DOCSLIB.ORG

Entire Issue Volume 2, Number 3

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Entire Issue Volume 2, Number 3 The Primary Source Volume 2 | Issue 3 Article 1 1980 Entire Issue Volume 2, Number 3 Follow this and additional works at: https://aquila.usm.edu/theprimarysource Part of the Archival Science Commons Recommended Citation (1980) "Entire Issue Volume 2, Number 3," The Primary Source: Vol. 2 : Iss. 3 , Article 1. DOI: 10.18785/ps.0203.01 Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/theprimarysource/vol2/iss3/1 This Complete Issue is brought to you for free and open access by The Aquila Digital Community. It has been accepted for inclusion in The rP imary Source by an authorized editor of The Aquila Digital Community. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MISSISSIP8 MoCAI The Primary Newsletter of the Society of Mississippi Archivists Volume Two August, 1980 Number Three ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES NAMED Dr. Robert M. Warner, 52, director of the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan , has been named Archivist of the ·United States. In making the appointment, General Services Administrator Rowland G. Freeman III said, "I will rely heavily on Dr. Warner for the efficient and effective management of the National Ar­ chives and Records Service, and for maintaining a dialogue with users so that Archival programs can continue to be tailored to meet their needs." \.Jarner, an archivist, historian and author, will administer the $80 million budget of the National Archives and Records Service and supervise its 4200 employees in Washington , D. Co, the 11 regional centers nationwide and 6 presidential libraries. Because of the unique requirements of the position of the Archivist of the United States, Freeman established a citizens advisory panel to develop criteria and assemble a roster of highly qualified candidates. They advised the administrator throughout the selection process and worked closely with an executive level govern­ mental selection panel for months. George M. Elsey, president of the American Red Cross National Headquarters in Washington, D. C., headed the ad hoc panel for review of qualifications of candidates which included 11 other scholars , historians and archivists. Other panelists were: Thomas Deahl, MICRODOC, Philadelphia; Theodore Durr, University of Baltimore; Ruth Helmut, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland; James G. Kolleger, Environ­ mental Information Center, Inc., New York City; Richard W. Leopold, Northwestern Hniversity, Evanston, Ill,; Jerome Maddock, Calculon Corp., Philadelphia; Philip P. Ma son, Wayne State University, Detroit; Rodman W. Paul, California Institute of Technology, Pasadem· · ;~nlliam Rofes, IBM, White Plains, N.Y.; Clement E. Vase, Hesleyan University, Middleton, Conn.; and Rabbi Malcolm H. Stren, New York City. Warner h~s an impressive academic career at the University of Michigan. He began in 1956 as a teaching fellow, and l ater held positions of lecturer, associate professor and professor of history and of library science. Warner has written extensively in the fields of history and archives. He has served as president of the Society of Am e rican Archivists and the Historical So ciety of Michigan. He held leadership positions in numerous civic and profes­ siona l organizations including the American Historical Association, Organization of American Historians Michigan Academy o f Arts , Science and Letters, American Asso c iation for State and Local History and the University of Michigan Research Club . He was a Society of American Archivists Fellow in 1967 and chairman of the planning committee for the Gerald R. Ford Pre sidential Library. A native of Montrose, Col., Warner attended the University of Denver and graduated cum laude at Muskingham College in New Co ncord, Ohio, i n 1949 . He served ~ith the U. S. Army from 1950 to 1952 and r eceived a ma s t er's degree in 1953 and a doctorate in history i n 1958 f r om the Univer sity of Michigan. -2- 1981 PROGRAM COMMITTEE NAMED The Primary Source is a quarterly publication of news and ideas President Hafter has appointed the 1981 produced by the Society of Mis­ Program Committee. This committee will h sissippi Archivists, a non-profit the responsibility for planning the annual organization of professional ar­ spring meeting of the Society. The first chivists and interested persons . ing session of the committee will be in J Subscription to The Primary s on on August 21. Please share your ideas Sour ce is included in the Society for next years program by writing the chat membe r ship dues. Membership in­ at the Society ' s mailing address . Commi ttee formation is printed on the last members are: page of each newsletter. H. T. Holmes, Chairman Your contributions are welcome . Manuscript Curator \.Jrite The Primary Source, P. 0. Mississippi Department of Archives and Hist Box 1151, Jackson, MS 39205. Robert J . Bailey Dead I ines for inclusion are: Vice-President Il l (February) January 31 So c iety of Mississippi Archivists 1!2 (May) April 30 II J (August) July 31 Frances B. Bo eckman 11 4 (November) October 3] Archivist Catholic Diocese of Mississippi h t holmes •. ••• •• • . •• .. • .