A Material Cultural Approach to Childhood in Antebellum and Postbellum Gulf Coast Plantation Societies

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dc.contributor.advisorBrown, Kenneth L.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHutchinson, Janis F.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberReed, Linda
dc.creatorWebb, Derry Robson 1964-
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-01T23:12:18Z
dc.date.available2018-03-01T23:12:18Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2013
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.date.submittedDecember 2013
dc.date.updated2018-03-01T23:12:18Z
dc.description.abstractThe brick cabins of the Magnolia Plantation Quarters in Derry, Louisiana, were occupied continuously from the early to mid 1840’s through the late 1960’s where 7.5 of the brick cabins stand today. In contrast the cabins at the Levi Jordan Plantation in Brazoria County, Texas were occupied from the early to mid 1840s only until the late 1880s when archaeological evidence indicates that they were abandoned and left to decay. The investigation by Kenneth Brown of both sites yielded historical, oral and archaeological evidence of both antebellum and postbellum tenant communities. The research presented in this thesis examines the enslaved and tenant children of these communities using historical evidence and the material record they left behind, including toys and school related artifacts. In previous studies, children have often been treated as a minor component of an overall research project. This study attempts to place the focus directly on the children by asking questions specific to them.
dc.description.departmentComparative Cultural Studies, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/2733
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectMagnolia Plantation
dc.subjectLevi Jordan Plantation
dc.subjectEnslaved
dc.subjectTenant
dc.subjectAntebellum
dc.subjectPostbellum
dc.subjectToys
dc.subjectMarbles
dc.subjectArtifact
dc.titleA Material Cultural Approach to Childhood in Antebellum and Postbellum Gulf Coast Plantation Societies
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentComparative Cultural Studies, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineArchaeology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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