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| Archive Title: "I wonder..." - Artwork
Date Original: n.d. Description: Artwork, "I wonder and I wonder why so many people so broadly scattered over the world make cat's cradles..." Creator(s): Phyllis Morrison, artist Keywords: art, cultural learning, cats cradle Download |
| Archive Title: 08. Working Together to Get It Right - Chapter
Description: In Working Together to Get it Right, Joan Lester confronts the limits in her formal education in and then builds dynamic and enduring relationships with her native collaborators. Creator(s): Joan Lester, author Keywords: Download |
| Archive Title: A Key into the Language of Woodsplint Baskets - Book
Date Original: 1987 Description: The chapter, Fancy Basket-Making in Maine from the bookA Key into the Language of Woodsplint Baskets, 22 pages. Creator(s): Joan Lester, author; Ann McMullan & Russell G. Handsman, editors Keywords: cultural learning, crafts, art, basket-weaving Download |
| Archive Title: A Key into the Language of Woodsplint Baskets - Book
Date Original: 1987 Description: Cover, title page, table of contents and excerpts from book on Native American basket-weaving techniques and symbolism. Creator(s): Ann McMullen and Russell G. Handsman, editors; American Indian Archaeological Institute, publisher Keywords: supplementary materials, Native American, cultural learning, art Download |
| Archive Title: Algonquin Material Culture - Booklet
Date Original: n.d. Description: Descriptions of Algonquin fishing, foods, clothes, tools, and a full illustrated tour of the wigwam. 13 pages. Creator(s): Joan Lester, author Keywords: cultural learning, Native American culture, material culture, collections-based edication Download |
| Archive Title: Algonquin Wigwam Exhibit - Booklet
Date Original: 1976 Description: Illustrated booklet with information about the Algonquin Wigwam exhibit, and the process of building a wigwam. Creator(s): Andy Merrill, illustrator; Boston Children's Museum, publisher Keywords: Native American culture, cultural learning, exhibits, guides, behind-the-scenes Download |
| Archive Title: American Indian Day - Flyer
Date Original: April 13, 1986 Description: Advertisement for American Indian Day at the Children's Museum, featuring events, food, and special exhibit. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: events, outreach, marketing, programming Download |
| Archive Title: American Indian Day 2 - Flyer
Date Original: March 20, 1983 Description: Flyer announcing events and activities for American Indian Day at the Children's Museum. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: cultural learning, programming, outreach, events, Native American culture Download |
| Archive Title: American Indian Internship Program - Grant
Date Original: October 10, 1973 Description: The original application by the Boston Children's Museum to the National Endowment for the Humanities for a Public Program Grant for BCM's American Indian Internship Program. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum, creator;Phyllis D OConnell ,Project Director Keywords: grant funding, NEH, programming, cultural learning Download |
| Archive Title: Boston Children's Museum Logo - Photograph
Date Original: n.d. Description: The Boston Children's Museum sun and building logo. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: branding, publicity, outreach, marketing Download |
| Archive Title: Children's Museum Unwraps Hidden Treasures - Article
Date Original: Oct 24, 1982 Description: The Boston Children's Museum's study storage collection in the Boston Globe. Creator(s):Whitney C. Ward, author; Boston Globe, publisher Keywords: press coverage, study storage, collections, education, material culture Download |
| Archive Title: Collections - Cartoon
Date Original: 1976 Description: Illustrated explanation of what a collection is, how objects get into a collection, and how the collection is organized. 4 pages. Creator(s): Andy Merrill, illustrator; Boston Children's Museum, publisher Keywords: collections, behind-the-scenes, education Download |
| Archive Title: Creating Partnerships: Tribal and Ethnographic Museums - Grant
Date Original: 1996 Description:NAGPRA FY 1996 Grants for Museums application for "Creating Partnerships: Tribal and Ethnographic Museums." Includes a letter from the Hopi Tribe petitioning for repatriation of several sacred objects held by the Boston Children's Museum. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: grant funding, NAGPRA, study storage, cultural repatriation, cultural representation, material culture Download |
| Archive Title: Discover logo - Photograph
Date Original: n.d. Description: The"Discover" logo of Boston Children's Museum. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: branding, publicity, outreach, marketing Download |
| Archive Title: Face Paint Removed from Wigwam Exhibit - Notes
