LIBR 256-11
Archives and Manuscripts
Fall 2008 Schedule
Jennifer Martinez Wormser
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Office Location: Off Campus
Office Hours: Before and after each class meeting or by appointment
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(Please note: subject to change with advance notice)
AUGUST 25 – SEPTEMBER 7
- Introduction to archival theory & practice
- The archival profession
- Types of archival repositories
- Where it all begins: records management and the life cycle of a record
Readings
- Bartkowski, Patricia. “Records Management and the Walking Archivist” in A Modern Archives Reader: 38-45. Originally published in Georgia Archive 3 (Summer 1975): 125-134.
- Craig, Barbara L. “Selected Themes in the Literature on Memory and Their Pertinence to Archives,” American Archivist, Vol. 65 (Fall/Winter 2002): 276-289.
- Cook, Terry. “What is Past is Prologue: A History of Archival Ideas Since 1898 and the Future Paradigm Shift,” Archivaria 43 (Spring 1997): 17-63.
- Evans, Frank B. “Archivists and Records Managers: Variations on a Theme” in A Modern Archives Reader: 25-37. Originally published in American Archivist 30 (January 1967): 45-58.
- Fleckner, John A. “’Dear Mary Jane’: Some Reflections on Being an Archivist” in American Archival Studies: 21-28. Originally published in American Archivist 54 (Winter 1991): 8-13.
- Foote, Kenneth E. “To Remember and Forget: Archives, Memory, and Culture” in American Archival Studies:29-46. Originally published in American Archivist 53 (Summer 1990): 378-392.
- Ham, F. Gerald. “The Archival Edge” in A Modern Archives Reader: 326-335. Originally published in American Archivist 38 (January 1975): 5-13.
- Hunter, Gregory S. Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual.
2nd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2003. Read Chapters 1 & 2. - Jenkinson, Hilary. “Reflections of an Archivist” in A Modern Archives Reader: 15-21.
- Society of American Archivists. So You Want to be an Archivist: An Overview of the Archival Profession. Available online at: http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/arprof.asp
SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 21
- Acquisitions
- Collection development
- Appraisal
Readings
- Becker, Ronald L. “On Deposit: A Handshake and a Lawsuit,” American Archivist 56 (Spring 1993): 320-328.
- Connors, Thomas. “Appraising Public Television Programs: Toward an Interpretive and Comparative Evaluation Model,” American Archivist 63 (Spring/Summer 2000): 152-174.
- Cox, Richard J. “The Documentation Strategy and Archival Appraisal Principles: A Different Perspective” in American Archival Studies: 211-241. Originally published in Archivaria 38 (Fall 1994): 11-36.
- Ericson, Timothy L. “At the ‘Rim of Creative Dissatisfaction’: Archivists and Acquisition Development” in American Archival Studies: 177-192. Originally published in Archivaria 33 (Winter 1991-92): 66-77.
- Gilliland-Swetland, Anne. “Testing Our Truths: Delineating the Parameters of the Authentic Archival Electronic Record,” American Archivist 65 (Fall/Winter 2002): 196-215.
- Henry, Linda J. “Schellenberg in Cyberspace” in American Archival Studies: 569-588. Originally published in American Archivist 61 (Fall 1998): 309-327.
- Hirtle, Peter B. “Archival Authenticity in a Digital Age.” (Washington: Council on Library and Information Resources, 2000). Available online at: http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub92/contents.html
- Hunter, Gregory S. Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual.
2nd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2003. Read Chapters 3 &4. - “Intrinsic Value in Archival Materials” in A Modern Archives Reader: 91-99.
- McCree, Mary Lynn. “Good Sense and Good Judgment: Defining Collections and Collecting” in A Modern Archives Reader: 103-113. Originally published in the Drexel Library Quarterly 11 (January 1975): 21-33.
- McRanor, Shauna. “A Critical Analysis of Intrinsic Value,” American Archivist 59 (Fall 1996): 400-411.
- O’Toole, James M. “On the Idea of Uniqueness,” in American Archival Studies: 245-277. Originally published in American Archivist 57 (Fall 1994): 632-658.
- Peterson, Trudy Huskamp. “The Gift and the Deed” in A Modern Archives Reader: 139-145. Originally published in American Archivist 42 (January 1979): 61-66.
- Rapport, Leonard. “No Grandfather Clause: Reappraising Accessioned Records” in A Modern Archives Reader: 80-90. Originally published in American Archivist 44 (Spring 1981): 143-150.
- Schellenberg, T. R. “The Appraisal of Modern Public Records” in A Modern Archives Reader: 57-70.
- Society of American Archivists. Deeds of Gift: What Donors Should Know [online brochure]. Available online at: http://www.archivists.org/publications/deed_of_gift.asp
SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 5
- Arrangement and description
Readings
- Desnoyers, Megan Floyd. “When is a Collection Processed?” in A Modern Archives Reader: 309-325. Originally published in The Midwestern Archivist 7(1, 1982): 5-23.
- Hedstrom, Margaret. “Descriptive Practices for Electronic Records: Deciding What is Essential and Imagining What is Possible” in American Archival Studies: 381-394. Originally published in Archivaria 36 (Fall 1993): 53-63.
- Holmes, Oliver W. “Archival Arrangement – Five Different Operations at Five Different Levels” in A Modern Archives Reader: 162-180. Originally published in American Archivist 27 (January 1964): 21-41.
- Hunter, Gregory S. Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual.
2nd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2003. Read Chapters 5 & 6. - “Introduction to Archival Organization and Description: Access to Cultural Heritage.” Available online at: http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/standards/introarchives/
- Michelson, Avra. “Description and Reference in the Age of Automation” in American Archival Studies: 361-380. Originally published in American Archivist 50 (Spring 1987): 192-208.