• • Editor - ---- ----------------- Virgia Brock-Shedd Archivist FROd THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - To ugal oo College Th pace of the Society has slowerl con­ Jo Cille Ha fter (ex offi cio) siderably after a very busy spring , but President things are still happening. At the July Society of Mis sissippi Archivists 22 meeting of the Executive Co un ~il , it wRs decided to hold the 1981 annual me e t­ John Sobotka ing in Greenville. Interest was also ex­ An.:hivist pressed ln having a workshop in the fall. University of Mississippi Law Archives As plans develop, you will be hearing · mor about both of these ac tivities. Wn rk will begin soon on the Membership nire tory for 1979-1980. We hope to have lt in the mail b y the middle of September. f f an address correction is needed for a nv members, please let me know as soon AS possible so the correction can be in­ co r po rated into the dire ·tory . While in Atlanta fo r a meeting last stands at 317 (7*5 new members and 242 re­ mnnth , J talked with Les Hough, Presi­ newals) and seems to have leveled off some~ dt•nr of the So ciety of Geo rgia Ar c hi­ Le t us hear of friends interested i n the ar vists . Les invited us to a ioint meeting val profession or in preserving Mississippi ,, f the Society of Georgia Archivist s and documentary heritage. ~~e think we have some th • Society o f Alabama Arc hivis ts i n thing to offer them. The membership year r~ Nnvembe r to discuss the formation of a f r om October 1 t o September 30 . The applica~ r egional associat ion of a r chivists and tion form whic h appears on the last page of int e rested c itizens from several south­ this newsletter is fo r new members. All cur eas t e rn state s. Mississippi is not pre­ r ent members \vill receive memb ership renewa s. •n t l. y a member of any regional group, notices i n Se pte mb e r . ~n we a r e very interest d in talking The So~.:iet y j s a dynamic or ganization con .. a h0nt the idea . You will be hearing more stantly looking fo r ways to s erve you the on this also at a lat e r date. memb ership. Let us know how we can meet your Membership in the Society c urrently needs . -- RET _j_ NEWS AND NOTES The MIDWEST STATE ARCHIVES GUIDE pro­ and Records Administration. The present ject has entered i nto another phase of NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE has planning. Active participants, the I lli­ been part of the General Services Adminis­ nois State Archives , the Minnesota His­ tration since 1949, putting the nation ' s torical Society and the State Historical historical records in ''the same category as society of Wisconsin, will cooperate in toilet paper and brooms ," according to Mor­ designing compatible computer cataloguing gan ' s statement on S. 2853 (June 19 Congres­ languages. They also will hold seminars s ional Record, pp. S7743-6, daily edition). on indexing and compile a thesaurus for Mor gan ' s statement is useful for its his­ use as a guide. This regi onal a pproach t orica l backgr ound about the National to state records is expec ted to improve Archives and previous attempts t o gai n access through subject i ndexing. During independent status. an earlier phase of the projec t , the from Washington News letter participants planned and tested an auto­ mat ed data bas e sys tem for a chival de­ T e PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL AND MU SEUM scriptions. The system they deve l oped i s COMMI SSION recent l y published a Manual of based on the NHPRC nationa l guide data Archival Techniques , edited by Roland M. base and t he Spindex comput er program Baumann. Funded by NHPRC, this 127-page pa ckage. Max J . Evans, Assistant Direc t or, manual is the r esult of 3 workshops de­ Archives Division, State His torical So­ signed to improve processing and pr eserving ciety of Wisconsin, ser ves as project valuabl e hist oric a r ecords in Pennsylvania director. Write to him at 816 St ate that were held i n 1978 in Harrisburg, Pitts­ Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 , for burg and Wilkes-Bar r e. Copies of the Manual more i n formation . can be order ed from t he Pennsyl vania His­ from Hi stor y New s torical and Museum Commis s ion, Box 1026, Harrisbur g , PA 17120, for $2.75.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Future of Archival History
    Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists Volume 13 | Number 1 Article 2 January 1995 The uturF e of Archival History James O'Toole University of Massachusetts-Boston Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/provenance Part of the Archival Science Commons Recommended Citation O'Toole, James, "The uturF e of Archival History," Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists 13 no. 1 (1995) . Available at: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/provenance/vol13/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Kennesaw State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@Kennesaw State University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Future of Archival History James O"Toole More than a dozen years ago, the archival educator and writer Richard Cox outlined the development of American archival history and offered some suggestions for the work that still needed to be done in that field .1 Drawing on a range of publications, from the obscure to the well-known , he surveyed a century of writing in this country on the history of the archives profession, its people, and its institutions, as that history had appeared in monographs and in scholarly journals of state, regional, and national circulation. For all the output, however, Cox concluded that the coverage was uneven in terms of quantity and quality, a "truly lamentable" situation that left us as archivists with virtually everything yet to be known about the history and meaning of what we do.
    [Show full text]
  • German Jews in the United States: a Guide to Archival Collections
    GERMAN HISTORICAL INSTITUTE,WASHINGTON,DC REFERENCE GUIDE 24 GERMAN JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES: AGUIDE TO ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS Contents INTRODUCTION &ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1 ABOUT THE EDITOR 6 ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS (arranged alphabetically by state and then city) ALABAMA Montgomery 1. Alabama Department of Archives and History ................................ 7 ARIZONA Phoenix 2. Arizona Jewish Historical Society ........................................................ 8 ARKANSAS Little Rock 3. Arkansas History Commission and State Archives .......................... 9 CALIFORNIA Berkeley 4. University of California, Berkeley: Bancroft Library, Archives .................................................................................................. 10 5. Judah L. Mages Museum: Western Jewish History Center ........... 14 Beverly Hills 6. Acad. of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Margaret Herrick Library, Special Coll. ............................................................................ 16 Davis 7. University of California at Davis: Shields Library, Special Collections and Archives ..................................................................... 16 Long Beach 8. California State Library, Long Beach: Special Collections ............. 17 Los Angeles 9. John F. Kennedy Memorial Library: Special Collections ...............18 10. UCLA Film and Television Archive .................................................. 18 11. USC: Doheny Memorial Library, Lion Feuchtwanger Archive ...................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Issues on Ernst Posner Papers in NARA, from the Viewpoint of a Japanese Archivist
    Issues on Ernst Posner Papers in NARA, from the Viewpoint of a Japanese Archivist YAYOI TSUTSUI Abstract: For the 10th Research Forum, I would like to discuss issues regarding the Ernst Posner Papers in the National Archives and Records Administration at College Park, Maryland, which I consulted for one day in 2014. My first question is why the National Archives holds such personal papers. I compared the personal records in the National Archives against the acquisition policy and the holdings of National Archives of Japan. As I learned Posner's brief biography, I felt the power of his archival materials in the reading room. In the first box, there is a list written by him. I noticed the difference between his list and the physical order. We can learn how the archivist arranged his own archival materials. For me, he is the author of Archives in the Ancient World; and I found the records of publication, drafts, and a lot of “cards” representing his source of knowledge. I also found the record of his service to the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in Europe (Robert Commissions) and the survey of the archives in Japan during and just after WWII. Because Japanese archivists seek the influence of General Head Quarter’s archival management policy as well as archival history, these records are significant. Ernst Posner was an educator of Archival Science as well as an important member of the Society of American Archivists. His papers speak to the friendship among archivists, the vivid history of SAA, and the activities of International Council on Archives (ICA).
