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State And Regional Archival Organizations Serve The Southeast, Virginia J.H. Cain Jan 1984

State And Regional Archival Organizations Serve The Southeast, Virginia J.H. Cain

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The Southeast may well claim to be home to more state and regional archival activity than any other region of the United States. Six state archival organizations are headquartered in the Southeast, while two others border on this area. Two regional archival organizations affect the Southeast, and the third oldest state organization and the oldest regional organization may be found here as well.

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The Appalachian Oral History Project: Then And Now, John R. Williams, Katherine R. Martin Jan 1984

The Appalachian Oral History Project: Then And Now, John R. Williams, Katherine R. Martin

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The Appalachian Oral History Project (AOHP) is a product of its time, resulting from the social unrest during the Vietnam war, the Kennedy-Johnson war on poverty, and the growing awareness of grass roots history. History from the mouths of the people, as academicians and laymen alike were becoming aware, detailed events and perspectives different from those generally found in history textbooks. Political and economic events on a national or international scale often assumed an insignificant status in people's everyday lives. It was the personal event or achievement which held true meaning and historical impact for those who cared to recall.

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Perspectives And Forecasts, Jerrold Lee Brooks, Joyce Lamont, Charles E. Lee, Jesse C. Mills, Philip F. Mooney, Gayle Peters, Mattie U. Russell, Edward J. Tribble, Anne S. Wells Jan 1984

Perspectives And Forecasts, Jerrold Lee Brooks, Joyce Lamont, Charles E. Lee, Jesse C. Mills, Philip F. Mooney, Gayle Peters, Mattie U. Russell, Edward J. Tribble, Anne S. Wells

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

As the twenty-first century approaches it is accompanied by dramatic changes for the South. Southerners have been inundated with demographic, technological, and social developments which have exercised and will continue to effect dramatic changes in the traditional southern life-style. Once sleeping villages have become busy cities complete with shopping malls and burgeoning industry. All white public schools, businesses, and even churches have yielded to pressures for social equality and racial integration. An equable climate and multitudinous recreational and retirement opportunities have magnetized millions of Americans from the Northeast and Midwest, luring them to the Southland. All of these developments will, …

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Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch Jan 1984

Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

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Bit By Bit: Microcomputer Applications By Archivists In Four Southeastern States, Glen Mcaninch Jan 1984

Bit By Bit: Microcomputer Applications By Archivists In Four Southeastern States, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

As archivists in Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Kentucky began to automate in the early 1980s, most found microcomputers much more to their liking than main-frame computer systems or book-oriented network systems. Few archivists in the region were using computers before microcomputers were developed in the mid-1970s. The smaller computers that were marketed during this period allowed users in the region to adapt programs easily to their individual needs at minimum cost. However, the limited capacities of the first microcomputers have pushed archivists, as they move into the 1980s, to buy larger microcomputers or small minicomputers.

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Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations: Guides To Manuscript Collections In The Southeast: A Bibliography, W. Tony Coursey, Robert D. Bohanan Jan 1984

Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations: Guides To Manuscript Collections In The Southeast: A Bibliography, W. Tony Coursey, Robert D. Bohanan

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

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Short Subjects: Entropy And Archival Disorder, Terry Abraham Jan 1984

Short Subjects: Entropy And Archival Disorder, Terry Abraham

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

In Spite of its direct impact on archival science, the concept of entropy has never been assimilated into the rich body of archival theory. This is undoubtedly the result of its apparent negative impact on archival activities. Entropy, according to a physicist friend of Ben Ross Schneider (author of Travels in computerland), "means ...that you can't win, you can't break even, and you can't get out of the game... " And the game is "man versus chaos."

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Group Processing: Planning And Management Strategies, William E. Brown Jr. Jan 1984

Group Processing: Planning And Management Strategies, William E. Brown Jr.

