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American Association for State and Local History Books in Order

American Association for State and Local History contains 84 books, published between 1991 and 2022. The first book is Transcribing and Editing Oral History (1991) and the newest is Endowment Essentials for Museums (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
84
Published
1991–2022
Pages on record
16,926 in 66 of 84 books
Reading time
282–423 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 16,926 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 66 of 84 titles with a page count on record.

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The American Association for State and Local History series publishes practical handbooks for museum and local history work. 84 volumes appeared between 1991 and 2022, opening with Transcribing and Editing Oral History (1991) and ending with Endowment Essentials for Museums (2022). Subjects cover museum management, historic sites and buildings, conservation and restoration, oral history and public history. Titles include The Care of Prints and Drawings (1996) and Museum Store Management (2000), at a median 224 pages.

How many American Association for State and Local History books are there?

American Association for State and Local History has 84 books, released between 1991 and 2022.

American Association for State and Local History Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 84 American Association for State and Local History books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Oral History, book 4 of the American Association for State and Local History series (1996)
  2. Cover of Editing Historical Documents, book 5 of the American Association for State and Local History series (1997)
  3. Cover of A Place to Remember by Robert R. Archibald, book 6 of the American Association for State and Local History series
  4. Cover of Museum Store Management by Mary Miley Theobald (2000)
  5. Cover of Great Tours!, book 9 of the American Association for State and Local History series (2002)
  6. Cover of Interpreting Historic House Museums, book 10 of the American Association for State and Local History series (2002)
  7. Cover of The New Town Square by Robert R. Archibald, book 11 of the American Association for State and Local History series
  8. Cover of Dialogue with the Past by Glenn Whitman, book 12 of the American Association for State and Local History series
  9. Cover of Exploring Museum Theatre by Tessa Bridal, book 13 of the American Association for State and Local History series
  10. Cover of Moving a House with Preservation in Mind by Peter Paravalos (2006)
  11. Cover of Playing Ourselves by Laura Peers, book 16 of the American Association for State and Local History series (2007)
  12. Cover of The Making of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (2007)
  13. Cover of Private History in Public, book 18 of the American Association for State and Local History series (2010)
  14. Cover of Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums by Jane Merritt (2010)
  15. Cover of Twilight at Conner Prairie by Berkley W. Duck III (2011)
  16. Cover of Fundraising for Small Museums by Salvatore G. Cilella Jr (2011)
  17. Cover of Preservation Politics by William Edgar Schmickle (2012)
  18. Cover of A Graveyard Preservation Primer by Lynette Strangstad (2013)
  19. Cover of Writing Local History Today, book 26 of the American Association for State and Local History series (2013)
  20. Cover of Membership Marketing in the Digital Age, book 35 of the American Association for State and Local History series
  21. Cover of Free and Easy Website Design for Museums and Historic Sites by Kelsey J Ransick (2015)
  22. Cover of Cemetery Tours and Programming by Rachel Wolgemuth (2016)
  23. Cover of Art of the Amistad and The Portrait of Cinqué by Laura A. Macaluso (2016)
  24. Cover of Practical Evaluation Guide, book 40 of the American Association for State and Local History series (2016)
  1. 1
    Transcribing and Editing Oral History1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  2. 2
    Places of Worship1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  3. 3
    The Care of Prints and Drawings1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  4. 4
    Oral History1996 · 440 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996440
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  5. 5
    Editing Historical Documents1997 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997264
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  6. 6
    A Place to Remember1999 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999224
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  7. 7
    The Buildings of Main Street2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  8. 8
    Museum Store Management2000 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000260
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  9. 9
    Great Tours!2002 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002159
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  10. 10
    Interpreting Historic House Museums2002 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002326
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  11. 11
    The New Town Square2004 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004224
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  12. 12
    Dialogue with the Past2004 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004184
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  13. 13
    Exploring Museum Theatre2004 · 197 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004197
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  14. 14
    American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-18202005 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005160
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  15. 15
    Moving a House with Preservation in Mind2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  16. 16
    Playing Ourselves2007 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007256
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  17. 17
    The Making of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park2007 · 235 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007235
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  18. 18
    Private History in Public2010 · 153 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010153
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  19. 19
    Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums2010 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010216
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  20. 20
    Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-18602010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  21. 21
    Twilight at Conner Prairie2011 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011220
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  22. 22
    Fundraising for Small Museums2011 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011236
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  23. 23
    Preservation Politics2012 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012175
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  24. 24
    Starting Right2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  25. 25
    A Graveyard Preservation Primer2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  26. 26
    Writing Local History Today2013 · 133 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013133
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  27. 27
    On Doing Local History2014 · 194 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014194
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  28. 28
    Programming for People with Special Needs2014 · 110 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014110
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  29. 29
    Zen and the Art of Local History2014 · 354 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014354
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  30. 30
    Leading the Historical Enterprise2014 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014192
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Where to start with American Association for State and Local History

Start with Transcribing and Editing Oral History (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest American Association for State and Local History book?

Endowment Essentials for Museums (2022) is the newest American Association for State and Local History book released so far.

Is there a new American Association for State and Local History book coming?

No next American Association for State and Local History book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

American Association for State and Local History at a glance

Paused
No new American Association for State and Local History title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
American Association for State and Local History books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
16,926 pages across the 66 of 84 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most American Association for State and Local History books, 60 of 84, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 84 titles, 2 are credited to Robert R. Archibald, 2 to William Edgar Schmickle, 2 to Carol Kammen and 2 to Bob Beatty. A further 111 writers are credited. 3 titles carry no credit.

What the American Association for State and Local History books are about

75 of the 84 American Association for State and Local History books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: museums is tagged on 20 of 75. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Museums 20 of 75 books
  • Local History 13 of 75 books
  • Historic sites 12 of 75 books
  • Historical museums 12 of 75 books
  • History 12 of 75 books
  • Handbooks, manuals 11 of 75 books
  • Conservation and restoration 9 of 75 books
  • Management 9 of 75 books
  • Museums, united states 7 of 75 books
  • United states, history, local 7 of 75 books
  • Historic buildings 6 of 75 books
  • Historic preservation 6 of 75 books