African-American History and Museum Collecting (formerly HIST 273)

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3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s) Students will develop collections of materials and create exhibits on themes in African American history, especially in North Carolina. Students will learn how to preserve and catalog photographs, documents, and archival materials. They will also be introduced to the theory and ethics of historical collecting, including the criteria which should be used to determine if an item is of museum quality and historical importance.