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Full-Text Articles in Archival Science
Where Function Meets Form: Observations And Thoughts On Housing For The Archival Enterprise, David B. Gracy Ii
Where Function Meets Form: Observations And Thoughts On Housing For The Archival Enterprise, David B. Gracy Ii
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
The most basic principle of architecture is that Form Follows Function. In other words, a building should be designed to facilitate the activities envisioned to occur within it. Through the centuries, structures erected for managing the archival heritage of civilizations and cultures indeed have reflected and shaped the archival activity transpiring within them. Physical configurations have facilitated or impeded the archival enterprise. A building with provision for storage only, and no area designated for use of the records it holds, obviously says that for the time, place, and archival institution, the value of archives was not broad public use. Rather, …
Provenance Xviii & Xix, Sheryl B. Vogt
Provenance Xviii & Xix, Sheryl B. Vogt
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Regional Archives In France And Challenges For The American Researcher, Kristine M. Wirts
Regional Archives In France And Challenges For The American Researcher, Kristine M. Wirts
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
Before the fifties Americans working on French history generally preferred to conduct research at the national level. Their research underscored intellectual trends of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in that a great number of their monographs centered on national politics, intellectual developments, institutional history, and military and political profiles. Their research interests also reflected their social origins. Many were from prosperous families, perhaps, not far removed from the most influential centers of American political and educational life. Undoubtedly, they interpreted historical events, the making of history, as the business of powerful white men-which was, in the United States, …
Promoting A Regional Foreign Copying Program: The Historic New Orleans Collection Experience, Alfred E. Lemmon
Promoting A Regional Foreign Copying Program: The Historic New Orleans Collection Experience, Alfred E. Lemmon
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
The Historic New Orleans Collection, as a museum and research center, seeks to document the developing profile of New Orleans. Awalk through the fabled cemeteries or "Cities of the Dead" in New Orleans reveals the French and Spanish colonial demography. While the German, Irish, French, and Italian immigrants received the most attention during the nineteenth century, there were also Belgian, Hungarian, Yugoslav, and Dutch immigrants. The 1850 census indicates that Louisiana had a significant foreignborn population even then. Immigrants accounted for 26 percent of the population in Louisiana, far greater than that of neighboring states. During the twentieth century, Louisiana …
Preserving The History Of Boston's Diversity, Nancy Richard, Joan D. Krizack
Preserving The History Of Boston's Diversity, Nancy Richard, Joan D. Krizack
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
These headlines appeared in Boston newspapers. The articles they introduce tell each story from the journalist's point of view. Mainstream institutions involved in the events-the courts, law enforcement, schools, and businesses--created records that provide additional information from a mainstream point of view. Often these sources are the only documentation preserved in archives and libraries that are available to researchers. Individuals from the communities involved generally pass on their perspectives on the events by word of mouth. Occasionally, members of the community or the individuals who were present create oral or written sources in which to preserve their story. Unless mainstream …
Front Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt
Front Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
The Evolution Of The Cooperative Historically Black College And University Archival Survey Project (Chasp), Taronda Spencer
The Evolution Of The Cooperative Historically Black College And University Archival Survey Project (Chasp), Taronda Spencer
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
In 1987 Robert Smith, then director of Library and Media Services for the Highland Park (MI) School District, created an audiovisual presentation on the history of African American education for the training academy of the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE). Moved by the presentation, many of the academy participants encouraged Smith to expand it into a documentary film. A year later Smith, intrigued by the idea and armed with a $5000 planning grant from the National Alliance, began research to determine the feasibility of such a venture. He discovered in the process that much of the material needed …
Fresh Focus: Mississippi's 'Spy Files': The State Sovereignty Commission Records Controversy, 1977-1999, Lisa K. Speer
Fresh Focus: Mississippi's 'Spy Files': The State Sovereignty Commission Records Controversy, 1977-1999, Lisa K. Speer
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
Too often the pressure of the present day work environment lures archivists into ignoring their professional past or advancing shortsightedly into the future. To encourage such reflection on the archival enterprise, Provenance includes this section, Fresh Focus. We invite contributors to explore neglected chapters in archival history or to share an original, especially historical, perspective on the current world of archival affairs. Provenance particularly encourages submissions for Fresh Focus from new or student archivists who are, after all, the future of the profession. Foil owing is the third in a series of occasional essays or papers meeting these criteria.
