Week 2: Understanding Archives and the Archival Profession: History, Types, and Culture



Reading Assignment:

McKemmish, Sue. “Introducing Archives and Archival Programs.” In Keeping Archives, ed. Judith Ellis (Melbourne: Australian Society of Archivists, 1993), pp. 1-24. [IMS stack NO LOAN CD950.K44 1993 ]

Nesmith, Tom. “What’s History Got to Do with It?: Reconsidering the Place of Historical Knowledge in Archival Work.” Archivaria 57 (Spring, 2004): pp. 1-27. Also found on-line at http://www.mybestdocs.com/nesmith-t-WhatsHistoryToDoWithIt.pdf

Pederson, Ann. “Overview of Records and Recordkeeping.” http://john.curtin.edu.au/society/overview/index.html

 


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