"Stories of the Delta:" Lower Mississippi Delta Symposium
Shapins Associates, Inc. and Sylvia Angell Written Communications. 1996. "Stories of the Delta:" Lower Mississippi Delta Symposium. National Park Service. Lakewood, Colorado
On June 4 5 and 6. 1996. 25 expertS on the people. history. culture, economy and natural em'lronment of the Lower MississippI Delta gathered In Memphis. Tennessee. Their purpose was to Identify w key stories and some of the sites that make this region of the counU)' woIthy of national recognition and attention. This report attempts to capture the broad-ranging content and collaboratl\"t sph11 that wert generated at the LO\IICr MissIssippi Delta SymPOSIUm. 'J'h( primary product of tht S)lJlPOsium lS a ~'Ork of stones. or themes. that form a camplO( yc. cohtsJ\'e picture of the delta's natural. prehistoncal. bistonca1 and cultural resourttS thIS thcmauc framevo'Ork serves as the foundation for the prepan1llOn of the hentage study now underway. The framC!\1o'Ofk \\,11 also function as a g\llde for analynng Sites that relate dlrectly to the Identified stones of the dtlta. This elmlent of the I..D\\'C' MisSiSSlppi Odta Heritage Study IS part of a dynamic. ~mg process. The stories contained \Io1th!n this sympOSIUm findmgs document are not the final word It Is impossible to expect that In fYt'O and one-half days e\'ery major story can be told. especially consldenng that we are dealing with a geographiC area that spans 25.000 square miles and
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Shapins Associates, Inc.; Sylvia Angell Written Communications
- Date of Issue
- 1996-06
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- HIST , MISS
- Keywords
- cultural values, Delta, discussion, Economy, ehistory, Environment, findings, Framework, History, Movements, Participant, Social Institutions, Stories, symposium