This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of Trudy Peterson, “Reading, ’Riting, and ’Rithmetic: Speculations on Change in Research Processes,” American Archivist 55, no. 3 (1992): 414–419, https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.55.3.r34727q673748802. By Elliott Kuecker, Teaching Assistant Professor, School of Information and Library Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [PDF Full Text] | [PDF … Continue reading Trudy Peterson’s Speculation on the Textual in Archives in a Changing Literacy Landscape

By Rose Buchanan and Stephanie Luke, Reviews Co-Editors [PDF Full Text] “Archives are, by their nature, intergenerational voices. They allow our ancestors to speak to us and for us to speak to our descendants. Given this reality, archivists should value the messages that our predecessor comrades bring forward. . . . This series provides archivists … Continue reading Intergenerational Conversations 2024: SAA Presidential Addresses

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. By Rose Buchanan and Stephanie Luke, Reviews Co-Editors [PDF Full Text] The Intergenerational Conversations series is intended to foster dialogue between the past and the present by allowing new voices to revisit, reevaluate, and respond to professional literature that shaped the archival field. In its inaugural year, we … Continue reading In Review: Year One of Intergenerational Conversations

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John Fleckner, “Reaching Out: The Place of Records Surveys in Archival Practice,” The Midwestern Archivist 2, no. 1 (1977): 14–21. Reviewed by Jordan Jancosek, Archivist, Accessioning and Collection Management, Brown University [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] John Fleckner’s 1977 article, “Reaching … Continue reading Records Surveys and a Healthy Collection Lifecycle

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John A. Fleckner, “Archives and Museums,” The Midwestern Archivist 15, no. 2 (1990): 67–75. By Selena Ortega-Chiolero, Museum Specialist, Chickaloon Village Traditional Council (Palmer, Alaska) [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] In the 1990 article, “Archives and Museums,” John A. Fleckner, … Continue reading Community-centric Collections: Reassessing John Fleckner’s Perspectives on the Commonalities Between Museums and Archives

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John A. Fleckner, “The Last Revolution and the Next,” Journal of Archival Organization 2, no. 1–2 (2004): 9–16, https://doi.org/10.1300/J201v02n01_02. By Kate Thornhill, Public Scholarship Librarian at the University of Oregon [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] Author’s Note: For full disclosure, … Continue reading Nineteen Years Since the Last Revolution and the Next: More Connectivity, More Technology, and now Generative Artificial Intelligence

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John Fleckner’s speech “The Paradox of Change and Continuity.” Dedication of Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University, 1994. By Amanda Greenwood, Bigelow Project Archivist, Union College [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] Dedicated to the Special Collections and University Archives at … Continue reading Building Bridges between Past and Future: Reflections on John Fleckner’s “The Paradox of Change and Continuity”

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John Fleckner, “What Is a Tribal Archives?” and “Tribal Archives: Some Basic Archival Ideas,” in Native American Archives: An Introduction (Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 1984). By Vina Begay (Diné Nation), Assistant Librarian, Labriola National American Indian Data Center, Arizona State University Libraries [PDF Full … Continue reading Tribal Archives is Self-Determination

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John Fleckner, “Enduring Values Within Glass Houses: Reflections on the Archival Enterprise in the Year 2000.” NEA Newsletter [New England Archivists], 2000. By Brenna Edwards, Manager for Digital Archives, Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + … Continue reading Relating Through Time, Space, and Smudged Glass: A Reflection on John Fleckner’s 2000 Keynote

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John Fleckner, “F. Gerald Ham: Jeremiah to the Profession,” American Archivist 77, no. 2 (2014): 377–393, https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.77.2.j61g277x4rt37388. By Krista B. Sorenson, Electronic Records and Digital Preservation Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] John A. Fleckner’s 2014 article … Continue reading “Meeting the Challenges that Come Our Way”