The following speak to various aspects of the origins of natural 
history collections and museums.

Bennett, Tony. (2004) Pasts Beyond Memory: Evolution, Museums, 
Colonialism. New York and London: Routledge.

Bennett, Tony. (1995) The Birth of the Museum: history, theory, 
politics. New York and London: Routledge.

Thomas, David Hurst. (2000) Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, and 
the Battle for Native American Identity. New York: Basic Books.

Rydell, Robert. (1984) All the World’s a Fair: Visions of Empire at 
American International Expositions, 1876–1916. Chicago and London: 
University of Chicago Press.


-L.D.


On Aug 29, 2006, at 5:14 AM, Peter Gale wrote:

> I have a number of references for the history of museums in general 
> and am
> wondering if there are any specifically on natural science museums 
> that you
> could recommend.
> Thanks.
>
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