Below are a selection of sources discussing the importance of public history. For an article that explains the importance of “using” resources and public interacting with the past see, Janet Brasher, “Managing the Past in a Natural Resources Management Agency,” in Public History: An Introduction, (Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, 1986). Brasher argues “using” resources and land managing agencies are crucial for cultural heritage. The Walking Box Ranch illustrates the importance of cultural heritage in the eastern Mojave Desert. To understand how cultural heritage is a component of the Walking Box Ranch and the history of the ranch see, United States Department of the Interior National Park Service, Walking Box Ranch, Katie Wollan, Sara Lardinois, and Dewey Livingston. 1024-0018, San Francisco: 2008; Senator Harry Reid. Searchlight: The Camp That Didn't Fail, (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2008). Public history can be defined in many ways. Students of the Public History Workshop gathered historical information about the Walking Box Ranch to eventually reach the public is an important aspect of public history. For more information about the origins of public history and how the conception of public history has been deeply intertwined with the historical profession see, Ian Tyrrell. Historians in Public: The Practice of American History, 1890-1970, (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2005). For background information about material culture see, Henry H. Glassie, Material Culture, (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999). For a book that explains how the Mojave Desert is viewed as a wasteland see, David Darlington, The Mojave: A Portrait of the Definitive American Desert (New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1996). For an explanation about house museums read, William J Murtagh, “The Historic Room and House Museum,” in Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation in America, (New York: Preservation Press, 1997). Murtagh explains the importance of house museums as three-dimensional teaching tools. For information about house museums as original prototypes of architecture and cultural artifacts read, James Marston Fitch, “Why Preserve the Prototype?,” Historic Preservation: Curatorial Management of the Built World, (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1998). For an explanation about house museums and the importance of preserving historic sites read, William J Murtagh, “The Historic Room and House Museum,” in Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation in America, (New York: Preservation Press, 1997); Norman Tyler, Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice (New York: W.W. Norton, 2000). For an article that discusses the social significance of exhibiting material evidence of human and natural history in a museum and agents of social change see, Susan M. Pearce. “Museums, Objects, and Collections,” in Museums, Objects, and Collections: A Cultural Study, (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993). Vernacular architecture is the use of local materials and knowledge, usually without the supervision of professional architects. For more information about vernacular architecture see, Thomas Carter, and Elizabeth C. Cromley. Invitation to Vernacular Architecture: A Guide to the Study of Ordinary Buildings and Landscapes, (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2005). The relationship between man-made and natural environments stems from the embodiment of energy. Vernacular architecture is described as a built environment based upon local needs and reflects local cultural practices. For analysis on the relationship of “man-made energy “/ built environment and natural environment see, Richard White. The Organic Machine: The Remaking of the Columbus River, (New York: Hill and Wang, 1995). Oral histories have pivotal roles in academia and public history. Comparing written records and oral histories illustrates how events change in the collective memory of people. For more information about the interplay between oral and written histories see, Alessandro Portelli, The Death of Luigi Trastulli, and Other Stories: Form and Meaning in Oral History (N.Y.: State University of New York Press, 1991). For more information about the oral histories related to the Walking Box Ranch see, Rex Bell and Klatt, Craig S.; Transcript of Interview with Rex A. Bell Jr. by Craig Klatt, March 1, 1977, Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas; Rex Bell, Claytee D White, and Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. An Interview with Rex Bell, Jr.: An Oral History. Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project (Series). Las Vegas, Nev.]: Boyer Las Vegas Early History Project, Oral History Research Center at UNLV, University Libraries, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2007; Ronald Marshall, Barbara Tabach, and Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project, Issuing Body. An Interview with Ronald Marshall: An Oral History. Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project (Series). Las Vegas, Nev.]: Boyer Las Vegas Early History Project, Oral History Research Center at UNLV, University Libraries, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2014; William Carl Weikel, Betty Tabach, Weikel, Betty, Tabach, Barbara, and Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project, Issuing Body. An Interview with (William) Carl Weikel : An Oral History. Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project (Series). Las Vegas, Nev.]: Boyer Las Vegas Early History Project, Oral History Research Center at UNLV, University Libraries, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2014; Jeffrey Crouse. "’The Last Silent Star Standing’: An Oral History of 1920s Film with Diana Serra Cary; Film International 11, no. 2 (2013): 6-24. Recent oral histories were conducted in 2019. For more information regarding recent oral histories about the Walking Box Ranch see, Paige Figanbaum, “An Interview with Paula Garret.” Paula Garret. Transcript of an oral history conducted 2019 by Alex Shear, Alexander, Kristen, Racy, and Chris Knott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2019; Sam Cramer, “An Interview with Senator Harry Reid.” Senator Harry Reid. Transcript of an oral history conducted 2019 by Mary Ludwig, Jennifer Kimble, Paige Figanbuam, Sam Cramer, and Nicole Batten., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2019. The pictures used in the poster illustrate the importance of applying Public History to the Walking Box Ranch. For more information about the pictures used in the poster see, Photograph provided by, [Walking Box Ranch Logo.]. [Walking Box Ranch]. Public Lands Institution, Educational Outreach, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. For more information about image one see, Julian Kilker, “My Nevada 5: Images of Walking Box Ranch,” UNLV News Center, 25 April 2019. https://www.unlv.edu/news/experts/articles/83500
For more information about image two see, [Dining Room]. [Walking Box Ranch]. Public Lands Institution, Educational Outreach, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. For more information about image three see, “UNLV students catalog items form famous Southern Nevada ranch,” 8newsnow, 2019. Accessed 1 December 2019 .https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/unlv-students-catalog-items-from-famous-southern-nevada-ranch/. For more information about image four see, [Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam) and Clara Bow center, with four unidentified men. One of the men is Bill Froelich (man without a hat)" They are standing outside the ranch house at Walking Box Ranch]. [Walking Box Ranch]. Public Lands Institution, Educational Outreach, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. For information about image five see, Henry Bean, “Walking Box Ranch collection, “Las Vegas Review- Journal, (Las Vegas, Nevada), June 7, 2019.