This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. By Rose Buchanan and Stephanie Luke, Reviews Co-Editors [PDF Full Text] “It’s hard not to feel a sense of stagnation when looking back. Archives and archivists are still underfunded, understaffed, and under constant scrutiny by institutions and the public, all of them ready to justify cutbacks and demand … Continue reading In Review: Year Two of Intergenerational Conversations

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of F. Gerald Ham, “The Archival Edge,” American Archivist 38, no. 1 (1975): 5–13, https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.38.1.7400r86481128424. By Liz Bedford, Independent Archivist, Archive Worthy [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] In 1974, F. Gerald Ham addressed the Society of American Archivists (SAA) in his presidential … Continue reading Has F. Gerald Ham’s 1974 Archival Edge become the Archival Center?

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of William D. McCain, “The Value of Records,” American Archivist 16, no. 1 (1953): 3–11, https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.16.1.r33453401378773j. By Courtney Bailey, Records Officer, North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] William D. McCain, the eighth president of the Society … Continue reading A Well Constituted Store

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of Waldo G. Leland, “The Archivist in Times of Emergency,” American Archivist 4, no. 1 (1941): 1–12, https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.4.1.027021201325xq18. By Shirley Franco, Professor and Coordinator of the Archival Science course at the University of Brasilia's College of Information Science, Brazil [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full … Continue reading Keeping Leland in Perspective: Archival Teachings Across Times and Boundaries

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of Margaret Cross Norton, “Some Legal Aspects of Archives,” American Archivist 8, no. 1 (1945): 1–11, https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.8.1.241151083v607381. By Heather Briston, University of California, San Diego [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] The major themes of “Some Legal Aspects of Archives” by Margaret Cross Norton … Continue reading A Window on the Past: Measuring How Far We Have Come in Eighty Years

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

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

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

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

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