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Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations, Anthony R. Dees, Ben Primer, Michael Kohl, Donald R. Lennon, George W. Bain

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

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Privacy Act Expungements: A Reconsideration, James Gregory Bradsher

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

"Privacy," according to Justice of the United States Supreme Court William 0. Douglas, "involves the choice of the individual to disclose or to reveal what he believes, what he thinks, what he possesses. The individual," he believed, "should have the freedom to select for himself the time and circumstances when he will share his secrets with others and decide the extent of that sharing." For the private manuscript repository the protection of an individual's right to privacy, at least that of the donor, presents no insurmountable problems. Donors may simply purge files in advance of deposit or place certain restrictions …

Back Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

News Reels, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

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Provenance Vi, Issue 1, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

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Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations, Steven W. Engerrand, Pat Brown, Michael E. Holland, Julia Rather, Barbara Teague

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Back Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

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The Science Of Deduction: Dating And Identifying Photographs In Twentieth Century Political Collections, James Edward Cross

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

One of the more common analogies in archival literature is that comparing archivists to detectives. But even Sherlock Holmes, the "most perfect reasoning machine the world has ever seen" (in the words of his biographer, Dr. Watson), might quail at the task facing an archivist who must identify and date photographs in twentieth century political collections. Bereft, in most cases, of the technological clues that enable those working with nineteenth century photographs to date by photographic process, the archivist faces a situation that, in the words of Canadian archivist Richard J. Huydra:

"presents numerous fundamental difficulties. Existing captions are of …

Provenance Vi, Issue 2, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

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Front Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

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Front Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

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Fund Raising For Historical Records Programs: An Underdeveloped Archival Function, Richard J. Cox

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The scenario is a familiar one, recounted numerous times at gatherings of archivists and sometimes taking on mythological proportions. An archivist eagerly assumes a new position, excited by the anticipation of a new challenge, the interesting records under his or her care, the prospects of new and more significant acquisitions, the endless possibilities of research use, and the promises of support for building a strong historical records program. The eagerness turns to discouragement and sometimes disillusionment as the promised support is actually revealed. There are no resources for new staff, the "increased" funds for supplies and equipment are inadequate for …

Harper's Ferry Revisited: The Role Of Congressional Staff Archivists In Implementing The Congressional Papers Project Report, Faye Phillips

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The 1978 Conference on the Research Use and Disposition of Senators' Papers affirmed the value inherent in senatorial papers. In the years since the conference, archivists and senate staff have struggled with preservation and use questions relating to those papers. In a continuing effort to answer such questions, the Dirksen Congressional Center and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) sponsored a conference on congressional papers at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in 1985. The final Congressional Papers Project Reportsummarizes the findings of the Harpers Ferry conference and makes recommendations to the NHPRC on funding congressional papers projects. Germane …

Short Subjects: Administration Of Photographic Collections: A Bibliographic Essay, Janene Leonhirth

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

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The Lane Brothers Photographic Archive: Its Provenance, Scope, And Arrangement, Robert C. Dinwiddie

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

In August of 1985 the Special Collections Department of the William R. Pullen Library at Georgia State University (GSU) acquired a collection of photographic negatives estimated to number 150,000 images from Margaret P. Lane. Mrs. Lane's late husband, Dan Lane, had been the last operator of an Atlanta commercial photography studio begun by his father in 1939. Subsequent events have shown that the acquisition of this collection was a simple matter when compared to the difficulties of arranging, describing, and providing access to such a large body of images in negative form. This article will discuss the changing role of …

Short Subjects: The Paperless Office: Hope For The Future Or A Grand Illusion?, Susan A. Chapdelaine

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Despite this early promise of the paperless office, the volume of paper in corporate offices continues to grow annually at alarming rates. Advances in technology have not eliminated paper from the office environment but have actually increased the amount of paper which is generated. Paperwork continues to be the largest overhead expense in business today.

Short Subjects: Sunshine State Showpieces: Alligator-Skin Bindings In The Florida Archives, Hal Hubener

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Archivists are primarily concerned with the informational value of records. Sometimes, however, that emphasis on information is so great that other properties, such as intrinsic value, are ignored. Materials have intrinsic value if they possess qualities that make their original form the only archivally acceptable one for preservation. These qualities may be physical or intellectual; that is, they may relate to the material object itself or to the information contained in it. Books, for example, can have intrinsic value because of several unique or curious features: paper, imprints, watermarks, illustrations, or bindings.