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Starting From Scratch: How To Create A Museum Archives, Sammie L. Morris Dec 2006

Starting From Scratch: How To Create A Museum Archives, Sammie L. Morris

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The article offers practical advice for starting a museum archives to preserve and provide access to the documents, photographs, and other records of enduring value created or collected by museums.


What Archives Reveal: The Hidden Poems Of Amelia Earhart, Sammie L. Morris Nov 2006

What Archives Reveal: The Hidden Poems Of Amelia Earhart, Sammie L. Morris

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The importance of primary source materials to scholarship is undeniable. Primary source materials can verify or contradict information accepted as true in history books and other secondary sources. They can tell the whole, or at least more complete, story of events. Unlike secondary sources, primary source materials offer first-hand accounts from the past, bringing history closer and making it feel more real. It can even be argued that primary source materials are less susceptible to the loss or misinterpretation of information over time in subsequent edition revisions. In particular among primary source materials, manuscripts such as diaries and letters offer …


Challenges Facing High-Volume Interlibrary Loan Operations: Baseline Data And Trends In The Cic Consortium, Anne K. Beaubien, Jennifer Kuehn, Barbara Smolow, Suzanne M. Ward Jan 2006

Challenges Facing High-Volume Interlibrary Loan Operations: Baseline Data And Trends In The Cic Consortium, Anne K. Beaubien, Jennifer Kuehn, Barbara Smolow, Suzanne M. Ward

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