Date Original: May 1971 Description: Staff notes and memo explaining the removal of face paint from the Wigwam exhibit, an action requested by the Boston Indian Council. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: shared authority, memos, exhibits, programming, audience, cultural learning, cultural collaboration Download |
| Archive Title: Folk Art Program - Grant
Date Original: January 1976 Description: Grant application submitted to the National Endowment for the Arts to fund the Folk Art Program at the Children's Museum. 4 pages. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: grant funding, programming, folk art, cultural learning Download |
| Archive Title: History and Oppression - Video
Date Original: 2006 Description: Video excerpt in which Joan Lester discusses the ongoing issues of racism and oppression of Native Americans. Creator(s): Joan Lester, interviewee; Carol Yourman, videographer Keywords: cultural learning, subaltern history, Native American history, social history Download |
| Archive Title: History on Birchbark: The Art of Tomah Joseph, Passamaquoddy - Exhibit Catalog
Date Original: 1993 Description: Exhibition catalog of the same name that was shown at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, March 7-August 31, 1993. 24 pages. Creator(s): Joan Lester, author Keywords: exhibit catalog, material culture, native American art, crafts, cultural learning, social history, art history Download |
| Archive Title: Improving Cultural Representation - Video
Date Original: 2006 Description:Aylette Jenness discusses improving cultural representation by transitioning from writing books based on cultural observations, to writing books based on collaboration with members of the culture. Creator(s): Aylette Jenness, creator Keywords: cultural representation, social history, shared authority, collaboration, cultural learning Download |
| Archive Title: Indian Corn Cakes with Berries - Recipe
Date Original: n.d. Description: Recipe for corn cakes with berries. Creator(s): unknown Keywords: cultural learning, recipes Download |
| Archive Title: Indians Who Met the Pilgrims - MATCh Box Project
Date Original: n.d. Description: Printed material accompanying the Indians Who Met the Pilgrims MATChbox kit, including recipes from the Wampanoag Cookery cookbook (Boston: American Science & Engineering, 1974), 26 pages. Creator(s): Joan Lester, author; Jusy McCann, authors Keywords: cultural learning, MATCh boxes, Native Americans, outreach, interactivity, education Download |
| Archive Title: Indians Who Met the Pilgrims MATCh Kit - Description
Date Original: 1965 Description: Description for the Indians Who Met the Pilgrims kit. 1 page. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: MATCh kits, cultural learning, classroom activities Download |
| Archive Title: Indians who Met the Pilgrims Project- Grant
Date Original: 1975 Description: Cover pages for a grant to fund the Indians Who Met the Pilgrims kit. 2 pages. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: grant funding, MATCh kits, cultural learning, classroom activities Download |
| Archive Title: Inside Study Storage - Photograph
Date Original: n.d. Description: A woman handling an artifact in the study storage room. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: artifacts, cultural studies,study storage Download |
| Archive Title: Interpretation of Native American Culture - Letter
Date Original: April 26,1972 Description: Michael Spock writes to members of the American Indian community, inviting them to collaborate with Children's Museum staff to properly and responsibly present North American Indian culture and history at the Children's Museum. Includes list of attendees and invitees.3 pages. Creator(s): Michael Spock, author Keywords: correspondence, Native American culture, cultural education, shared authority, interpretation, cultural hegemony Download |
| Archive Title: Interview with Elaine Gurian- Video
Date Original: 2006 Description: Elaine Gurian discusses the importance of the training she received from Joan Lester on what it means to listen to stakeholders who have a different world view. Creator(s): Elaine Gurian, interviewee; Carol Yourman, videographer Keywords: cultural learning, shared authority, cultural representation Download |
| Archive Title: Is There Life After 504? - Guide
Date Original: 1980 Description: Is There Life After 504? A Guide to Building and Program Accessibility from The Children's Museum, Boston. 46 pages. Creator(s): Janet Kamien, Amy Goldblas, and Susan Porter- authors; Boston Children's Museum, publisher Keywords: accessibility, outreach, audience services, accomodations Download |
| Archive Title: Joan Lester - Bibliography
Date Original: n.d. Description: A small sampling of the many books and articles that educated andinfluenced Joan Leste's work. Creator(s): Joan Lester, author Keywords: bibliography, inspiration, context Download |
| Archive Title: Joan Lester - Photograph
Date Original: n.d. Description: Potrait of Joan Lester and a friend. Creator(s): Unknown Keywords: staff, portraits Download |
| Archive Title: Kesos/All Seasons and the Sachem - Booklet
