <http://www.social.mtu.edu/IA/sia.html> (3 January 2005).

CLASS PARTICIPATION (10% of final grade)

Your participation in the class is important. This includes your participation in discussion of our readings and visits and your participation in “News From the Front,” bringing in at least one newspaper clipping or magazine article related to industrial preservation issues and one related to maritime preservation issues and briefly commenting on them to the class.

REPORTING ON A SITE OR OBJECT, WITH A PRESENTATION (projects 1, 2 and 3)

Each student is to carry out research about a site, object, process or processes suitable for study for industrial, engineering and/or maritime preservation. The student is to propose the subject (project 1, due Feb 2), prepare a report on it (including at least two drawings and three photographs (project 2, due Feb 21); and give an oral report on it (project 3, Feb 21 and 23).

RESEARCH ON A SUBJECT FROM “THE OTHER HALF,” A PAPER AND A PRESENTATION (projects 4, 5 and 6)

Each student is to propose a paper on an aspect of “the other half” (i.e., maritime preservation if your first project was in the area of industrial or engineering preservation; proposal, Project 4, due Feb 23), prepare a paper (with illustrations, as needed, and notes and bibliography, Project 5, due Apr 1), and present your significant conclusions in an oral report (Project 6, Apr 4 and 6).

GRADING DOWN FOR LATENESS AND/OR EXCESSIVE ERRORS

A paper handed in later than the start of class on the due date will be graded down by one letter grade (ten points). A paper with an average of more than two errors per page, in spelling, grammar or style, will be graded down one letter grade (ten points). Students may arrange individual conferences with me, by appointment, for review of drafts, prior to the due date; errors corrected in such conferences are not counted.

COMPLETION OF ALL ASSIGNMENTS IS REQUIRED

To complete the course you must complete all assignments. Failure to complete all assignments will result in a grade of "F" (failure) for the course.

FINAL GRADE COMPUTATION; USE OF NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS

I will use the following percentages in computing your final grade:

-Class participation, 10%;
-Project 1, proposal of a site or object, with notes and bibliography, due Feb 2, 5% of final grade;
-Project 2, a report on it (including at least two drawings and three photographs), and notes and bibliography, due Feb 21, 25%;
-Project 3, oral report, Feb 21 and 23, 10%;
-Project 4, proposal of a paper on an aspect of “the other half,” due Feb 23, 5%;
-Project 5, the paper (with illustrations as needed, and notes and bibliography), due Apr 1, 25%;
-Project 6, an oral report on your findings, Apr 4 and 6, 10%;and
-Final exam, Apr 27, 10%.

Letter grade descriptions and quality point conversions quoted below are taken from the Academic Catalogue. This and the Dictionary of Academic Regulations should be consulted for further explanation of these and all other grading details and other academic regulations. When numerical grades are used in computation, I use the following equivalents:

below 60 F 0.00 quality points
60-66 D 1.00 quality points
67-69 D+ 1.30 quality points
70-72 C- 1.70 quality points
73-76 C 2.00 quality points
77-79 C+ 2.30 quality points
80-82 B- 2.70 quality points
83-86 B 3.00 quality points
83-86 B 3.00 quality points
87-89 B+ 3.30 quality points
90-93 A- 3.70 quality points
94-100 A 4.00 quality points

COMPUTERS (AND PROBLEMS), E-MAIL, BLACKBOARD AND GROUPWISE; CLASS E-MAIL LIST

I urge you to become proficient in as many computing skills as you can, including the use of e-mail and the enormous (if not always 100% accurate) resources of the World Wide Web. I will ask each of you for your e-mail address and will create a "class list" for posting important notices; I will also use Blackboard for class communications.

Computer problems

When completing all assignments, students are expected to allow sufficient time for computer-related problems, including printing. However, every student in the course is allotted one computer “freebie” for the semester with respect to late assignments. This “freebie” will constitute an exception to the late assignments policy stated above, provided that the student notifies the instructor before class, pledges that there was a computer problem and turns the assignment in within 24 hours.

CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR; CELL PHONES AND PAGERS

Every student is expected to be respectful and attentive when other students are making comments or asking questions. In order to maintain an atmosphere that is conducive to learning and participation, rude and disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. Additionally, while the instructor encourages class participation from everyone, students with a tendency to be outspoken are asked to keep their participation to a reasonable level so they do not monopolize class time.

Out of respect for all students and the instructor, cell phones and pages must be turned off during the time that class is in session. If you expect an emergency call, please ask that it be telephoned to the main number (654-1041) where administrative assistant Sharon Hale will see that a message reaches you.

OFFICE HOURS, TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, E-MAIL

Set office hours: MWF 1:45 - 2:45 and MF 4-5 at Combs 132. Other office meetings by appointment at my Combs office or at the James Monroe Museum, 908 Charles Street (I am usually at the James Monroe Museum mornings and at my Combs office afternoons). Combs telephone (540) 654-1311; fax (540) 654-1068; James Monroe Museum, (540) 654-2112; fax (540) 654-1106. All numbers are on the college exchange; use only last four numbers when calling from another college phone. Both voice numbers have voicemail. GroupWise or e-mail: you can contact me--on campus: <jpearce>;--from elsewhere: <jpearce@umw.edu>. Home phone (540) 373-0125.

HISP 471kk: INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME PRESERVATION
SCHEDULE OF CLASS MEETINGS, TOPICS AND ASSIGNMENTS

This class schedule tells you how we will deal with our discussion of industrial, engineering and maritime preservation. I reserve the right to alter the topic of any lecture, but the due dates for projects will not be changed, unless mutually agreed to by professor and students. The final examination date and hour are set by the Dean's Office.