- Pitti, Daniel V. “Encoded Archival Description: The Development of an Encoding Standard for Archival Finding Aids” in American Archival Studies: 395-414. Originally published in American Archivist 60 (Summer 1997): 268-283.
- Roe, Kathleen D. Arranging & Describing Archives & Manuscripts (Archival Fundamentals Series II).
Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2005. **Please read entire book** - Schellenberg, T. R. “Archival Principles of Arrangement” in A Modern Archives Reader: 149-161. Originally published in American Archivist 24 (January 1961): 11-24.
OCTOBER 6 - OCTOBER 19
- Reference and access
- Digitization
- Outreach & exhibits
- Grants
- Security
Readings
- Besek, June M. Copyright Issues Relevant to the Creation of a Digital Archive: A Preliminary Assessment (CLIR Publication 112, January 2003). Available online in HTML or PDF format: http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub112abst.html
- Conway, Paul. “Archival Preservation Practice in a Nationwide Context” in American Archival Studies: 495-517. Originally published in American Archivist 55 (Spring 1990): 204-222.
Finch, Elsie Freeman. “In the Eye of the Beholder: Archives Administration from the User’s Point of View” in American Archival Studies: 417-431. Originally published in American Archivist 47 (Spring 1984): 111-123. - Freeman, Elsie. “Education Programs: Outreach as an Administrative Function” in A Modern Archives Reader: 281-288. Originally published in American Archivist 41 (April 1978): 147-153.
- Grabowski, John J. “Keepers, Users and Funders: Building an Awareness of Archival Value” in American Archival Studies: 619-629. Originally published in American Archivist 55 (Summer 1992): 464-472.
- Hunter, Gregory S. Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual.
2nd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2003. Read Chapters 9 & 10. - Kaplan, Elisabeth and Jeffrey Mifflin, “’Mind and Sight’: Visual Literacy and the Archivist,” in American Archival Studies: 73-97. Originally published in Archival Issues 21 (1996): 107-127.
- Library and Archives Canada. “Using Archives: A Practical Guide for Researchers.” Available online at: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/04/0416_e.html
- Northeast Document Conservation Center. “Collections Security: Planning and Prevention for Libraries and Archives.” Technical leaflet: emergency management (section 3, leaflet 12). Available online at: http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/3Emergency_Management/11CollectionsSecurity.php
- O’Toole, James M. “On the Idea of Permanence,” in American Archival Studies: 475-494. Originally published in American Archivist 52 (Winter 1989): 10-25.
- Rabins, Joan. “Archival Exhibits: Considerations and Caveats” in A Modern Archives Reader: 289-296. Originally published in Georgia Archive 8 (Fall 1980): 29-40.
- Rundell, Jr., Walter. “Photographs as Historical Evidence,” American Archivist 41 (October 1978): 373-398.
- Smith, Abby. Why Digitize? (CLIR Publication 80, February 1999). Available online in HTML or PDF format: http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub80.html
- Swain, Ellen D. “Oral History in the Archives: Its Documentary Role in the Twenty-first Century,” American Archivist 66 (Spring/Summer 2003): 138-158.
- Yakel, Elizabeth. “Listening to Users,” Archival Issues 26 (2002): 111-123.
OCTOBER 20 - NOVEMBER 2
- Managing an archival program
- Preservation
- Disaster planning
Readings
- Hunter, Gregory S. Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual.
2nd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2003. Read Chapters 7 & 8. - Northeast Document Conservation Center. Please read all the online Preservation Leaflets. Available online at: http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets.list.php
- Paton, Christopher Ann. “Preservation Re-Recording of Audio Recordings in Archives: Problems, Priorities, Technologies, and Recommendations,” in American Archival Studies: 519-546. Originally published in American Archivist 61 (Spring 1998): 188-219.
- Review documents and information posted on the California Preservation Program, Conservation Online and Disaster Mitigation Planning Assistance websites and prepare to discuss:
http://www.calpreservation.org/
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/
http://matrix.msu.edu/~disaster/
http://www.archives.gov/preservation
NOVEMBER 3 – NOVEMBER 16
- Ethics
- Privacy & confidentiality
- Public relations
- Advocacy
- The archival profession
Readings
- Review documents regarding A*Census, “the first truly comprehensive nationwide survey of the archival profession,” conducted in 2004 and prepare to discuss: http://www.archivists.org/a-census/
- Chutte, Tamar G. and Ellen D. Swain. “Navigating Ambiguous Waters: Providing Access to Student Records in the University Archives,” American Archivist 67 (Fall/Winter 2004): 212-233.
- Hodson, Sara S. “In Secret Kept, In Silence Sealed: Privacy in the Papers of Authors and Celebrities,” American Archivist 67 (Fall/Winter 2004): 194-211.
- Jimerson, Randall C. “American Archivists and the Search for Professional Identity” [Introduction], in American Archival Studies: 1-17.
- Jimerson, Randall C. “Redefining Archival Identity: Meeting User Needs in the Information Society,” in American Archival Studies: 607-617. Originally published in American Archivist 52 (Summer 1989): 332-340.
- Society of American Archivists. Code of Ethics. 2005. Available online at: http://www.archivists.org/governance/handbook/app_ethics.asp
- Society of American Archivists. Guidelines for a Graduate Program in Archival Studies. Available online at: http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/ed_guidelines.asp
NOVEMBER 17 - NOVEMBER 30
During this time frame students will complete their critical papers of 20-25 pages on an aspect of archival theory, practices, history, or principles. Final papers will be accepted no later than 9:00am on Friday, December 7, 2007 via the “Assignment Manager/Gradebook” on Blackboard.