Date Original: n.d. Description: A woman named Snow Moon, or Helen Haynes, explains every kesos or all of the months of the year, as well as the roles of the Sachem and the Powwau.30 pages. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum, publisher Keywords: cultural learning, cultural representation, Native American Culture Download |
| Archive Title: Kits: Whose Story is it Anyway? - Powerpoint
Date Original: n.d. Description: Power Point presentation in which Joan Lester and Tall Oak compare two curriculum kits nine years apart, highlighting the change from non-Native to Native voice and authorship. 10 slides. Creator(s): Joan Lester and Tall Oak, creators Keywords: cultural representation, cultural learning, subaltern studies, people's history Download |
| Archive Title: Looking Through Snow Goggles - Photograph
Date Original: n.d. Description: A young girl testing a pair of traditional snow goggles. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: cultural education, hands-on learning, eskimos Download |
| Archive Title: Man with drum - Photograph
Date Original: n.d. Description: A man posing with a native American drum. Creator(s): unknown Keywords: cultural learning, music Download |
| Archive Title: Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum - Booklet
Date Original: n.d. Description: Amelia Bingham talks about the opening of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum. Creator(s): Amelia Bingham, author; Boston Children's Museum, publisher Keywords: cultural learning, cultural representation, museums, curators Download |
| Archive Title: MATCh Kit - Advertisement
Date Original: 1974 Description: Advertisement for the Who Are We? MATCh Box kit, in color. 1 page. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: MATCh kits, classroom activities, advertisements, outreach Download |
| Archive Title: MATCh Kit Project - Instructions
Date Original: n.d. Description: Details on kits available for rent through the Resource Center at the Children's Museum, including a description of each kit available, rental periods and prices, and instructions on how to reserve a specific kit. (4 pages). Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: MATCh kits, classroom activities, cultural learning Download |
| Archive Title: Mining the Collection - Photograph
Date Original: n.d. Description: Joan Lester and Fred Docksteder look at baskets in the collections warehouse. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: collections, artifacts, cultural learning Download |
| Archive Title: My Early Years at Children's Museum - Thesis
Date Original: 1995 Description: Preface to Joan Lester's doctoral thesis, "My Early Years at Children's Museum: Living the Salvage Paradigm," 29 pages. Creator(s): Union Institute for Graduate Study, publisher Keywords: scholarship, museum philosophy, Native American cultural interpretation Download |
| Archive Title: National Endowment for the Humanities - Grant
Date Original: 1984 Description: Award letter from the National Endowment for the Humanities announcing a grant given to the Children's Museum in 1984. 2 pages. Creator(s): NEH, author Keywords: correspondence, grant funding, programming, culture Download |
| Archive Title: Native American Program - Budget
Date Original: n.d. Description: Costs for three-year development and installation of the Native American Program at the Wharf. 9 pages. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: funding, budgets, programming Download |
| Archive Title: New England Perspective Exhibit - Report
Date Original: 1981 Description: Draft of "Final Report 'New England Perspective: An Interpretation of Native American Cultures'." 21 pages. Creator(s): Joan Lester, author; Boston Children's Museum, publisher Keywords: cultural learning, native American culture, exhibits, proposals, dialogue Download |
| Archive Title: New England Perspective Exhibit 2 - Report
Date Original: 1981 Description: Final report: "New England Perspective: An Interpretation of Native American Cultures." Exploring Indian culture in Southern New England from past to present.21 pages Creator(s): Joan Lester, author; Boston Children's Museum, publisher Keywords: cultural learning, native American culture, exhibits, proposals, dialogue Download |
| Archive Title: North American Indian MATCh Kits - Description
Date Original: n.d. Description: North American Indian circulating kits, including rental prices, available from the Children's Museum Resource Center. 3 pages. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: MATCh kits, classroom activities, cultural learning Download |
| Archive Title: Northeast Native American Study Storage at the Children's Museum - Powerpoint
Date Original: n.d. Description: Images in 23 slides in which Paulla Jennings, Narragansett/Niantic, explains the development and use of a groundbreaking, accessible collections storage system, one of the first in the country in 1979. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: cultural learning, cultural representation, study storage, material culture, collections management Download |
