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  • CENTRAL: Local History
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Agricultural fairs in America : tradition, education, celebration

Call Number

  • H 394.6 A2784 (CEN)

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Publication Information

East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University, c2000.

Physical Description

viii, 104 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Notes

"This book is a companion to the museum exhibition "It's fair time! Rediscover our agricultural roots" (November 2000 through June 2001 at the Michigan State University Museum) and three traveling exhibits ..."--T.p. verso.

Contents

  • Watching for the Ferris wheel / What is American about American fairs? / Window in time: the poster art collection of the Fair Publishing House, Inc. / Collection
  • Jay Ford Laning (1853-1941): the promotion of agricultural fairs / Role of agricultural fairs in agricultural innovation / Early county fairs: community arts agencies of their time / Arts and fairs at the millennium: the California experience
  • California arts and fairs partnerships: seven case studies
  • Setting the stage for change / "See you at the fair": the fair experience in Newaygo County, Michigan / Fairs and their changing communities: adapting to urban communities / County fair: a contemporary community event / Entertainment trends at fairs / Youth, fairs, and experiential learning / Agricultural fairs in the U.S. and Canada: recent research

Added Authors

Julie A Avery

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