1. Monday, January 10 Overview of the course.

2. Wednesday, January 12 Elements of industrial and engineering preservation and fieldwork.
Required reading: All of the required publications listed for “industrial preservation” are to be reviewed for this and subsequent class meetings on industrial topics.

3. Friday, January 14 Elements of maritime preservation and fieldwork.
Required reading: All of the required publications listed for “maritime preservation” are to be reviewed for this and subsequent class meetings on maritime topics.

4. Monday, January 17 Field trip: industrial and maritime history at the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center.

5. Wednesday, January 19 Mill sites and water power in Fredericksburg.
Required reading: Pockriss, Peter. Walk Through History: Mill Sites and Water Power. Walking Tours Through Historic Fredericksburg, Virginia. Fredericksburg, VA: [City of Fredericksburg], n.d.

6. Friday, January 21 Field trip: mill sites near Old Mill Park.

7. Monday, January 24 Field trip: industrial processes on a local site.

8. Wednesday, January 26 Maritime processes, video, “Fire on the Water.”

9. Friday, January 28 Discussion of possible subjects for your projects.

10. Monday, January 31 A visit to the Diderot “encyclopedia”
Meet at Special Collections, Simpson Library.

11. Wednesday, February 2 Briefly describe, and hand in, project #1, proposal of your site, object or process.

12. Friday, February 4 Proposals returned, with brief joint discussion.

13. Monday, February 7 The archaeology of work.

14. Wednesday, February 9 Guidelines for Evaluating and Registering Archeological Properties.
Required reading: Little, Barbara, and others. National Register Bulletin: Guidelines for Evaluating and Registering Archeological Properties. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Register, History and Education, 1992. Available from <http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/arch/> (3 January 2005).

15. Friday, February 11 Field trip to an archaeological site.

16. Monday, February 14 Guidelines for Identifying, Evaluating and Registering Historic Mining Sites.
Required reading: Noble, Bruce J., Jr. and Robert Spude. Guidelines for Identifying, Evaluating and Registering Historic Mining Sites. National Register Bulletin 42. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Register, History and Education, 1992, revised 1997. Available from <http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb42/> (3 January 2005).

17. Wednesday, February 16 Field trip to a mining site.

18. Friday, February 18 Maritime preservation and underwater archaeology
Required reading: all items as noted above, and particularly Delgado, James P., and a National Park Service Maritime Task Force. National Register Bulletin: Nominating Historic Vessels and Shipwrecks to the National Register of Historic Places. National Register Bulletin 20. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Register, History and Education, 1992. Available from <http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb20/> (3 January 2005); National Trust for Historic Preservation. Help from the National Trust: Maritime Preservation Links. <http://www.nationaltrust.org/help/links_maritime.html> (3 January 2005); Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of American History. Maritime Enterprise. Available from <http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/youmus/ex19mari.htm> (3 January 2005).

19. Monday, February 21 Industrial archaeology.
Required reading: all items as note above, and particularly I. A. Recordings. Available from <http://www.iarecordings.org/otheria.html> (3 January 2005); The Association for Industrial Archaeology. The Association for Industrial Archaeology. Available from <wysiwyg://Easyspace.57/http://www.indarch.freeuk.com/> (3 January 2005); The Industrial Archaeology & Industrial History Web Ring. Available from <http://www.iarecordings.org/ring.html> (3 January 2005); The Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology. The Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology. Available from <http://www.as.wvu.edu/ihtia/> (3 January 2005); Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of American History. Industrial Archeology. Available from <http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/archives/e-2.htm> (3 January 2005); The Society for Industrial Archeology. Welcome to the Web Site of the Society for Industrial Archeology. Available from <http://www.social.mtu.edu/IA/sia.html> (3 January 2005). [U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. Historic American Engineering Record.] Recording Historic Structures & Sites for the Historic American Engineering Record. [Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. Historic American Engineering Record, n.d.]. Available from <http://www.cr.nps.gov/habshaer/haer/nutsbolts.htm> (3 January 2005).
Hand in Project 2.
Oral Reports (Project 3; part 1).

20. Wednesday, February 23 Oral Reports (Project 3; part 2).
Hand in Project 4, proposal for paper.

21. Friday, February 25 Research day; no meeting.

Mid-semester break begins at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 25 and ends at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 7.

22. Monday, March 7 Site visits.

23. Wednesday, March 9 Site visits.

24. Friday, March 11 Site visits.

25. Monday, March 14 The Steamboat Era Museum and related maritime preservation activities.

26. Wednesday, March 16 A panel discussion on industrial, engineering and maritime preservation in the Fredericksburg region.

27. Friday, March 18 Time context: industrial/engineering/cultural history, 15th century to the present.

28. Monday, March 21 Time context: maritime/cultural history, 15th century to the present.

29. Wednesday, March 23 Overview of industrial and engineering preservation.

30. Friday, March 25 Overview of maritime preservation.

31. Monday, March 28 A plan for industrial and engineering preservation in the Fredericksburg region.

32. Wednesday, March 30 A plan for maritime preservation in the Fredericksburg region.

33. Friday, April 1 “Selling” industrial and maritime preservation to the local community.
Hand in Project #5, second paper.

34. Monday, April 4 Oral Report (Project 6, part 1).

35. Wednesday, April 6 Oral Report (Project 6, part 2).

36. Friday, April 8 Onsite review of findings.

37. Monday, April 11 Onsite review of findings.

38. Wednesday, April 13 Onsite review of findings.

39. Friday, April 15 Onsite review of findings.

40. Monday, April 18 Onsite review of findings.

41. Wednesday, April 20 Discussion: critical self-review of all our work.

42. Friday, April 22 Review; final class

Reading Days, Saturday-Sunday, April 23-24.

Final Examination, Wednesday, April 27, 3:30-6:00 p.m.