This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of David Gracy II, “Our Future Is Now,” American Archivist 48, no. 1 (Winter 1985): 12–21, https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.48.1.4p700782677307t3. By Ashley Williams Clawson, Oregon State University [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” That was my first … Continue reading Our Future is Still Now: Revisiting David Gracy’s Presidential Address
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Oral Histories of the American South
https://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/index.html Reviewed by Bryan Mathison, Research Associate II, National Strategic Planning & Analysis Research Center, Mississippi State University [PDF Full Text] Background As a research associate, I have ample opportunity to seek out and utilize primary sources. As a doctoral student, I fully appreciate how important it is to have access to primary source materials … Continue reading Oral Histories of the American South
Future Goodness and Continuing Hope
This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of James B. Rhoads, “One Man’s Hopes for His Society, His Profession, His Country,” American Archivist 39, no. 1 (1976): 5–13, https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.39.1.050472x235848660. By Genevieve Preston, Archivist, San Bernardino County Historical Archives (San Bernardino, California) [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] On October 2, 1975, … Continue reading Future Goodness and Continuing Hope
The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook
https://inclusivehistorian.com Reviewed by Mattie Clear, Instruction and Outreach Archivist and Assistant Professor, Washington and Lee University Library Special Collections and Archives, Lexington, VA [PDF Full Text] Figure 1. Screenshot of the homepage of The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook, https://inclusivehistorian.com/ The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook is a resource sponsored by both the American Association for State and Local … Continue reading The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook
Heritage, Memory and Identity in Postcolonial Board Games
Mochocki, Michal, ed. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024. 127 pp. ISBN 9781032411118; eBook ISBN 9781003356318. Reviewed by Cheryl Oestreicher, Professor/Head, Special Collections and Archives, Boise State University [PDF Full Text] When opportunities arise, I incorporate board games into class and patron visits. I especially like to show games to … Continue reading Heritage, Memory and Identity in Postcolonial Board Games
The Manager and the Archivist: Robert Bahmer’s Presidential Address and its Relevance Six Decades Later
This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of Robert H. Bahmer, “The Management of Archival Institutions,” American Archivist 26, no. 1 (January 1, 1963): 3–10, https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.26.1.8hh36103506q5305. By Caitlin Birch, Director of Digital Scholarship and Distinctive Collections, James Madison University Libraries [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] On October 1, 1962, … Continue reading The Manager and the Archivist: Robert Bahmer’s Presidential Address and its Relevance Six Decades Later
Ghosts of Archive: Deconstructive Intersectionality and Praxis
By Verne Harris. New York: Routledge, 2021. 166 pp. Softcover ISBN 9780367681142, Hardcover ISBN 9780367361075, eBook ISBN 9780429343827. Reviewed by Jenifer Monger, Institute Archivist, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [PDF Full Text] As someone who has read Verne Harris’s numerous publications and watched him professionally from the sidelines (always in awe), I jumped at the opportunity to … Continue reading Ghosts of Archive: Deconstructive Intersectionality and Praxis
Found in a Pop Culture Landscape
This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of William Maher, “Archives, Archivists, and Society,” American Archivist 61, no. 2 (Fall 1998): 252–65, https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.61.2.f1555w1738v134n2. By Samantha Cross, POP Archives [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] The saying goes, “The more things change, the more they stay the same,” and there is … Continue reading Found in a Pop Culture Landscape
Dictionary of Archives Terminology
https://dictionary.archivists.org/ Reviewed by Gregory K. Tharp, MLS, Adv. Cert., MCAC [PDF Full Text] In the ever-changing world of archives terminology, the Society of American Archivists’ (SAA) Dictionary of Archives Terminology (DAT) provides a resource to assist scholars, researchers, and archivists with understanding key concepts and terms that underpin archival work. As “North America’s oldest and … Continue reading Dictionary of Archives Terminology
Homo Archivalis Americanus: The Evolution of the American Archivist in the Age of Capital, 1956–2024
This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of Ernst Posner, “What, Then, Is the American Archivist, This New Man?” American Archivist 20, no. 1 (January 1, 1957): 3–11, https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.20.1.10h7186h04u21887. By Emma Barton-Norris, Processing Archivist at Bowdoin College Library [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] In Washington, DC, on October 12, … Continue reading Homo Archivalis Americanus: The Evolution of the American Archivist in the Age of Capital, 1956–2024
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