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Pride of Place: New Haven Material and Visual Culture

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 08.03.03

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Breaking Down Fences -- Revealing The Past

Waltrina Kirkland-Mullins

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Teacher Bibliographic Resources

Agbo, Adolph H. Values of Adinkra Symbols. Ebony Designs and Publications, Kumasi, Ghana (1999) The invaluable resource presents myriad Adinkra symbols and their meaning; adages are included to help one grasp the depth of Adinkra symbolism.

Andrews, Jack. Samuel Yellin: Metalworker . SkipJack Press, Cincinnati, OH, October 1992. This vintage work takes a detailed look the ironwork masterpieces created by this artisan; includes speeches, correspondence, photo images and more.

Chidsey, Donald Victor. East Haven the Iron Works Village, ed. by Clifford Nitchke, East Haven Historical Society 1996 Ref 974.67. Contains info on New Haven’s ironworks industry.

Clarke, Mary Stetson. Pioneer Iron Works . Illustrated by Joshua Tolford. [1st Ed.] Philadelphia, Chilton [1968] 80, [1] p. illus. 25 cm. Bibliography: p. [81]

Connecticut’s Ames Iron Works: Family, Community, Nature, and Innovation in an Enterprise of the Early American Republic (review) Technology and Culture - Volume 42, Number 2, April 2001, pp. 349-350. Article on early American ironworks industry in New Haven, CT.

Cronon, William. Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England . Hill and Wang, New York, NY, 1983. An invaluable resource providing an ecological history of Colonial New England.

Franklin, John Hope. From Slavery To Freedom . Vintage Books, New York, 1992. An in-depth look at African Heritage from pre-slavery to the 21 ^st century.

Gordon, Robert B. American Iron: 1607-1900 , Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD (1996). Rich with photos and extensive data on all aspects of ironwork.

Greene, Claire Y. Keeper of the Gate: Designs in Wrought Iron by Philip Simons, Master Blacksmith . Philip Simmons Foundation, Inc., 1993. A handy resource for students Grades 3 and up, this book is a catalog of black and white photos of fences created by a legendary African American blacksmith.

Harris, Middleton A., The Black Book . Random House, New York, NY, 1976. Provides select photo images and support info re: ironwork fences created by African artisans.

Kagan, Myrna. Vision in the Sky: New Haven’s Early Years, 1638 - 1783 . Linnet Books, Hamden, CT, 1989. An up-close look at the New Haven colony during its formative years.

___________. From Puritans to Yankees-New Haven’s Growing Years 1783 - 1861 . Hillhouse Press, New Haven, CT, 2007. A continuance of the history of New Haven.

Levermore, Ph.D., Charles H., Ph.D., Republic of New Haven: A History of Municipal Evolution. Kennikat Press. Inc., Port Washington, NY, 1886. An up-close look at the New Haven colony and its evolution during the early years.

Osterweis, Rollin G., Three Centuries of New Haven, 1638-1938, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 1953. This vintage work contains maps, background information re: the New Haven colony during noted eras.

Taylor, Robert Joseph. Colonial Connecticut: A History. KTO Press, New York (1979) Provides a wealth of background information on the formative years of the New Haven colony.

Sletcher, Michael. New Haven: From Puritanism to the Age of Terrorism . Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2004. A historical look at New Haven spanning three centuries.

Thorson, Robert M. Stone by Stone , Walker & Company, New York, NY (2002). A pictorial history of stone fences in New England crammed with insight into their creation.

Vlach, John Michael. By the Work of their Hands: Studies in African American Folklife . This work provides background describing the evolution of Black material cultural clearly visible and often undocumented and found throughout the United States.

___________. The Afro-American Tradition in Decorative Arts. From basketry to woodcarving to blacksmithing and architecture, this eye-opening work sheds light on the contributions of blacks to material culture in America. A must-have reference item!

________________. Charleston Blacksmith: The Work of Philip Simmons . The University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA (1981): The University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC (reprinted, 1992 and 1997). This book serves as a bibliographic resource regarding a South Carolinian blacksmith whose ironwork is evident in the South and replicated in other states in America.

Woodward, Sarah Day. Early New Haven . Edward P. Judd Company, New Haven (1929). A memoir recollection of events as experienced through the eyes of Horace Day, father of the author. “In memory of the Old Guard” this work begins. Among its members were Messrs. Thomas Trowbridge, Henry Blake, Captain Nathan Beers, and more. This work, retold by Sarah, paints a vivid picture of life in the early history of the New Haven colony. An enlightening read.

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