Laura Ingalls Wilder
My longtime fascination with Laura Ingalls Wilder and all things Little House escalated in the summer of 2007 when I visited her Mansfield, Missouri homestead. This visit made clear for me the many ways in which Wilder's life and legacy raise questions related both concretely and abstractly to conservation and preservation concerns. That fall, I researched and wrote about the issues sparked by my visit to Mansfield; the result is available below. Last summer, I traveled to Wilder sites in De Smet, South Dakota and Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Trip journal and slide show will be posted soon.
Saving the Beginnings of Things:
Preservation and Interpretation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House Series
Protective Enclosures
In the fall of 2007 I researched the history and conservation issues surrounding protective enclosures, and also wrote a shorter paper exploring variations on the 4-flap wrapper.
The Rigors of Protection: A Study of Enclosures
Tongue, Tie and Beyond: A Comparison of 4-Flap Wrappers