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Group processing projects present a series of challenges which demand a wide range of technical and administrative skills from archivists. These are met with varying degrees of success. Often, this is the first opportunity for an archivist to test his knowledge and skills in a supervisory position. Professionals who lack the necessary complement of skills, or who are unable to blend these skills to fit the needs of a project, operate at a distinct disadvantage for themselves and their employers. The following discussion of group processing components outlines some of the advantages and disadvantages associated with each phase and describes …

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Review Essay: Oral History: A Selected Bibliography, Norma Myers Thomas Jan 1984

Review Essay: Oral History: A Selected Bibliography, Norma Myers Thomas

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

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Tablets And Temples: Documents In Republican Rome, Phyllis Culham Jan 1984

Tablets And Temples: Documents In Republican Rome, Phyllis Culham

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

It has long been taken for granted that the Roman Republic, just like the elective governments of today, placed state papers in a repository to preserve them for consultation. This is assumed both in undergraduate textbooks in Roman history and in the most respected reference works used by specialists in the field. Neither the basic texts nor the standard references hesitate to use the term archive in describing this repository. That term, in fact, is Greek and was never used by the classical Romans to describe any of their own institutions. The anachronistic use of the word in reference to …

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Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations, Alice Knierim, John S. Lupold, Myron W. House, Alice Knierim, Anita K. Delaries, David E. Alsobrook, Christopher Ann Paton Jan 1984

Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations, Alice Knierim, John S. Lupold, Myron W. House, Alice Knierim, Anita K. Delaries, David E. Alsobrook, Christopher Ann Paton

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

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Waste Not, Want Not: The Dyer Marion 'Ichabod' Reynolds Circus Collection, John Terreo Jan 1984

Waste Not, Want Not: The Dyer Marion 'Ichabod' Reynolds Circus Collection, John Terreo

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The current century replete with a vast plethora of technology and consumer paraphernalia has witnessed the creation of the multimedia collection. The records of a person, family or organization are no longer restricted to the traditional correspondence, diaries, financial ledgers, deeds of ownership, and certificates of birth, marriage, and death but include items of a more contemporary format such as audio and video tapes, films, photographs, sound recordings, and possibly anything else that has been invented in the last fifty years. This situation has become more pronounced with materials deliberately assembled by a collector specializing in a particular subject area. …

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Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch Jan 1984

Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

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Short Subjects: The Archival Superhero, Frank Boles Jan 1984

Short Subjects: The Archival Superhero, Frank Boles

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Over the past few years it seems impossible to open an archival journal and not read about the need for archivists to develop highly specific skills. A current example is the call insisting that we, as a profession, develop planning and managerial talents. Archivists have been challenged not merely to plan and manage, but to plan well, and manage our resources even better. Conservation is a second example of an area where proponents have spoken at length about the need for archivists to develop highly specific aptitudes. The need within an archives for an appreciation of abilities such as planning …

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Back Matter, Ellen Garrison Jan 1984

Back Matter, Ellen Garrison

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

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Provenance Ii, Issue 1, Ellen Garrison Jan 1984

Provenance Ii, Issue 1, Ellen Garrison

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

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Back Matter, Ellen Garrison Jan 1984

Back Matter, Ellen Garrison

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

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Front Matter, Ellen Garrison Jan 1984

Front Matter, Ellen Garrison

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

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Archives By Degree: Personal Perspectives On Academic Preparation For The Archival Profession, Virginia J.H. Cain, Anita K. Delaries, David E. Alsobrook, Christopher Ann Paton Jan 1984

Archives By Degree: Personal Perspectives On Academic Preparation For The Archival Profession, Virginia J.H. Cain, Anita K. Delaries, David E. Alsobrook, Christopher Ann Paton

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The consideration of the question of the appropriate level and type of education and training for professional archivists is not an issue new to archival literature nor to the agendas of meetings of archival organizations. Articles published in national and regional journals and papers presented at national and regional gatherings have addressed this question many times over the years, but as yet no definite and bonding answers or agenda for action have emerged.

