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. > > ========================================================= ========================================================= 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).