American History (Study of History Museum Managment)

FAIN: FA-10250-70

James M. Mitchell
Museum of African American History (Boston, MA 02108-3710)

ABSTRACT: Fellow to study history museum managment at Fogg Museum to gain advanced knowledge in development of a museum. Special project to improve research skills, plus arrangement and preservation of documents and manuscripts, financial management (methods of acquiring funds for projects, employment of museum staff), use of audio-visual equipment for presentation of community projects, current problems and projects in progress at other museums, evaluation of staff relations.