| Archive Title: Northeastern Native American Study Storage - Article
Date Original: n.d. Description: Discussion of cooperation between Indians and museums, a policy statement on medicine masks, and "Handling of Sacred Articles and Sacred Sites." 17 pages. Creator(s): Oren Lyons, author; Boston Children's Museum, publisher Keywords: study storage, cultural learning, NAGPRA, native studies Download |
| Archive Title: Organizing a Community Event in a Museum Setting - Guidelines
Date Original: 1972 Description: Suggestions for organizing a community event in a museum setting, and starting and maintaining an advisory board; guidelines for collections storage; strategies for interpreting Native American issues in a classroom setting; and a National Day of Mourning leaflet. 13 pages. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum, creator Keywords: programming, events outreach, collections management Download |
| Archive Title: Papone/Winter Activities - Booklet
Date Original: n.d. Description: A guide to activities some Indian people practice during the winter season, such as drilling beads, tying yarn dolls, and playing the bowl game, as explained by Running Water/Helen Attaquin. 27 pages. Creator(s): Running Water/Helen Attawuin, author; Boston Children's Museum, publisher Keywords: cultural learning, publications, seasons, cultural representation Download |
| Archive Title: Powow - Flyer
Date Original: 1992 Description: Three page flyer advertising the opening of Powow 92, and featuring an event schedule and program information. Creator(s): Boston Stories Project Keywords: programing, cultural learning, powwow, outreach, marketing Download |
| Archive Title: Presenting Cultures to Children - Speech
Date Original: n.d. Description: Transcript of Joan Leste's presentation entitled"Presenting Cultures to ChildrenDoing things the way the Indians Did" on the Children's Museum's approach to presenting cultures to children. 8 pages. Creator(s): Joan Lester, author Keywords: speeches, cultural learning, education Download |
| Archive Title: Program to Train American Indian Educational Administrators - Report
Date Original: July 31, 1971 Description: Description of program to train American Indian educational administrators from the American Indian Program in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. 5 pages. Creator(s): Robert A Matthai, author Keywords: cultural learning, academic programs Download |
| Archive Title: Quaqusquan/Summer Activities - Booklet
Date Original: n.d. Description: Quaqusquan or Summer, as explained by Cynthia Akins. Included are instructions on opening shellfish and building clam bakes, maps, memories of sumertime activities in Gay Head, and instructions on how to make Gay Head pots. 29 pages. Creator(s): Cynthia Atkins, author; Boston Children's Museum, publisher Keywords: publications, cultural learning, native American culture Download |
| Archive Title: Renovation Survey
Date Original: 1976 Description: Renovation Survey for the Security, Collection Storage, & Climate Control Systems for the Congress Street Wharf. 38 pages. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: facilities, storage, collections, study collections Download |
| Archive Title: Rethinking Native Americans - Video
Date Original: n.d. Description: Joan Lester talks about her work at the Children's Museum involving Native Americans. Creator(s): Joan Lester, interviewee Keywords: cultural learning, native American culture, videos Download |
| Archive Title: some Ways the Same, Some Ways Different - Booklet
Date Original: 1978 Description: An illustrated booklet which challenges children to recognize both the differences and the similarities between themselves and children from different cultural and social backgrounds. 20 pages. Creator(s): SIgne Hansen, illustrator;Aylette Jenness, author; Selective Educational Equipment, Inc. , publisher Keywords: cultural learning, publications Download |
| Archive Title: Stan Neptune Carving - Photograph
Date Original: n.d. Description: Stan Lester carving a root club. Creator(s): unknown Keywords: staff, portraits Download |
| Archive Title: study Storage - Brochure
Date Original: n.d. Description: Explanation of what Study Storage is, who may use it, why individuals should use it, and how objects within Study Storage should be handled. 6 pages. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: study storage, collections management, research, access, artifacts Download |
| Archive Title: study Storage 2 - Video
Date Original: n.d. Description: Paulla Jennings talks about the Study Storage. Creator(s): Paulla Jennings, interviewee Keywords: study storage, collections management Download |
| Archive Title: Study Storage Program - Booklet
Date Original: n.d. Description: "A Mock-Up for Study Storage: What weve done so far"detailing different steps taken in the Study Storage program, accompanied by images and captions. Creator(s): The Utilizations of Collections Project and Boston Children's Museum, creators Keywords: reports, study-storage, cultural learning, collections Download |
