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August Strindbergs Arkiv – Från Privatarkiv Till Kulturarv En Studie I Proveniensprincipens Tillämpning Och Nationalistisk Historietolkning MAGISTERUPPSATS I BIBLIOTEKS- OCH INFORMATIONSVETENSKAP VID BIBLIOTEKS- OCH INFORMATIONSVETENSKAP/BIBLIOTEKSHÖGSKOLAN 2003:9 August Strindbergs arkiv – från privatarkiv till kulturarv En studie i proveniensprincipens tillämpning och nationalistisk historietolkning OLA TÖRJAS © Författaren/Författarna Mångfaldigande och spridande av innehållet i denna uppsats – helt eller delvis – är förbjudet utan medgivande av författaren/författarna. Svensk titel: August Strindbergs arkiv – från privatarkiv till kulturarv: En studie i proveniensprincipens tillämpning och nationalistisk historietolkning. Engelsk titel: The Strindberg Archives – from Private Archives to Cultural Heritage: A Study of the Application of the Principle of Provenance and of a Nationalistic Interpretation of History. Författare: Ola Törjas Färdigställt: 2003 Handledare: Dick Kasperowski, Anders Burius Abstract: In this thesis I examine the events that followed the death of August Strindberg and resulted in his private belongings becoming an important part of Sweden’s cultural heritage. My purpose has been twofold: firstly, to identify which aims were sought to be achieved when dealing with Strindberg's archives and his home and to relate these to a nationalistic interpretation of history, secondly, to relate this work to the then newly introduced archival principle, the Principle of provenance. I identified three different aims: firstly the economic aim must be seen in the light of an increasingly expanding publishing market. I argue that the author gained a new and important role in the general social debate (a nationalistic one), an important point with regard to my following conclusions. Secondly, the aim to store and display the material in a museum is discussed in relation to different views of cultural history and the interpretation of history. August Strindberg was himself involved in this debate and therefore a close connection can be found between different theoretical views and the practical problems of presenting history in a museum. The third aim was research which is, of course, also related to the previous aspects and which is furthermore affected by an individualisation of historical research and the scientific belief that a distance in time is needed before the researcher can fully understand what is being studied. I discuss the introduction of the Principle of Provenance from a practical and theoretical angle. A connection between the principle's respect for the integrity of the individual and the individualistic historical view of the Swedish nationalism is made. Through different agents with different aims, we can also see several ways of interpreting the meaning of the principle and how they practise it. Nyckelord: August Strindberg, Proveniensprincipen, Nationalism, Arkivteori, Bibliotek, Museum Innehållsförteckning 1 INLEDNING................................................................................................................3 BAKGRUND ....................................................................................................................3 SYFTE OCH FRÅGESTÄLLNINGAR.....................................................................................3 UPPSATSENS UTFORMNING.............................................................................................4 2 TEORI OCH METOD .................................................................................................5 FALLSTUDIEN SOM METODSTRATEGI ..............................................................................5 TEORIER OM NATIONALISM ............................................................................................8 PROVENIENSPRINCIPEN .................................................................................................13 3 TIDIGARE FORSKNING - STRINDBERGSSAMLINGARNA..........................15 4 PROVENIENSPRINCIPEN – EN NY GRUND FÖR ARKIVARBETE...............17 TILLKOMSTHISTORIA OCH DEFINITION ..........................................................................17 Sammanfattning......................................................................................................20 PROVENIENSPRINCIPEN TILL SVERIGE.............................................................................21 HILDEBRANDS BRANDTAL............................................................................................21 VETENSKAPLIGHETEN OCH DESS RESURSER ...................................................................23 Sammanfattning......................................................................................................25 PROVENIENSPRINCIPEN OCH ENSKILDA ARKIV ...............................................................27 