I am a senior American Studies Major at Georgetown University in the
beginning stages of a thesis.  My topic area is still slightly vague, but
I hope to examine the American Public's relationship with history
museums: why do we go to museums, why do we think museums are
useful/educational/enjoyable (or on the contrary why don't we think
that), what do we think the underlying purpose of a history museum
(particularly an American History museum) is?  As I said, I haven't
narrowed the topic down very much yet, but I was hoping to get some
feedback from this list.  Can anyone point me towards studies, books,
articles that might point me in a particular direction?  You can reply to
the list or directly to me at the email address listed below.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

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Thomas Akana
American Studies Department Intern
Georgetown University
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