Archives are a vital societal resource! Archives are political! Archives are powerful! And Archives are facing serious industry wide challenges! In this era of public…
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Our topic this week was record’s management- not the most exciting, but an important topic especially as it relates to the future of archives. In…
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I worked for the Museum of the American Revolution, in Old City Philadelphia, for about 3 years as a museum educator. I was hired in…
Leave a CommentI realized last week I forgot to post about our Ahmad v University of Michigan discussion! This was a complicated case study, and I don’t…
Leave a CommentIn this off week, I thought I would reflect on a conversation we had during class, about the stewardship of racist objects or archival materials.…
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I so enjoyed reading the Harding Affair case study. I stand by my idea that there should be a movie about this! We’ve had too…
Leave a CommentIn our readings and our class discussion this week, it is clear that archivists have sometimes competing responsibilities to their users, donors and often the…
Leave a CommentI have been thinking about both our class readings and our brief discussion of appraisal in class yesterday. Who should be responsible for appraising collections?…
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In this week’s readings, it is clear that archivists have a responsibility which goes beyond simply collecting. The “three-legged stool” of collecting, preserving, and sharing…
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