    [Show full text]
  • Lisa Cant Final Draft of Senior Thesis Professor Senocak 04/12/2012
    Lisa Cant Final Draft of Senior Thesis Professor Senocak C4997 04/12/2012 How the Preservation of Archives During WWII Led to a Radical Reformation of Strategic Intelligence Efforts Captured documents invariably furnish important and reliable information concerning the enemy which makes it possible to draw conclusions as to his organization, strength, and intentions and which may facilitate our war effort materially. -Captured German Order of the Day, as quoted in MIRS History.1 In 1943, in the midst of World War Two, the Allies established what was perhaps the most unusual and unexpected army unit of the war: the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives army unit (MFA&A), created not so much to further the war effort but specifically to address the fate of culturally significant objects. The unit notably placed archivists and art specialists within advancing American and British army units.2 Drawn from existing army divisions these volunteers had as their mission the safeguarding of works of art, monumental buildings, and— more significantly for this study—archives, for the preserved archives ultimately produced intelligence that was valuable both to the ongoing war effort and for the post-war administration of Allied occupied Germany. In order to achieve their mission effectively, the embedded archivists had to be on the front lines, as this was where the most damage could be expected to happen. This was also incidentally where the freshest information could be found. This paper will focus on the archives, what they produced, and what happened to them once they were captured. Although the MFA&A division was initially created to find looted objects and protect culturally relevant material including archives, the Military Intelligence Research Section (MIRS), a joint British and American program, recognized the possible intelligence benefits that 1 AGAR-S doc.
    [Show full text]
  • The College Archive: a Study in Administration
    This dissertation has been microfilmed exactly as received 6 8-1 5 ,308 CORNELL, George Wade, 1920- THE COLLEGE ARCHIVE: A STUDY IN ADMINISTRA­ TION, The Ohio State University, Ph.D„ 1968 Education, administration University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan Copyright by George Wade Cornell 1968 THE COLLEGE ARCHIVE: A STUDY IN ADMINISTRATION DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of* the Ohio State University By George Wade Cornell, B.S. in Ed., M.S.L.S. The Ohio State University 1968 Approved Adviser College of Education ACKNOWLEDGMENTS For whatever merit this paper may possess, I am indebted largely to three groups of persons: first, to my advisers, the late Professor Earl W. Anderson, and Professors Lewis C. Branscomb, Everett J. Kircher, and Robert B. Sutton, of the Ohio State Univer­ sity; secondly, to my colleagues at Antioch College for innumerable acts of assistance and encouragement; and, thirdly, to my family, and particularly to my wife, Barbara* The measure of my special indebtedness to Dr. Lewis C. Branscomb is unimaginable to anyone who has not followed the develop­ ment of this paper. He provided sustained support by reading and criticizing each chapter as it was written; and equally important, from my viewpoint, he counseled perseverance when at times my personal inclination was to discontinue the effort. In addition, I am indebted to other individuals and organiza­ tions for permission to quote from copyrighted publications, including the following: Mr. Kenneth Munden, Editor of the American Archivist, for the use of passages from the following articles appearing in that journal: Henry J.
