<\/a>Object of History is a cooperative project between the Smithsonian\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s National Museum of American History and George Mason University\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Center for History and New Media. The project was conceived of in an effort to find a low cost way for students and teacher of U.S. History to have access to the museum\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s collections and the expertise of the curators. As a result the materials on the site are designed to improve students\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 content knowledge of standard topics in U.S. History and to improve their ability to understand material culture objects as types of historical evidence. Object of History was funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.<\/p>\n

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