TY - BOOK AU - Ames,Kenneth L. AU - Bronner,Simon J.. AU - Lewis,Peirce F. AU - Pursell,Carroll W.. AU - Schlereth,Thomas J. AU - Upton,Dell TI - Material culture: a research guide SN - 0700602747 PY - 1985/// CY - Kansas PB - University Press of Kansas KW - Material culture KW - Research KW - United States KW - Vernacular architecture KW - Social life and customs N1 - Material culture and cultural research / Thomas J. Schlereth -- Learning from looking / Peirce F. Lewis -- The power of things / Dell Upton -- The stuff of everyday life, American decorative arts, household furnishings / Kenneth L. Ames -- The history of technology and the study of material culture / Carroll W. Pursell, Jr. -- Visible proofs / Simon J. Bronner -- Social history scholarship and material culture research / Thomas J. Schlereth -- A guide to general research resources / Thomas J. Schlereth ER -