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The Plymouth Colony Archive Project <http:// etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/deetz/>. Created by Patricia Scott Deetz, James Deetz (1930-2000), and Christopher Fennell; maintained by Patricia Scott Deetz and Christopher Fennell. Latest site update Nov. 7, 2003. Reviewed Oct. 1-Nov. 17, 2003.
The Plymouth Colony Archive Project provides scholarly analyses, documents, and data on the reconstruction of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts along with tributes to James Deetz, the influential scholar and teacher whose work is indispensable in early American studies, particularly concerning material culture. Deetz himself participated in the Web site beginning in 1998, and the project is now maintained by his collaborator and widow, Patricia Scott Deetz, and one of their former students, Christopher Fennell.
Deetz and Fennell name their audience as the general reader, but some of the site's features are likely being used by scholars and K-12 teachers. A good search engine covering all documents...