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The Presidential Libraries System Study: The Carter Project's Experience, Robert D. Bohanan Jan 1984

The Presidential Libraries System Study: The Carter Project's Experience, Robert D. Bohanan

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Archivists and records managers traditionally have arranged manuscripts according to the principle of provenance, resisting attempts to cross-reference or subject catalog archival materials. They have argued that cross-referencing is doomed to failure due to the lack of commonly agreed upon subject descriptors (which librarians call authority files) and to the sheer size of the undertaking. Archives are traditionally understaffed, and the hours involved in cross-referencing by subject prohibit such undertakings. On the other hand, researchers and information managers have long expressed the desire for subject access to information which may be dispersed throughout separate manuscript collections in the same repository …

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Front Matter, Ellen Garrison Jan 1983

Front Matter, Ellen Garrison

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

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Review Essay: The Archivist's Search For Grant Fundings, Timothy Walch Jan 1983

Review Essay: The Archivist's Search For Grant Fundings, Timothy Walch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The search for foundations and funding sources for archival or manuscript projects can be frustrating and confusing. By one estimate, there are fifty thousand foundations and agencies in the United States providing funds for all manner of projects . As if to make matters worse, the wealth of information available on these foundations and agencies can easily overwhelm the uninitiated. How can anyone hope to sort out the agencies potentially interested in archives and manuscripts from such an enormous number of sources of funding? The search need not be a burden if archivists use common sense, carefully evaluate potential funding …

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Archives And The Child: Educational Services In Great Britain And Ireland, Ron Chepesiuk Jan 1983

Archives And The Child: Educational Services In Great Britain And Ireland, Ron Chepesiuk

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

One of the most significant features of post-World War II archival development has been the tremendous increase in the number and variety of researchers. Archives users are no longer an elite clientele, the scholar involved with traditional areas of historical research--political, economic, and military history. Within the discipline of history itself, there are now a wide variety of researchers, working in many different areas, who avail themselves of the resources of archival institutions. Other scholars, including sociologists, economists, geographers and even scientists, are now using archival sources to support their research projects.

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Provenance I, Issue 2, Ellen Garrison Jan 1983

Provenance I, Issue 2, Ellen Garrison

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

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The Public's Right To Know And The Individual's Right To Be Private, Ruth Simmons Jan 1983

The Public's Right To Know And The Individual's Right To Be Private, Ruth Simmons

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The central archival concern is the preservation of the record and access to that record. If archivists wish to be taken seriously as professionals, they must actively participate in resolving the conflict between the public's right of access to part of that record and the right of the individual to privacy and the protection of confidentiality. Having this in a code of ethics is only a first step. Resolution of this conflict is made necessary by research in current history, the size of twentieth century collections, and the data being collected in state, federal, and private data banks.

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Provenance I, Issue 1, Ellen Garrison Jan 1983

Provenance I, Issue 1, Ellen Garrison

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

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Short Subjects: Collecting At The 1982 World's Fair, Sally Ripatti Jan 1983

Short Subjects: Collecting At The 1982 World's Fair, Sally Ripatti

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

When the World's Fair came to Tennessee (1 May-31 October 1982), it brought an opportunity for the staff of the McClung Historical Collection of the Knoxville-Knox County Public Library to collect small, ephemeral fair-related items. There is a scarcity of such items from the city's early exposition experiences--the Appalachian Expositions of 1910 and 1911 and the National Conservation Exposition twenty years later. This led to thoughts on the needs of future researchers and how easily similar requests might be met with relatively little effort in the present.

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The Need For Comprehensive Records Programs In Local Government: Learning By Mistakes In Baltimore, 1947-1982, Richard J. Cox Jan 1983

The Need For Comprehensive Records Programs In Local Government: Learning By Mistakes In Baltimore, 1947-1982, Richard J. Cox

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Much has been written about the need to manage records and information and to provide systematic programs for the identification, preservation, and use of historical records, and to do both efficiently. Most of this literature, starting with the unfortunate schism between the archivists and records managers in the mid-1950s, has stressed the positive aspects of a full records program. However, perhaps more attention needs to be paid to the unfortunate results of records programs skewed one way or another. After all, learning by mistakes is often more effective.

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Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch Jan 1983

Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

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Front Matter, Ellen Garrison, Glen Mcaninch Jan 1983

Front Matter, Ellen Garrison, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

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