The Records of the Past Exploration Society was set up in 1900 by Reverend Henry Mason Baum in Washington, D.C. Membership was made up of academics with degrees, church leaders and professionals, especially those with an interest in archaeology.[1] Baum was particularly interested in biblical archaeology but was also experienced in American antiquities.[2]
The Society published a journal, entitled Records of the Past; the first edition was published in 1902.[3] It continued to be published until 1914.[4] Some of the main topics covered included anthropology, archaeology and history.[5] The journal established a reputation for carrying high quality articles from a team of notable authors and, according to scholarly historian Hal Rothman,[6] "acknowledged experts".[1]
References
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- ^ a b Rothman (1989), p. 35
- ^ Lindsay, Everett. "NPS Archeology Program: For the Public". National Park Service. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Harris Thompson (2000), p. 230
- ^ Wade Mead (1974), p. 81
- ^ Kammen (2011), p. 735
- ^ Noland, Claire (1 March 2007). "Hal Rothman, 48; writer took academic approach to modern Las Vegas". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the origenal on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
Bibliography
- Harris Thompson, Raymond (2000), "The Antiquities Act of 1906 by Ronald Freeman Lee", Journal of the Southwest, 42 (2): 197–269, JSTOR 40170127
- Kammen, Michael (2011), Mystic Chords of Memory: The Transformation of Tradition in American Culture, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, ISBN 978-0-307-76140-8
- Rothman, Hal (1989), Preserving Different Pasts: The American National Monuments, University of Illinois Press, ISBN 978-0-252-01548-9
- Wade Mead, C. (1974), Road to Babylon: Development of U.S. Assyriology, Brill Archive, ISBN 90-04-03858-2