Rowan University Rowan Digital Works Theses and Dissertations 6-17-2020 Blood on the floor: Public memory, myth, and material culture in American historic house museums Alyssa B. Caltabiano Rowan University Follow this and additional works at: https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd Part of the Museum Studies Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Caltabiano, Alyssa B., "Blood on the floor: Public memory, myth, and material culture in American historic house museums" (2020). Theses and Dissertations. 2812. https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/2812 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Rowan Digital Works. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Rowan Digital Works. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. BLOOD ON THE FLOOR: PUBLIC MEMORY, MYTH, AND MATERIAL CULTURE IN AMERICAN HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUMS by Alyssa B. Caltabiano A Thesis Submitted to the Department of History College of Humanities and Social Sciences In partial fulfillment of the requirement For the degree of Master of Arts in History at Rowan University June 1, 2020 Thesis Chair: Jennifer Janofsky, Ph.D. Dedications I would like to dedicate this research to my parents, Steve and Denee´ Chomo. Thank you for instilling in me the value of hard work and for teaching me to always think for my-self. I wouldn’t be the woman I am today without your guidance. Acknowledgments First and foremost, I would like to thank my husband, John Paul, for giving me the opportunity to pursue this research. Thank you for accompanying me on my research, and for tending to our many responsibilities while I was immersed in this project.