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Archival Programs In The Southeast: A Preliminary Assessment, Edie Hedlin
Archival Programs In The Southeast: A Preliminary Assessment, Edie Hedlin
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
In February of 1981, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), a small federal funding agency located within the National Archives and Records Service, made a large bet on what Jimmy the Greek would surely have declared to be an archival longshot.
Front Matter, Ellen Garrison
Front Matter, Ellen Garrison
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
State And Regional Archival Organizations Serve The Southeast, Virginia J.H. Cain
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.
The Appalachian Oral History Project: Then And Now, John R. Williams, Katherine R. Martin
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.
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
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, …
Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch
Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Bit By Bit: Microcomputer Applications By Archivists In Four Southeastern States, Glen Mcaninch
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.
Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations: Guides To Manuscript Collections In The Southeast: A Bibliography, W. Tony Coursey, Robert D. Bohanan
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.
Short Subjects: Entropy And Archival Disorder, Terry Abraham
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."
Front Matter, Ellen Garrison
Front Matter, Ellen Garrison
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Back Matter, Ellen Garrison
Back Matter, Ellen Garrison
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
The Presidential Libraries System Study: The Carter Project's Experience, Robert D. Bohanan
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 …
Group Processing: Planning And Management Strategies, William E. Brown Jr.
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 …
Review Essay: Oral History: A Selected Bibliography, Norma Myers Thomas
Review Essay: Oral History: A Selected Bibliography, Norma Myers Thomas
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Tablets And Temples: Documents In Republican Rome, Phyllis Culham
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 …
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
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.
Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations, Alice Knierim, John S. Lupold, Myron W. House, Alice Knierim, Anita K. Delaries, David E. Alsobrook, Christopher Ann Paton
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.
Waste Not, Want Not: The Dyer Marion 'Ichabod' Reynolds Circus Collection, John Terreo
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. …
Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch
Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Short Subjects: The Archival Superhero, Frank Boles
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 …
Back Matter, Ellen Garrison
Back Matter, Ellen Garrison
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Provenance Ii, Issue 1, Ellen Garrison
Provenance Ii, Issue 1, Ellen Garrison
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.