Lester J. Cappon
Subtitle: pioneer public historian
By: by Richard J. Cox
Series: Litwin Books series on archives, archivists, and society -- no. 5
Publisher: Litwin Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Los Angeles, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781936117710
Subjects: Historiography; Public history; Archives; Historians; Archivists; Biography; History
Description: "Lester J. Cappon was a pioneer American public historian and archivist. This book examines his contributions to the scholarly and professional standards of and educational foundations in documentary editing, archival work, and scholarly publishing in early American history"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Cappon, the Archival Past, and Public History; title: Cappon and the Archival Impulse; title: Cappon and the Creation of Records : The Diary and the Diarist; title: Lester J. Cappon and Documentary Editing; title: Lester J. Cappon and Archival Education : An Exploration in Archival Working Memory; title: Cappon as an Early Public Historian; title: Cappon, Scholarly Publishing, and the Atlas of Early American History; title: Conclusion.