. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. jmsmtm Figure 57.—Fishing net for deep water designed by B. W . Paiciit ytrj. June 4, 1H38. to the overworked reproduction of cuts from Diderot, the Book of Trades, the Journal of the Franklin Insti- tute, or the Scientific American that fill our Hterature and anchor many a museum exhibit. Perhaps in the future, the drawings and related files will be more widely used to describe forgotten techniques and implements, to suggest attitudes of taste and fashion, to define technical accomplishment, or to document survivals of the past; in
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. jmsmtm Figure 57.—Fishing net for deep water designed by B. W . Paiciit ytrj. June 4, 1H38. to the overworked reproduction of cuts from Diderot, the Book of Trades, the Journal of the Franklin Insti- tute, or the Scientific American that fill our Hterature and anchor many a museum exhibit. Perhaps in the future, the drawings and related files will be more widely used to describe forgotten techniques and implements, to suggest attitudes of taste and fashion, to define technical accomplishment, or to document survivals of the past; in other words, they will be used as cultural documents reflective of a very wide range of activity within a given period. To date, they remain largely unused for this purpose. Their accessibility is physically difficult; their content is little appreciated; and their bulk is tremendous with guides few and far between. It is hoped that this paper will call attention to this situation, and further, that, if these voluminous files now preserved in the National Archives are eventually reevaluated, some consideration will be given to indexing them on a cultural basis.'^ But, regardless of what form long- term revision of these records may take, they remain a lively source of social history, one needing to be fully explored. " For example, these records might be indexed according to George P. Murdock and others. Outline of Cultural Materials (New Haven, Conn.: Human Relations Area Files, Inc., 1950). For sale by the .Superintendent of Documents, Government Print: Washington, 20402. Price 70 cents. :ing Office. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.
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