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Teaching An Introduction To Archives Course To Undergraduates: A New Experience For The Archivist And The Students, Julia Stringfellow Jan 2019

Teaching An Introduction To Archives Course To Undergraduates: A New Experience For The Archivist And The Students, Julia Stringfellow

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This article explores a new Introduction to Archives class taught to undergraduates through a Library and Information Science Minor Program offered by the James E. Brooks Library at Central Washington University (CWU). The course is taught by the University Archivist. The challenges of recruiting students, promotion of the course, and teaching an upper level course to undergraduates from different disciplines is described, as well as the benefits of offering this type of course at the undergraduate level. A review of the literature on the benefits of educating undergraduates on archives and archival research is also included.


How To Have A Successful Archives Crawl On A Shoestring Budget, Maurice R. Blackson, Carlos Pelley, Julia Stringfellow Nov 2016

How To Have A Successful Archives Crawl On A Shoestring Budget, Maurice R. Blackson, Carlos Pelley, Julia Stringfellow

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Central Washington University Archives and Special Collections hosts an annual archives crawl. This article reports about evolution and promotion of the event, and describes the archives and museums that participated in 2016.


Citizen Krueger: An Examination Of Cultural Province And Community Preservation, Stephen Hussman Jan 2014

Citizen Krueger: An Examination Of Cultural Province And Community Preservation, Stephen Hussman

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This study describes the efforts of an educator to both engage and enlighten his local community regarding the importance of preserving primary resources, and a brief community history highlighting its origin. Finally, this study offers a narrative regarding a community’s collaborative effort to re-discover and reclaim its identity.


Review Of Controlling The Past: Documenting Society And Institutions--Essays In Honor Of Helen Willa Samuels, Stephen J. Hussman Oct 2011

Review Of Controlling The Past: Documenting Society And Institutions--Essays In Honor Of Helen Willa Samuels, Stephen J. Hussman

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This book review considers Controlling the Past, a collection of nineteen essays written in honor of the former archivist Helen Willa Samuels.