    [Show full text]
  • (1892, Berlin, Germany – 1980, Germany) Father: Carl Posner Nationality: German , U
    POSNER, ERNST (1892, BERLIN, GERMANY – 1980, GERMANY) FATHER: CARL POSNER NATIONALITY: GERMAN , U. S. CITIZEN COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: GERMANY AND THE U.S. EDUCATION University of Berlin: Ph.D. in philosophy, history and languages, Berlin, Germany, 1920 AREAS OF ARCHIVAL SPECIALIZATION History of archives; archival education; records management; international archives. ACHIEVEMENTS IN ARCHIVAL FIELD At American University, Washington D.C., Posner helped establish one of the first educational programs for archival training in the United States. He was also instrumental in efforts to capture and preserve archival records and cultural treasures in Axis-occupied territories during and after World War II. Over the course of his career, Posner published seminal works on archival science and history. CAREER HISTORY Prussian State Archives, 1920 - 1935 Editor, Acta Borussica, 1923 - 1935 Lecturer, Institute for Archival Science and Advanced Historical Studies, 1930 - 1935 Lecturer, Assistant Professor and then Professor of History and Archives Administration, Chairman of the History Department, Dean of the Graduate School, Director of the School of Social Sciences and Public Affairs, American University, Washington, D. C., 1939 - 1961 HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY Ernst Posner was born in Prussia in 1892 and raised in a Lutheran family with Jewish-Christian ancestry. He joined the German infantry during World War I. Posner was wounded in Poland and fought on both Russian and French fronts, eventually achieving the rank of lieutenant before leaving the army in 1918. He worked in the Prussian state archives for fifteen years before he was forced to resign in 1935, after the Nazi takeover and passage of the Nuremberg laws classifying and discriminating against Jewish citizens of Germany.
    [Show full text]
  • Counterpoint
    Counterpoint The Archivist's Two-way Stretch* Several years ago, President Ali Soilih of the Comoro Islands, after seizing power in the former French territories, fired most of the civil servants, had all the government records hauled into the town square of the capital, and there burned them. He then declared a "new start".' Soilih was acting as a "records manager" and was exercising the function of records disposal. It is all very well to smile at Soilih's precipitous action, but it differs only in its comprehensiveness and visibility from what records managers do every day. What is the purpose of a records manager? From the historian's point of view, it should be, to quote Renee Doehaerd: "satisfying the curiosity of the historians of the future".' From the government administrator's point of view, it should be responsiveness to the administrative requirements of economy and efficiency. Although the archival profession was created, led, and nurtured by historians, historians are now, as the Council of the American Historical Association stated in its Resolution concerning the status of the National Archives, 27 December 1966, "greatly outnumbered by those trained in the new techniques of records managementfl.%re the qualifications of a records manager identical with those of an archivist trained in the traditional historical mold? Not really. Ernst Posner's 1957 presidential address to the Society of American Archivists (SAA), in analyzing the results of the Society's ques- tionnaire to its members, noted but a single doctorate among the one hundred and twelve records administrator^.^ Archivists have grappled with the problem of the conflicting values of traditional archivists and the new breed of records managers in various ways, but almost invariably have attempted to ignore or paper-over real differences in favor of an assumed unity of purpose and outlook.
    [Show full text]
  • Elena S. Danielson Archivist Emerita, Consultant
    Elena S. Danielson Archivist Emerita, Consultant 1712 Harte Drive San Jose, California 95124 +1 408.265.7585 [email protected] Elena S. Danielson, PhD, worked for 27 years in the Hoover Archives at Stanford University, serving as head of the archives for the last ten of those years. She began writing about the ethical dilemmas of archival practice in 1985. Topics of interest include access, privacy, restitution, and authenticity. In 2005 she won the Posner prize for an article in the American Archivist about access to East German political police files. Employment HOOVER INSTITUTION LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES Stanford University, California Archivist emerita, Stanford University 9/3/2005 - present Associate Director, Hoover Institution 1/1/2002 - 9/2/2005 Director of the Hoover Library and Archives 1/1/2002 - 9/2/2005 Head of Hoover Library and Archives 9/1/2001 - 1/1/2002 Archivist 1997 - 2005 Archivist (Acting) 1996 - 1997 Associate Archivist (collection development, bibliographic instruction, 1988 - 1996 exhibit programs) Assistant Archivist (reference services and outreach) 1981 - 1988 Archival Specialist (technical processing) 1978 – 1981 Education M.L.S. School of Library Science, U. C. Berkeley 1979 Ph.D. German Studies, Stanford University 1975 A.M. German Studies, Stanford University 1970 A.B. German major, Slavic and History minors, U. C. Berkeley 1969 with Great Distinction Honors Diploma de Excelenta, Fundatia Europeana Titulescu, Romania 2006 Silver Medal for Human Rights of the Russian Federation, Moscow 2005 joint award for editors of The History of Stalin’s Gulag Ernst Posner Prize, Society of American Archivists 2005 Order of Merit from President of Romania, Bucharest 2004 IREX Travel Grant, Cheliabinsk, Russia 2003 Laurel Award of Polish Prime Minister, Warsaw 2001 NEH grant $287,440, with Charles Palm, Hoover Institution 1999 - 2001 Fulbright Fellowship, Goettingen & Munich, Germany 1976 Whiting Fellowship, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland 1973 Teaching Fellowship, Stanford University 1969 - 1972 Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, U.