Reviews, Linda Matthews, Sheila Mcalister, Charles J. Barber, Beth Patkus, Beth A. Bensman
Reviews, Linda Matthews, Sheila Mcalister, Charles J. Barber, Beth Patkus, Beth A. Bensman
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Extending Archives: Folklife, Social History, And The Work Of R. Henderson Shuffler, Matthew S. Darby
Extending Archives: Folklife, Social History, And The Work Of R. Henderson Shuffler, Matthew S. Darby
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
R. Henderson Shuffier set the historical record straight. Throughout his career, this self-proclaimed "myth-killer"' urged Texans, and anyone else who would listen, to reconsider what it meant to be Texan and how to study Texas history. As curator of the University of Texas's Texana Program and later as the first director of the Institute ofTexan Cultures in San Antonio, Shuffier expanded the traditional scope of Texas history beyond political, economic, and military achievements and presented a more complete, unbiased picture of the state's heritage that included groups previously underrepresented in historical and public discourse. At a time when academia was …
Expanding The Community Connection In Minnesota, Mark A. Greene
Expanding The Community Connection In Minnesota, Mark A. Greene
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
A full thirty years ago Rudy Vecoli, director of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota, reminded archivists that "the portrayal of diversity has been an ideal to which we have paid lip service rather than a task to which we have addressed ourselves." Gradually, lip service paid to diversity within archival and museum organizations-whether it be a diverse staff or diverse collections or diverse exhibits-is giving way to sustained and effective action. There is a large measure of enlightened self-interest driving this action; even for the relatively homogenous populations in the states of the upper Midwest, …
Documenting Cuban Exiles And The Cuban American Experience In South Florida, Esperanza B. De Varona, Diana Gonzalez Kirby
Documenting Cuban Exiles And The Cuban American Experience In South Florida, Esperanza B. De Varona, Diana Gonzalez Kirby
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
When Fidel Castro rose to power on 1January1959, Cubans left their Caribbean island in a mass exodus with hopes of returning in the near future. Miami, Florida's geographic location made it the logical point of entry into the United States. Today, forty-two years after the triumph of the Cuban revolution, Miami-Dade County contains the largest concentration of Cubans living in exile, approximately seven hundred thousand. With Hispanics comprising 49 percent of Miami-Dade County's population, Cubans by far outnumber all other Hispanics and are a majority across more than half the county's residential areas. Along with demographic growth and occupational mobility, …
Back Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt
Back Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Provenance Xvii, Sheryl B. Vogt
Provenance Xvii, Sheryl B. Vogt
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Provenance Xvi, Sheryl B. Vogt
Provenance Xvi, Sheryl B. Vogt
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Front Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt
Front Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Cruising Contractual Waters: Searching For Laffite In The Records Of The New Orleans Notarial Archives, Sally K. Reeves
Cruising Contractual Waters: Searching For Laffite In The Records Of The New Orleans Notarial Archives, Sally K. Reeves
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
The pirate Jean Laffite is a well known but elusive figure about whom much has been written and much is still unresolved. Laffite studies are especially dynamic today because of the appearance in 1948 of an internally credible but controversial French-language manuscript that purports to be the pirate's own journal. Written largely in Missouri from 1845 to 1850 and recently issued in reprint, the journal contradicts previously accepted evidence that both Jean Laffite and his brother Pierre died in action and were buried in the Yucatan during the 1820s. It paints them instead as living until the 1840s and dying …
Back Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt
Back Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
The Journal Of Jean Laffite: Its History And Controversy, Robert L. Schaadt
The Journal Of Jean Laffite: Its History And Controversy, Robert L. Schaadt
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
Whether defined as original order or the history of ownership, provenance is one of the guiding lights of the archival profession, the key that guarantees the validity of documents in the archives. Archival material is rarely questioned, and authorship is seldom a topic of intense discussion. One assumes that the signer of the letter penned it except when secretaries were known to have been employed. Perhaps as a profession, however, archivists are too trusting and rely too often on provenance as a guiding light.
Documenting Industry And Labor In Alabama: Can A Documentation Strategy Model Help?, Martin T. Olliff
Documenting Industry And Labor In Alabama: Can A Documentation Strategy Model Help?, Martin T. Olliff
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
As early as 1997 the Society of Alabama Archivists (SALA) identified a number of topics in Alabama history and culture that were not well documented in the archives in the state. Some of these topics, for example North Alabama's aerospace industry, were just beginning to appear in archival collections. Alabama archivists took note of such fields early enough that the volume of accumulated records did not become a problem. On the other hand, archivists in the state faced enormous problems in coping with the mass of records they already knew existed in other underdocumented fields like labor and industry.
Look Before You Leap: Weaving Preservation Into Appraisal, Acquisition, Accessioning, And Processing Practices, Pam Hackbart-Dean, Theresa J. Montgomery
Look Before You Leap: Weaving Preservation Into Appraisal, Acquisition, Accessioning, And Processing Practices, Pam Hackbart-Dean, Theresa J. Montgomery
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
Often the thrill of adventure and discovery propels archivists to pursue collections. While out in the field, few would pass up the opportunity to acquire an interesting collection that would enhance a repository's holdings or disregard an exciting find such as a love letter from a United States president or a personal diary. Sometimes, however, the excitement of discovery overshadows the daunting task of caring for these collections after they have been acquired. Regardless of the manner in which archival materials are acquired by a repository-whether by law, institutional mandate, purchase, or gift-it is important to evaluate the condition and …
Fresh Focus: Before Archives: Margaret Cross Norton's Childhood, Education, And Early Career, Donnelly Lancaster
Fresh Focus: Before Archives: Margaret Cross Norton's Childhood, Education, And Early Career, Donnelly Lancaster
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
Too often the pressure of the present-day work environment lures archivists into ignoring their professional past ot advancing shortsightedly into the future. To encourage such reflection on the archival enterprise, Provenance includes this section, Fresh Focus. We invite contnl>utors to explore neglected chapters in archival history or to share an original, especially historical, perspective on the current world of archival affairs. Provenance particularly encourages submissions for Fresh Focus from new or student archivists who are, after all, the future of the profession. Following is the second in a series of occasional essays or papers meeting these criteria.
