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Ceglio examines a particularly fertile and contentious moment for U.S. museums--from the mid-1930s to the late-1940s--to explore how these institutions reimagined their role in society to become more service-oriented. A Cultural Arsenal for Democracy greatly expands our knowledge of the American museum.--William S. Walker, author of A Living Exhibition: The Smithsonian and the Transformation of the Universal Museum Few in-depth studies of the history of museums during the Second World War exist, and museum history has only recently begun to be examined for the contribution it can make to cultural history. This timely book makes important contributions to the fields of museum history and public history. --Catherine Pearson, author of Museums in the Second World War: Curators, Culture and Change

Ceglio examines a particularly fertile and contentious moment for US museums--from the mid-1930s to the late-1940s--to explore how these institutions reimagined their role in society to become more service-oriented. A Cultural Arsenal for Democracy greatly expands our knowledge of the American museum.--William S. Walker, author of A Living Exhibition: The Smithsonian and the Transformation of the Universal Museum Few in-depth studies of the history of museums during the Second World War exist, and museum history has only recently begun to be examined for the contribution it can make to cultural history. This timely book makes important contributions to the fields of museum history and public history. --Catherine Pearson, author of Museums in the Second World War: Curators, Culture and Change

"Ceglio examines a particularly fertile and contentious moment for US museums--from the mid-1930s to the late-1940s--to explore how these institutions reimagined their role in society to become more service-oriented. A Cultural Arsenal for Democracy greatly expands our knowledge of the American museum.--William S. Walker, author of A Living Exhibition: The Smithsonian and the Transformation of the Universal Museum Few in-depth studies of the history of museums during the Second World War exist, and museum history has only recently begun to be examined for the contribution it can make to cultural history. This timely book makes important contributions to the fields of museum history and public history.""--Catherine Pearson, author of Museums in the Second World War: Curators, Culture and Change"

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CLARISSA J. CEGLIO is assistant professor of digital humanities at the University of Connecticut.

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