    [Show full text]
  • With Cne Type Ct Reccrds and Archivesgo:Ernm,Nt, Business, College and University, Church - -Are Listed Under the Appropriate Chapter
    DCCUMENT RESUME ED 049 770 LI 002 732 AUTHOR Evans, Frank B., ComF. TITLE The Administration of Modern Archives:A Select Bitlicgraphic Guide. INSTITUTION National Archives and Records Service (GSA), Washington, D.C. Office or the National Archives. PUB DATE 70 NOTE 220p. ELKS PRICE I:DRS Price MF-$0.65 HC-$9.87 DESCRIPTORS *Administration, *Archives, Bibliographies, *Information Stcrage, Librarians, Libraries, Library Guides, Library Technical processes, hecordkeeping, Recurds (Forms) IDENTIFIERS *Library Administraticn ABSTRACT An effort has been made to include all writings that have contributed tc, cr illustrate the deveicFment ot, archival principles and techniques in the U.S. The major part or the guide is organized according tc archival tuncticns, rather than according to types of archival ageilcies. However, writings dealing exclusively with cne type ct reccrds and archivesgo:ernm,nt, business, college and university, church - -are listed under the appropriate chapter. The guide includes the mcst r(,levant writings published through June (Author/D!F) CP J.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEENREPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSONOR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT. POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOTNECES- SA Rio, REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICEOF EDU- CD CATION POSITION OR POLICY L The Administration of Modern Archives: A Select Bibliographic Guide Compiled by Frank B. Evans Office of the National Archives National Archives and Records Service General Services Administration Washington: 1970 I9T Library of Congress Catalog Card No, 70-609042 2 FOREWORD The General Services Administration, through the National Archives and Records Service,isresponsible for administering the permanent noncurrent records of the Federal Government.
    [Show full text]
  • STEVENS, Robert David, the USE of MICROFILM B Y the UNITED
    65 - 11,379 STEVENS, Robert David, 1921- THE USE OF MICROFILM BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, 1928-1945. The American University, Ph. D ., 1965 Political Science, public administration University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan THE USE OF MICROFILM BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, 1928-1945 by Robert David Stevens Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The American University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration Signatures of Committee: Graduate Dean: Chairman: Date: Aprilj 1965 The American University AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Washington, D. C. LIBRARY MAY 191965 WASHINGTON^* C. PREFACE This study traces the history and development of the microfilming of record materials by agencies of the Federal Government from the first such efforts in 1928 through the year 1945, The individual responsible for introducing into the United States the microfilming of record material is identified and the spread of the use of microfilm by Federal agencies is documented. Microfilm projects during this period are evaluated and the reasons determined why the technique of substituting microfilm for original records as a means of saving storage space did not become more widespread and popular. The study had its genesis in the author’s longstanding interest in the use of microfilm by libraries and archival agencies, an interest related to his employment by the Library of Congress from July 1947 to August 1964. This interest was intensified by discussions of the problems of microfilming of records in Dr. Ernst Posner’s classes in Archives Administration at The American University during the academic year 1951-1952.
