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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

No abstract provided.

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.

Automation In The Archives: Rlin And The Archives And Manuscript Control Format, David Weinberg

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Be it in the circulation or the cataloging department, automation systems are now something that most libraries have begun to accept if not welcome. In particular, the reference departments of many academic libraries use computer systems to serve their patrons in new ways. Over the last several years, computer networks have had a big impact on how libraries operate. The oldest of these networks, or computer utilities as they are often called, is OCLC (originally the Ohio College Library Center, now known as the Online Computer Library Center). A variety of libraries--academic, public, and private--can utilize OCLC's interlibrary loan system …

An Administrative History Of The Disposal Of Federal Records, 1950-1985, James Gregory Bradsher

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

From 1950 to 1985 the federal government experienced much success in disposing of records with insufficient retention values. During those thirty-five years some 140 million cubic feet of records were created, and some 120 million cubic feet of records were destroyed. By way of comparison, between 1789 and 1950 the federal government created less than 30 million cubic feet of records and destroyed less than 10 million cubic feet of records. To a large extent the success the federal government has experienced in efficiently and effectively destroying temporary records, particularly during the past four decades, is the result of the …

Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations, Christopher Ann Paton, David E. Alsobrook, Kaye Lanning, Vivian S. Rice, Michael F. Kohl, Robert Bohanan

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Technology's Effect On The Role Of The Archivist, John A. Vernon

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Not long ago the author's total credentials for presuming to comment on high-tech matters would have amounted to the demonstrated ability to load and use a stapler, successfully turn on and off an electric toothbrush, and replace batteries in most flashlights. There must be a goodly number of other archivists who possess a similarly deprived background. Of course, they are not announcing it to everyone as is being done here.

Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations, Faye Phillips, Joseph W. Constance Jr., Michael F. Kohl, Anthony R. Dees, Kenneth H. Thomas Jr., Minnie H. Clayton, Lynn A. Bonfield

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Archival Preservation In The Age Of Technology, Lisa L. Fox

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

If there was ever a time when archives and libraries were places of refuge from the flux of the surrounding world, that era has entirely disappeared with the advent of the information age. The jargon of the high-tech world (Machine-Readable Cataloging [MARC), standards, communication protocols, and bits and bytes) has flooded the professional literature as archivists consider automating their processing, reference, and administrative functions. New technologies are being made available which require the archivist to make increasingly complex decisions regarding a vast array of options.

Errata, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Short Subjects: User Statistics And Records Appraisal, Kathy Roe Coker

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Several years ago at a meeting of the Society of Georgia Archivists, Margaret Child of the National Endowment for the Humanities exclaimed, "There's just too much stuff." The "stuff" she was referring to is primarily the records of modern times which are making their way into archives and local repositories. Child believes that her cry and that of the modern records archivist "will soon become desperate." One reason for the voluminous records is no doubt the information explosion of our times, but also, contends Child, the failure by repositories to establish a formal collecting policy. Child's answer to this state …

Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations, Virginia J.H. Cain, Richard M. Kesner, Glen Mcaninch, Ron Chepesiuk, W. Tony Coursey, Robert C. Dinwiddle, Nicholas C. Burckel

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Continuing Education And Information Management: Or, The Monk's Dilemma, Frederick J. Stielow

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The biases in the preparation of archivists in this work are much the same as Lawrence McCrank in his "Prospects for Integrating Historical and Information Studies." Like McCrank, this paper assumes the proper direction for archivy is a synthesis between library and historical training. But today that juncture is no longer sufficient, for the techniques of information management must also be added to the mixture. Only at such a nexus can a distinct profession and professional studies in the fullest definitions of those terms emerge. With the onset of the computer age, archivists can simply no longer ignore the methodologies …

Archival Preservation: Continuing Education For The Working Archivist, Michael Holland

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

A recent exchange of letters in the American Archivist highlights the conflicts between the two schools promoting preservation education in the archival world today. Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler speaks for the commonsense school, which has also been represented most ably by George Cunha and Robert Patterson. They are dedicated to 'action now', because, to quote Patterson, "the library and archives professions cannot afford to wait for the professional conservator to appear before taking up the battle against decay: we must organize to take action ourselves." Ritzenthaler was responding to Christine Young's contention that a highly trained, highly skilled conservator is the …