A'ITITUDE TO REGIONAL HISTORY IN THE U.S.A. During a tour of the U.S.A., I was particularly impressed with the progre s which has been made in regional history. Tourist brochures and information were readily available as were aids to facilitate touring. I was delighted to discover the enthusiastic attempts to preserve the national heritage, not merely by filling the museums, but by preserving local identity. America honours its heroes, and plaques to commemorate them and the places where they

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... ved are regular sights which greet the tourist. Old buildings with special historical significance have been retained, whereas in S-<>uth Africa old buildings merely appear to invite the bulldozer and the demolisher. The city of San Francisco, for example, is a delight to the eye because of its 19th century domestic architecture.