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Further Consideration of Archives Issues

Further Consideration of Archives Issues. Types of Archives. Size and Scope Formats – Traditional; Digital Special Purpose Resource Levels for Research. Searching for Archival Collections: Tools. NUCMC Archive Grid. Collection Organization. In the original records Indexing systems

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Further Consideration of Archives Issues

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  1. Further Consideration of Archives Issues

  2. Types of Archives • Size and Scope • Formats – Traditional; Digital • Special Purpose • Resource Levels for Research

  3. Searching for Archival Collections: Tools • NUCMC • Archive Grid

  4. Collection Organization • In the original records • Indexing systems • Filing structures • During the archiving process • Goals of the archivists • Capacities of the archivists • Format changes – digitization, culling, restrictions on use

  5. Who Leaves What Kind of Records? • Elites, economic, political, social • Ordinary people

  6. The American Case • The United States made a constitutional commitment to public records: • Article 1, Section 5: “Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same…” • Article 1, Section 9: “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time….” • Article 2, Section 3: “He [the president] shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union…”

  7. Repositories of the Records of the National State • National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) • Library of Congress (LOC) – Manuscript Division

  8. Examples of Specialized and Digital Archives • Specialized Archives • Presidential Libraries (part of NARA) • The Henry Ford and Archives • Rockefeller Archive Center • Digital Archives • Densho • National Security Archive • Cold War International History Project

  9. Some Examples • Finding Materials at NARA • Materials organized by Record Group, or agency • Bureau of Labor Statistics • Find an Inventory • Find a Master Location Register • Request the Records

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