Time Capsules: the Why, the How, the Where - Softcover

Clark, Larry Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452882568 ISBN 13: 9781452882567

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

Synopsis

While this illustrated manual provides important technical information about the selection and preservation of memorabilia for an extended period of time, the reader is also introduced to a much broader understanding of "time capsules" and the significance they hold for human societies. With this knowledge, it becomes rather obvious that a time capsule is not a box to be unceremoniously dropped into a hole and accidentally discovered in the future.

About this title

About the Author

As a career educator, teacher of world history and anthropology, and eventually Dean of Planning and Research at a small community college in western North Carolina, the author was once challenged with the task of preparing a time capsule for this college's twenty-fifth anniversary. To his surprise, only fragmentary sources could be found about the selection and location for a time capsule. Even a visit to Washington, D, C., and the Smithsonian failed to produce a comprehensive guide, neither a booklet nor a brochure, to explain the "how," "what" and "where" for the placement of this important collection of memorabilia. This publication came about as a result of his search for answers to this intriguing question. Following his retirement from Western Piedmont Community College, Larry Clark developed an interest in writing non-fiction and fiction

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1452882568
• ISBN 13: 9781452882567
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 44