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1. A Composite Myth of the Pomo Indians - Barrett, Samuel A.

   Reprinted from the Journal of American folk-lore, v. 19, no. 72, 1906. "The following is a typical myth of the Pomo Indians of California, and will serve to show some of the characteristics of Pomo mythology. It will be noted that this particular myth is a composite consisting of six elements or separate, though logically connected, ideas: Coyote as a trickster, and the miraculous birth of his children; the destruction of the world by fire; th...

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2. A Coyote Columbus Story - King, Thomas

   Coyote Indian legend about Christopher Columbus; juvenile fiction.

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3. A Deaccession Reader - Weil, Stephen E.

   A guide to help establish, design or execute a deaccession program within a museums collection.

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4. A Description Of United States Postage Stamps - 1847-1934

   A collective description of the United States postage stamps issued by the Post Office Dept. from July1, 1847 to December 31, 1934. no photos

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5. A Description Of United States Postage Stamps - 1847-1936

   A description of United States postage stamps issued by the Post Office Department from July 1, 1847 to December 31, 1936; photos included.

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6. A Dictionary Of American Antiques - Drepperd, Carl W.

   A dictionary of American antiques with 1000 illustrations.

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7. A Dictionary Of The Old West - 1850-1900 - Watts, Peter

   Dictionary of the "Old West" - covering the language of cattlemen, frontiersmen, scouts, cowboys, gamblers, outlaws, etc. - period of 1850-1900. drawings included.

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8. A Gallery Of Amish Quilts - Bishop, Robert

   Pictorial collection of the quilts made by the Amish women of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana; a brief history of Amish quilts, the dress and the domestic environment of the Amish people and a brief description of the culture which surrounds the making of their quilts; description of each quilt - giving its dimensions, colors, patterns used and the area of its origin; photos - color and black and white included.

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9. A Glance Back : Northern Mendocino County History - Cook, Margaret

   A historical and pictorial account of the far northwestern section Mendocino County, beginning in 1860; stories, pioneers, highway building, old resorts, maps. Photos include: Cookhouse for the bridge crew at Cook's Valley in Piercy - 1917-1918; Frye, Bill; Tree House Camp - 1928; Rosewarne, Nickolas (family); Rosewarne, Edna Maude; Eichin, Ernest (family); Eichin, Edna (Rosewarne); Stream, Charlie; Davis, James Merrill; Schumacher, Benjamin(fam...

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10. A Golden Age Of Painting - Wright, Christopher

    Catalog from the collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation of the art movement in the Netherlands (Dutch, Flemish and German) during the 16th and 17th centuries; included are color photos and a brief description with commentary of each painting.

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11. A Guide To The Skunk Line - Wallen, Robert N.

    Travel guide for the Skunk Train - starting in Willits, CA - Fort Bragg, CA on the California Western Railroad; maps and photos included.

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12. A Guide to Oral History and the Law - Neuenschwander, John A.

    This covers legal release agreements; defamation; copyright; the Internet; Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), oral history as evidence; the duty to report a crime; teaching considerations. It includes examples of best practices and legal precautions. The areas that receive particular attention are legal release agreements, safeguards for protecting interviews online; and procedures to protect against defamation." Contents: A case study -...

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13. A Guide to museum pest control - Zycherman, Lynda A

    Methods and types of pest control in museums. Contents: Recommended institutional policies -- Institutional and personal liability / Marie C. Malaro -- Federal statutes and regulations governing the use of pesticides and an annotation of federal pesticide regulations / Irma S. Russel -- Illustrated guide to common insect pests in museums / John M. Kingsolver -- Cockroaches in the museum environment / William J. Bell -- Biology and contro...

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14. A Heaven In The Eye - Rice, Clyde

    A self, written portrait of a man in Oregon and N. California in the years of 1918-1934.

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15. A History Of Engraving & Etching - Hind, Arthur

    Survey of the arts of engraving and etching from the early 15th century to 1914 - starting with the European engravers of the 15th century and moves to the beginning of etching in the 16h century to the modern etchings done prior to World War I; 111 illustrations included.

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16. A History Of The Indians Of The United States - Debo, Angie

    An historical survey of the Indians of the United States - including the Eskimos and Aleuts of Alaska, with an analyses of the relations between the European intruders and the native Americans from discovery to the present day. photos and maps included.

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17. A Legal Primer On Managing Museum Collections - Malaro, Marie C.

    Guide to the law and legislation regarding museum collections.

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18. A Legal Primer On Managing Museum Collections - Malaro, Marie E.

    "Hailed when it was first published in 1985 as the bible of U.S. collections management, A Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections offers the only comprehensive discussion of the legal questions faced by museums regarding collections. This revised and expanded third edition addresses the many legal developments--including a comprehensive discussion of stolen art and the international movement of cultural property, recent developments in copyr...

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19. A Little Bit Of Willits History - Willits Biographical Sketches

    8 copies of History of Willits, CA starting with the Indian population and covering the first settles and on with some photos and biographical sketches; early settlers, Willitsville becomes Willits, religious life, education, fratrnal groups, celebrations, transportation, lumbering, agriculture, climate, disasters, Willits today.

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20. A Manual For Researching Historical Coastal Erosion - Fulton, Kim

    A manual concerned with the coastal erosion of California to help land-use planners, geologists, engineers, and others to collect historical information about the shoreline, sea bluff, and cliff retreat. maps, charts, photos included.

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