    [Show full text]
  • The American Archivist
    The American Archivist Volume 23 JANUARY TO OCTOBER, 1960 Published quarterly by THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS THE Volume 23 APRIL i960 Number 2 AMERICAN ARCHIVIST EDITOR Ken Munden ARTICLES ASSOCIATE EDITOR Elizabeth Hawthorn Buck The Role of the Archivist in the Civil ADVERTISING EDITOR War Centennial BELL I. WILEY 131 William E. Bigglestone The Challenge of Medical Records DEPARTMENT EDITORS PHILIP D. JORDAN 143 Reviews : Henry P. Beers Nevis Notes : Dorothy Hill Gersack Standards for Federal Records Center Abstracts : Lester K. Born Buildings..EVERETT O. ALLDREDGE 153 Bibliography : Grace Quimby Legal Materials as Sources of History EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Julia Ward Stickley SEYMOUR V. CONNOR 157 EDITORIAL BOARD Court Records — Orphans Among Ar­ John C. L. Andreassen chives ALLEN WEINBERG 167 David C. Duniway Florence E. Nichol Managing the Records of the World's Richard G. Wood Greatest City JAMES KATSAROS 175 <> Municipal Archival Programs THORNTON W. MITCHELL 181 THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS How to Transfer the Governor's Papers MORRIS L. RADOFF 185 PRESIDENT Mary Givens Bryan VICE PRESIDENT Philip M. Hamer SECRETARY Dolores C. Renze DEPARTMENTS TREASURER Leon deValinger, Jr. Editor's Forum 190 COUNCIL MEMBERS Reviews of Books 191 Wayne C. Grover Lucile Kane Abstracts of Foreign Periodicals 203 Thornton W. Mitchell Herman Kahn News Notes 211 W. Kaye Lamb Ken Munden Bibliography 237 BOOKS REVIEWED IN THIS ISSUE ScHELLENBERG, Archivos Modernos: Principios y Tecnicas GASTON LITTON igi BUSINESS ARCHIVES COUNCIL, Guide to Methods of Listing, Indexing, and Reporting on Business Archives and What to Save and What to Eliminate ROBERT W. LOVETT 192 PICKETT and LEMCOE, Preservation and Storage of Sound Recordings; a Study Supported by a Grant From the Rockefeller Foundation...
    [Show full text]
  • Founding Brothers: Leland, Buck, and Cappon and the Formation of the Archives Profession
    S E ss ION 404 Founding Brothers: Leland, Buck, and Cappon and the Formation of the Archives Profession Richard J. Cox, Charles Dollar, Rebecca Hirsch, and Peter J. Wosh Abstract This session on archives history examines the role of three individuals—Waldo G. Leland (1879–1966), Solon J. Buck (1884–1962), and Lester J. Cappon (1900–1981)—in the forma- tion of the archives profession in the United States in the first three-quarters of the twentieth century. These “founding brothers” published extensively, but they also created and main- tained personal manuscript collections that reflect how they viewed themselves and how they wanted to be remembered. Four archivists/historians track through the lenses of the papers of the “founding brothers” the emergence of professional history to the beginnings of public history with their alliance and tension with archival science as a distinct profession. Introduction Rebecca Hirsch one of the men—Waldo Gifford Leland, Solon J. Buck, and Lester J. NCappon—discussed in this session fall neatly into the “archival science” box, yet they were all influential in shaping the practice, theory, and identity of the modern American archival profession. Waldo Leland was never a practicing archivist or a traditional historian, but he spent much of his life working with the sources from which history is written. Solon Buck, on the other hand, had a Session 404 at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists, Chicago, Illinois, Friday, 26 August 2011. Rebecca Hirsch chaired this session, and the speakers were Peter J. Wosh, Charles Dollar, and Richard J.
    [Show full text]