| Archive Title: Study Storage Systems - Research Proposal
Date Original: 1978 Description: Research Proposal entitled "Making Research Collections Accessible through a Study-Storage System." Submitted to the National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. 45 pages. Creator(s): Joan Lester and Boston Children's Museum, authors Keywords: cultural learning, study-storage, artifacts, collections management Download |
| Archive Title: Tall Oak Talks About the Children's Museum - Interview
Date Original: Description:Transcript from an interview with Tall Oak about the inclusion and participation of Native Americans in the exhibits and historic content at the Children's Museum. 18 pages. Creator(s): Tall Oak and Boston Children's Museum, interviewee Keywords: cultural learning, study-storage, artifacts, collections management Download |
| Archive Title: Taquonk/Fall Activities - Booklet
Date Original: n.d. Description: An illustrated guide to activities some Indian people practiced during the Taquonk/Fall.32 pages. Creator(s): Tall Oak, author andillustrator; Boston Children's Museum, publisher Keywords: publications, cultural learning, Native American culture Download |
| Archive Title: The Algonquins MATCh Kit - Guide
Date Original: 1965 Description: The Algonquins: A Teacher's Guide from the MATCh Kit (Materials and Activities for Teachers and Children) Program. 92 pages. Creator(s): Joan Lester and Binda Reich, authors; Boston Children's Museum, publisher Keywords: cultural learning, MATCh kits, cultural representation, Native American culture Download |
| Archive Title: The Kachina Exhibit - Document
Date Original: n.d. Description: Infomation on Kachinas and spirituality, including images and text from the exhibit, and a poem by Michael Kabotie, from his Migration Tears: Poems About Transitions. 5 pages. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: exhibits, cultural learning, Native American culture
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| Archive Title: They're Still Here - Grant
Date Original: 1977 Description: Summary description of NEA Grant #R60-54-211B, "They're Still Here." Boston: The Children's Museum, 1977. 10 pages. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: grant funding, programming, folk art, cultural learning Download |
| Archive Title: Thoughts for the Future - Video
Date Original: n.d. Description: Joan Lester talks about the need to keep future generations involved in the project. Creator(s): Joan Lester, interviewee; Carol Yourman, videographer Keywords: videos, cultural learning, programming Download |
| Archive Title: Tomah Joseph's Work - Photograph
Date Original: n.d. Description: Examples of Tomah Joseph's work (very dark). 3 pages. Creator(s): unknown Keywords: cultural learning, artwork Download |
| Archive Title: Trading Post Exhibit - Proposal
Date Original: n.d. Description: Written proposal for the creation of a Southwest Indian Trading Post exhibit at the Children's Museum. 5 pages. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: exhibits, cultural learning, proposals Download |
| Archive Title: Wampanoag Recipes 2 - Book
Date Original: 1974 Description: A collection of traditional Wampanoag ingredients and recipes from Wampanoag contributors Helen Attaquin, Cynthia Akins, Amelia Bingham, Rachel Jeffers, Lorenzo Jeffers, Virginia Moran, Red Wing, and Gladys Widdiss. Includes the Wampanoag calendar. 24 pages. Creator(s): American Science and Engineering, Inc., publisher Keywords: cultural learning, publications, Native American culture, food Download |
| Archive Title: We're Still Here: Art of Indian New England Exhibit - Catalog
Date Original: 1987 Description: Exhibition catalog for We're Still Here: Art of Indian New England, The Children's Museum Collection. 93 pages. Creator(s):Joan Lester, author;Rob Cooper, object photographer;Linda K. Witzburg, editor; Boston Children's Museum Keywords: publications, exhibit catalogs, material culture, cultural learning, exhibits Download |
| Archive Title: Wigwam Exhibit - Photograph
Date Original: n.d. Description: A child getting his face painted inside the wigwam. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: wigwam, cultural education, ethnography, anthropology Download |
| Archive Title: Wigwam Exhibit 1 - Report
Date Original: 1972 Description: Report detailing the wigwam exhibit. 38 pages. Creator(s): Joan Lester, author Keywords: reports, exhibits, cultural learning, Native American culture Download |
| Archive Title: Wigwam Exhibit 2 - Photograph
Date Original: n.d. Description: Children exploring the Wigwam exhibit. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: wigwam, exploration, exhibits, interactivity, cultural learning Download |
| Archive Title: Wigwam Exhibit 3 - Photograph
Date Original: n.d. Description: Various images and documents pertaining to the Wigwam exhibit at the Children's Museum. 8 pages. Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum Keywords: exhibits, documentation, cultural learning, wigwam, Native American Culture Download |