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Archivists Against The Current: For A Fair And Truly Representative Record Of Our Times, Patrick M. Quinn

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Concern with problems associated with documenting nontraditional and minority movements for cultural, economic, social, and political change has been expressed previously in the archival literature, but certainly not in proportion to the dimensions of such a problem. If one admits that the prevailing values of a given society generally correspond to the values of the prevailing socioeconomic strata of that society, it is not at all surprising that archivists should have been preoccupied with accumulating a documentary record of the lives of the members of the prevailing strata and of the activities and functions of the institutions that provide the …

Front Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

A Case Study: The Archivist As Activist At The Northwestern University Library's Women's Collection, Sarah Sherman

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The Women's Collection at the Northwestern University Library is like the triathlete: it attempts to engage in that which only extraordinary people or fools try. Like the triathlete, it is sustained by the goal it has set for itself. The Women's Collection documents the activities of activists in the women's liberation movement by collecting materials generated by these activists. The "engagement" or involvement of the curator of the collection is critical to this enterprise, because of the nature of the work. In addition to preservation, which will not be discussed here, there are four primary areas of activity which are …

Indexing Archival Films: Alaska Archival Motion Picture Program, Steven Walsh, David Hales, Judith Diamondstone

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Since the turn of the twentieth century, the state of Alaska has attracted professional and amateur filmmakers eager to document the northern wilderness and its inhabitants. Existing films on Alaska include thousands of feet of historically precious, unedited footage as well as studio productions; they are in demand by research specialists, educators, and filmmakers, as well as nonprofessional Alaskan citizens. Responding to that demand, administrators of the Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks launched the Alaska Archival Motion Picture Program to preserve film footage on Alaska and the circumpolar regions and to make it available to a …

Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations, Paul F. Wells, Wayne Flynt, Kaye Lanning, Lynn Roundtree, Philip F. Mooney, Ellen Garrison

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

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The Politics Of Protest Collections: Developing Social Action Archives, Sarah Cooper

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

In this article, the term politics is used in a broad sense to suggest that there are definite, though not always explicit, assumptions and values affecting the nature and extent of the documentary record preserved on social movements in this era. Though of main concern in this discussion is how values affect the collecting of materials on radical social change, the value systems under which archivists operate affect any kind of collecting endeavor.

Back Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Provenance V, Issue 2, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

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Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Back Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Provenance V, Issue 1, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

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Fitting In: The Automation Of The Archives At Northwestern University, Patricia Cloud

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

By now the archival community has begun in earnest, though not always cheerfully, to participate in that special sector of the information revolution which involves the MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) formats created by the Library of Congress. Most especially, many archivists are beginning to make use, or planning to begin to make use, of the recently published USMARC Archival and Manuscripts Control format, generally known as the MARC-AMC format, or simply AMC.

Documenting The Gay Rights Movement, Elizabeth Knowlton Jr., Lofton Wilson

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Archivists must take an active role in collecting gay records. They cannot depend on traditional, passive techniques to document either the gay rights movement or the lives of homosexuals in America--unless they are so naive as to expect these records to appear miraculously on their shelves. More likely, as with other social reform movements, records will be lost in the daily living of people who have too little time and money to document and observe the immediacy of their lives.

Short Subjects: Southeastern State Archives And Local Records: A Sampler, Peter E. Schinkel, Gerald J. Clark, Richard J. Cox

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Georgia has 159 counties, 187 school systems, over 500 chartered municipalities and numerous local boards, commissions, and authorities. Many are experiencing dramatic growth, and that is straining their resources and necessitating change in their traditional operations. Preservation of the historical record is a responsibility recognized by Georgia's local government officials. This fact is supported by requests to the Department of Archives and History, by laws passed by the legislature, and by recent studies.

Back Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

What Would I Do Without Georgia Archives And Archivists: A Novelist's Perspective On The Use Of Local Records, Eugenia Price

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The obvious answer to the question posed in my title is that, undoubtedly, I would not be writing historical novels laid along the southeastern coast.

Front Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations, David B. Gracy Ii, Linda M. Matthews Jr., Clifford L. Muse Jr., Nancy J. Bryant, Anne Bartlow, Robert M. Willingham Jr.

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Provenance Iv, Issue 1, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Back Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Acsas: Microcomputer-Based Subject Access, Lewis Cox

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) recently attempted to improve subject access to its holdings through the development of a computer-based subject access system. The project and the subject access system have been given the acronym "ACSAS" (pronounced access), for "Archival Computerized Subject Access System." This article describes the subject access system and its development and concludes with an analysis of the system and the future role of such systems.

Provenance Iv, Issue 2, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

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Legal Records And Historical Gossip: The Records Of The Social Historian, Thomas F. Armstrong

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Historians who venture beyond the traditional realms of political or diplomatic history find themselves similarly venturing beyond traditional sources for their history. This has been particularly true of the social historian, who undertakes the elusive task of understanding "history from the bottom up," or history of the "inarticulate." In looking beyond those traditional sources, all manner of evidence is legitimate, subject to the usual rules of verification and professional scrutiny. For the historian tempted to use court records, there are realities with which to cope, but much enlightenment for the persistent. Initially, the court and the court records represent an …

Local Records In Distant Lands: Volunteers To The Rescue, James H. Neal

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

COLONIAL RECORDS s.o.s. The Caribbean Research Foundation seeks participants during July and August to help save priceless historical documents on Grand Turk Island before they are lost forever. Retirees, students, and others who want adventure and the satisfaction of preserving an important history should write to James Neal, History Dept., Middle Tenn. St. Univ., Murfreesboro, TN 37132.

This and similar classified ads appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Review of Books, and numerous professional newsletters during the spring of 1983. Of the hundreds of persons who responded, twenty-four were selected to participate in an exotic but …

Bureaucracy, Public Relations, And Archival Cooperation: The Preservation And Accessibility Of State Historical Site Records, Asa Rubenstein

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The records of large historical agencies embracing geographically dispersed sites pose great opportunities for historical scholarship and better management of historical properties. Unfortunately, all too often the lack of archival policy dealing with these records makes the records inaccessible and exposes them to gradual deterioration or permanent loss.

Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

From Clay Tablets To Marc Amc: The Past, Present, And Future Of Cataloging Manuscript And Archival Collections, Harriet Ostroff

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

To create a catalog is to bestow power; whoever uses a catalog gains control and access to whatever is being cataloged. Attempts to catalog written material go back to the days of clay tablets and proceed through the preparation of catalogs for medieval monasteries, printed book and card catalogs for libraries, calendars and other finding aids for individual manuscript collections, published guides to repository holdings, and union catalogs to the most recent form: online data bases.

Short Subjects: Integration: An Archival Issue, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Integration, a word that has had high emotional overtones in the area of racial relations since the 1950s, is now a buzzword in automation circles. While it usually is used to refer to the combining of various types of software, it is also taking on a special meaning for archivists, librarians, and information specialists. Just as it is the dream of librarians to handle all their book transactions including selection, ordering, cataloging, and circulation on a unified automation system so, too, do archivists envision a computer system that will facilitate all archival functions.

Guest Editorial: Archives To Archives And Dust To Dust, David B. Gracy Ii

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

It's everywhere, dust is. We came from it, to it we return, and in the meantime we fight a constant battle to keep it off of objects we hold dear. Nevertheless, there is one place in all the world where, more than any other, a person expects to find dust: in an archives. People who know nothing about archives--who clearly are blank on the purpose, nature, work and service of archives in the preservation of the permanently valuable documentation of civilization--know there's dust there. There is no more pervasive cliche of our time than that papers consigned to archives moulder …

Front Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.