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Elliott’s primary interests are the everyday experiences of transcendence arising from the experience of history and place.

• William Faulkner and Preservation, part two

  By jackdelliottjr on June 29, 2010 • ( 5 )

  

  In the work of William Faulkner—in its resonances of history, place, and memory—I have found much to help me understand my own relation to history and place. In the hope that it will be of interest to those involved in… Read More ›

• William Faulkner and Preservation, part one

  By jackdelliottjr on June 28, 2010 • ( 8 )

  

  In the work of William Faulkner—in its resonances of history, place, and memory—I have found much to help me understand my own relation to history and place. In the hope that it will be of interest to those involved in… Read More ›

• Historic Preservation: A Remembrance of First Principles, part II

  By jackdelliottjr on May 21, 2010 • ( 3 )

  In Part I, I sketched out the key concerns of preservation. Beyond simply saving bricks and mortar it is a call to roots, to first principles, to the understanding that, although we are individuals, we are part of larger communities… Read More ›

• Historic Preservation: A Remembrance of First Principles (Part I)

  By jackdelliottjr on May 20, 2010 • ( 1 )

  Today’s will be the first post by new MissPres contributor Jack Elliott. It’s a paper he presented on February 5th, 2010, at the Saving Places Conference in Denver, Colorado. As you may remember, Jack published an article last fall on… Read More ›