Sammanfattning......................................................................................................30 5 FRÅN BLÅ TORNET TILL KUNGL. BIBLIOTEKET..........................................31 6 DET EKONOMISKA SYFTET.................................................................................32 ETT AVTAL FÖR ATT BEVAKA ARVINGARNAS EKONOMISKA INTRESSEN ........................32 PUBLICERINGSSPELET....................................................................................................33 FÖRTECKNANDET OCH UTGIVNINGSPLANERNA..............................................................36 7 DET EKONOMISKA SYFTET: ANALYS ...............................................................37 ARKIVBILDAREN: PRIVATPERSON ELLER FÖRFATTARE?.................................................37 BOKINDUSTRI OCH NATIONALISM.................................................................................41 8 DET MUSEALA SYFTET .........................................................................................43 NORDISKA MUSEET - FÖRSTA ANHALTEN ....................................................................43 STRINDBERGSARKIVET - EN SAMLING ...........................................................................44 CARLHEIM-GYLLENSKÖLDS SIDOPROJEKT: VETENSKAPEN SOM KULTURHISTORIA ........45 ORDNINGSPRINCIPER: CARLHEIM-GYLLENSKÖLDS ARKIVERINGSFÖRFARANDE..............46 9 DET MUSEALA SYFTET - ANALYS ......................................................................48 KULTURHISTORIEN OCH NATIONALISMEN.....................................................................48 ORDNINGSPRINCIPERNA OCH KONTEXTEN .....................................................................55 1 10 DET FORSKNINGSMÄSSIGA SYFTET..............................................................56 MARTIN LAMMS FORSKNING STÄLLER KRAV................................................................56 KUNGLIGA BIBLIOTEKET - SAMLINGARNA FÅR EN NY ROLL...........................................57 OSCAR WIESELGREN - BIBLIOTEKARIENS ATTACK ........................................................58 DAGSPRESSEN: VANVÅRDEN HOTAR FORSKNINGEN!.....................................................59 KUNGLIGA BIBLIOTEKET - FORSKNINGSBIBLIOTEKETS VÅRD .........................................60 STRINDBERG - ETT KONTROVERSIELLT ARV? .................................................................61 NUTIDSHISTORIA - INGET FÖR FORSKNINGEN? ..............................................................62 WIESELGRENS REKLAM FÖR FORSKNINGSMATERIAL......................................................63 CATALOGUE RAISONÉE - EN KATALOG BASERAD PÅ FORSKNING...................................63 WIESELGRENS OCH LAMMS ORDNINGSPRINCIPER: ÅTERSKAPAD ORDNING OCH TILLGÄNGLIGHET ..........................................................................................................64 BRUNDINS ÅTERORDNANDE..........................................................................................66 ETT ORGANISK ARKIV...................................................................................................67 11 DET FORSKNINGSMÄSSIGA SYFTET - ANALYS ...........................................68 CATALOGUE RAISONÉE - EN PROVENIENSKATALOG FÖR BOKHISTORIKER ......................68 AKTÖRERNAS OLIKA ORDNINGSPRINCIPER ....................................................................70 Original order - arkivets ursprungliga ordning......................................................70 Återskapa en ursprunglig ordning..........................................................................72 Det organiska arkivet: Kaos är granne med arkivarien ........................................74 AUGUST STRINDBERG I HISTORIEFORSKNINGEN .............................................................76 12 AVSLUTANDE SAMMANFATTNING................................................................79 NATIONALISTISK HISTORIETOLKNING OCH KULTURHISTORIA........................................79 PROVENIENSPRINCIPENS TILLÄMPNING..........................................................................80 13 KÄLL- OCH LITTERATURFÖRTECKNING......................................................82 ARKIVMATERIAL..........................................................................................................82 LITTERATUR.................................................................................................................82 2 1 Inledning Bakgrund När jag under en sommar vikarierade på Kungliga bibliotekets handskriftsenhet fick jag en inblick i deras stora August Strindbergssamling. Förutom att en person specifikt sysslar med det omfångsrika materialet strävar man fortfarande efter att komplettera samlingen med ytterligare material. Jag såg detta arbete som intressant ur ett kulturarvsperspektiv. Att August Strindberg är en av Sveriges
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