Christian:

You might contact the National Trust (hello: NTHP folks out there...).
Back in 1994, when I developed the conference and edited the conference
proceedings for "Conservation in Context:  Finding a Balance for the
Historic House Museum" (NTHP, 1995), the Trust planned to send copies of
the book to every HHM in the country.  I can't remember the number that
were sent out or the print run.  The conference and the publication (and
I believe the distribution of the book) were sponsored by the National
Trust through the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Wendy Claire Jessup
President and Conservator
Wendy Jessup and Associates, Inc.
1814 N. Stafford St,
Arlington, VA 22207
(703) 522-2801
FAX: (703) 522-2802
[log in to unmask]
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Christian Carr
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:44 PM
Subject: Quick question re: historic house museums

Hello all--just a brief query, then we can all get back to the
Smithsonian debate.

Can anyone give me a ballpark figure as to how many historic house
museums there
are in America?  While there may be no definitive number, I'd like to
get a
better idea of the total.

Thanks so much,
Christian

Director, Sweet Briar Museum
Assistant Professor of Arts Management
Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at
http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed
information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail
message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should
read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message
to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read
"Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).