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Metropolitan Archivist The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. Volume 20, No. 2 Summer 2014 nycarchivists.org Welcome! The following individuals have joined the Archivists Round Table We extend a special thank you to the following of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (A.R.T.) from January 2014 to June 2014 members for their support as A.R.T. Sustaining Members: Gaetano F. Bello, Corrinne Collett, New Members Anthony Cucchiara, Constance de Ropp, Barbara John Brokaw Haws, Chris Lacinak, Sharon Lehner, Liz Kent Cynthia Brenwall León, Alice Merchant, Sanford Santacroce Maureen Callahan The Michael Carter Thank you to our Sponsorship Members: Archivists Celestina Cuadrado Ann Butler, Frank Caputo, Linda Edgerly, Chris Round Table of Metropolitan Jacqueline DeQuinzio Genao, Celia Hartmann, David Kay, Stephen New York, Elizabeth Fox-Corbett Perkins, Marilyn H. Pettit, Alix Ross, Craig Savino Inc. Tess Hartman-Cullen Carmen Lopez The mission of Metropolitan Archivist is to Sam Markham serve members of the Archivists Round Table of Volume 20, Brian Meacham Metropolitan New York, Inc. (A.R.T.) by: No. 2 Chloe Pfendler - Informing them of A.R.T. activities through Summer 2014 David Rose reports of monthly meetings and committee Angela Salisbury activities nycarchivists.org Natalia Sucre - Relating important announcements about Marissa Vassari individual members and member repositories - Reporting important news related to the New York Board of Directors New Student Members metropolitan area archival profession Pamela Cruz Carlos Acevado - Providing a forum to discuss archival issues President Elizabeth Berg Ryan Anthony Thomas Cleary Metropolitan Archivist (ISSN 1546-3125) is Donaldson Vice President Rina Eisenberg issued semi-annually to the members of A.R.T. Dana Gerhards Comments, questions, or submissions for features Lindsay Turley Treasurer Alexandra Hoffman should be directed to the editor. Deadlines for Kasia A. Kieca submissions are April 30 and November 15. Similar Melissa Bowling Secretary Suzanne Lipkin inquiries and submissions for reviews should be Katherine Martinez directed to [email protected]. Wanett Clyde Director of the Regina Murrell Communications Jhensen Ortiz Preferred length of submissions is 800–1000 words Committee Anika Paris for feature articles and 400–500 words for reviews. Julie Maher Diana Rosenthal Director of the Lori Wallach Metropolitan Archivist and A.R.T. assume no Education Committee Andrew Wong-Crocitto responsibility for statements made by contributors. Anne Petrimoulx Director of the Membership New Friends of A.R.T. Members Committee Stephanie Gross Janet Bunde Elizabeth Kammerer Director of the Outreach New A.R.T. Honorary Member and Advocacy Committee Pauline Toole Nick Pavlik Director of the Programming Committee Editorial Staff Lindsey Wyckoff Editor-in-Chief Book Reviews Editor Mary Ann Quinn Managing Editor Haley Richardson A.R.T. News Rachel Greer Features Editor Metropolitan Archivist 4 16 Letter from the President Looted Libraries of World War II Volume and20, Editor’s Note by Melanie J. Meyers and David P. Rosenberg 5 18 Education Committee Report No. 2 by Julie Maher Saving the Records of the Sebago Canoe Club 6 by Charles Egleston The William A. Higinbotham 20 SummerGame Studies2014 Collection at Stony Brook University Creative Uses of Cemetery by Kristen Nyitray and Archives at Maple Grove Raiford Guins Cemetery by Carl Ballenas 9 22 BOOK REVIEW: Archives for the Lay Person REPOSITORY PROFILE: review by Clare Flemming A Visit to the National Archives of Quebec 10 by Chris Gushman BOOK REVIEW: Conceptualizing 24 21st-Century Archives review by Carrie Hintz Programming Committee Report by Nick Pavlik 11 26 BOOK REVIEW: The Preservation Management 2013–2014 Thanks Handbook by Alison Dundy 28 12 A.R.T. News Front Cover: Peter Yew police brutality protests, Movement, Archive, Exhibition 32 1975. Photograph by Corky Lee, by Ryan Lee Wong ©1975, courtesy of the artist. Treasurer’s Report 14 Back cover: INTERVIEW WITH THE ARCHIVIST: Poster for Health Clinic Open Joe Cohen House, by Tomie Arai, 1979, by Ellen Mehling courtesy of the artist. 4 Letters From the President of A.R.T. Dear A.R.T. Members: It is finally summer. We thought it would never arrive this year. That also means that the A.R.T. fiscal year, which runs from July to June, has come to a close, and so has my tenure as president of our great professional organization. Little did I know when I volunteered for the A.R.T. Programming Committee a few years ago that I would end up in a position of leadership, nor that I would learn so much while being a board member. I strongly urge you to consider volunteering for A.R.T Board service. It is an opportunity to utilize skills and expertise outside of the scope of your daily work, connect with fellow archives professionals, develop or hone leadership skills, and network with professionals across A.R.T.’s varied membership and with outside organizations. You will surprise yourself. You will learn something new. It will enhance your