Reviews, Darlene R. Roth, Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Pam Hackbart-Dean, Michael E. Holland
Reviews, Darlene R. Roth, Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Pam Hackbart-Dean, Michael E. Holland
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Cultural Evidence: On The Common Ground Between Archivists And Museologists, Gloria Meraz
Cultural Evidence: On The Common Ground Between Archivists And Museologists, Gloria Meraz
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
Museums and archives represent two of the most durable and long-lived means for perpetuating culture and social memory. Like their sister repository, the library, museums and archives fill long-established and specialized roles in the care of cultural materials. These roles, crafted over centuries of changing responsibilities and pressures, must be reexamined in the face of modem needs, technologies, and expectations. While archival repositories and museums have developed into two distinctive types of cultural institutions, they now find themselves amidst a need to consolidate their efforts and provide the public with a coherent means for accessing the increasingly fragmented and diverse …
The Gamma Project: A Cooperative Cataloging Venture, Beth Bensman, Susan Potts Mcdonald
The Gamma Project: A Cooperative Cataloging Venture, Beth Bensman, Susan Potts Mcdonald
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
Archival and historical organizations have traditionally suffered from a lack of funding and personnel. One way to combat this classic problem is through the development of collaborative grant-funded projects. By bonding like institutions together and creating a cooperative venture with a common goal, institutions can share funds, personnel, and knowledge in an undertaking that provides assistance to all without placing undue stress upon individual organizations.
The Ethics Of Disclosure: The Case Of The Brown And Williamson Cigarette Papers, Kurt X. Metzmeier
The Ethics Of Disclosure: The Case Of The Brown And Williamson Cigarette Papers, Kurt X. Metzmeier
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
The story of the Brown and Williamson Cigarette Papers reads like a screenplay inspired by a John Grisham novel. Scene 1: In late 1992 Kentucky attorney J. Fox DeMoisey receives a bombshell, a banker's box full of documents stolen from the state's largest law firm, Wyatt Tarrant and Combs, by his client Merrell Williams. While working as a paralegal assigned to a project indexing secret documents of his firm's client, the Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company, Williams had furtively copied documents he thought demonstrated that the cigarette maker had deliberately hidden its knowledge of tobacco's lethal qualities, qualities that he …
Turning Pro: Reflections On The Career Of J. Franklin Jameson, Peter J. Wosh
Turning Pro: Reflections On The Career Of J. Franklin Jameson, Peter J. Wosh
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
Over the past two decades archivists have moved to define and codify their own separate and distinct profession, inventing a new language, developing a more intensive and expansive training regimen, and constructing a unique theoretical base. Such efforts may have helped archivists to distinguish themselves more clearly from other disciplines, but this new professional orientation has also produced conflicts with former friends and allies over issues such as governmental policies concerning electronic mail, funding priorities for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and Freedom of Information Act requests. The historical profession, too, has undergone significant changes as shifting research …
Front Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt
Front Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Taking A Byte Out Of The Senate: Reconsidering The Research Use Of Correspondence And Casework Files, Naomi L. Nelson
Taking A Byte Out Of The Senate: Reconsidering The Research Use Of Correspondence And Casework Files, Naomi L. Nelson
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
In the mid-1970s, a sustained discussion about the management of modem congressional collections first emerged in archival literature. Much of the debate over congressional collections during the intervening twenty years concerned the appropriate disposition of the voluminous constituent correspondence and casework files. Most archivists agreed that the casework and constituent correspondence records created and filed under the old paper-based system were bulky, hard to use, and of little research value.
Fresh Focus: Carter G. Woodson And The Association For The Study Of Negro Life And History, Eric N. Johnson
Fresh Focus: Carter G. Woodson And The Association For The Study Of Negro Life And History, Eric N. Johnson
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
Too often the pressure of the present-day work environment lures archivists into ignoring their professional past or advancing shortsightedly into the future. To encourage such reflection on the archival enterprise, Provenance launches a new feature in this issue, Fresh Focus. This series of occasional essays opens with a survey of Carter Woodson's pioneering efforts to collect the history of African Americans written by Eric N. Johnson, a student in the archival program at the University of Texas.