career path in ways you would never have imagined. I know I have done all of these things during my three-year board tenure. As I pass the baton to your new President Ryan Anthony Donaldson, I want to thank the A.R.T. Board of Directors and A.R.T. Committees for a wonderful journey. Through your hard work and thoughtful administration A.R.T. has delivered robust programs and educational opportunities, and your support for the initiatives of our volunteer-led organization has made our organization more sustainable. Thank you also to all of our members for your continued support of A.R.T. Your voices — individually and collectively through A.R.T. — create awareness of the archives profession and its importance. Wishing you a wonderful summer. See you next fiscal year! Pamela Cruz President Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. From the Editor As we emerge from a very long winter, I would like to say happy summer to all. This is the last issue with the current A.R.T. board, and I would like to thank all of the members for their amazing work and for sharing that work in every issue. Balancing one’s professional and personal life and a time- consuming volunteer role is a difficult task, one that our board members have managed fantastically. Many thanks to all, and I look forward to meeting and working with the new members going forward. Thanks to a growing and dedicated membership, Metropolitan Archivist has had more submissions than ever. Submissions from all of our membership, from students to seasoned professionals, are welcome. If you are interested in contributing or have any questions or feedback, please feel free to contact me. I hope you find this issue informative and enriching. Here is to the sunshine ahead. Enjoy! Lindsey Rice Wyckoff Editor-in-Chief Metropolitan Archivist 5 Education Committee Report by Julie Maher Director of the Education Committee Opening Remarks at the Judicial Records Forum, June 4, 2014, at Fordham Law School. From left to right: Daniel J. Capra, Ron Hedges, Pamela Cruz, and Kenneth J. Withers. Photo courtesy of Julie Maher. n January 30, the Education Committee The Education Committee is looking forward to the re- kicked off 2014 with the first program in a maining 2014 membership year and will begin planning the four-session workshop series: Records and annual symposium, which takes place during New York Information Management Basics for Non- Archives Week. The topic for this year is Financial Institu- O Records Managers. This series ran through tions’ Archives. June 4, 2014, and introduced records manage- ment basics to persons responsible for managing records and A special thanks goes to the Education Committee volun- information within their organizations. The session provided teers and to our cosponsors for doing such a terrific job the principles, concepts, tools, components, governance, and developing and administering our educational events. policies needed to develop and implement a comprehensive program, and addressed the challenges and issues of modern The Education Committee is looking for volunteers to recordkeeping. The instructor for this series was Lauren work specifically on the subcommittee designated for Barnes, CRM, Vice President for Records and Information the New York Archives Week Symposium. If you are Management at Credit Suisse, and adjunct professor at interested in joining the Education Committee, or Queens College. The series received such favorable feedback would like to propose a future workshop, please e-mail that the Education Committee will be planning additional [email protected]. industry-specific (e.g., medical, academic) records manage- ment workshops in the near future. On June 4, A.R.T. cosponsored the Judicial Records Forum with the Sedona Conference®, the Electronic Discovery In- stitute (EDI), and the Philip D. Reed Chair at Fordham Law School. The forum discussed such topics as the creation and acquisition of electronic records; records integrity and the accessibility of electronic records over the long term; and confidentiality, access, and use of electronic records. 6 Stony Brook University The William A. Higinbotham Game Studies Collection at Stony Brook University by Kristen J. Nyitray, Associate Tennis for Two, 1958. Librarian, Head of Special Collections, and University Archivist and Raiford Guins, Associate Professor of Culture and Technology, Stony Brook University fter reading an instruction manual that accompanied Including video game hardware and software in collections A Donnor Scientific Company’s Model 30 analog com- held by cultural institutions is of great importance for docu- puter, William Alfred Higinbotham was inspired to menting historical innovation in computer engineering and design a computer simulation of tennis that over the years hardware and software design. It is of equal significance to has become known as Tennis for Two. Designed by Higin- the history of video games, especially as a way to further botham, built and debugged by fellow Instrumentation Divi- understand and appreciate technology within a social, cul- sion scientists Robert V.