This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John Fleckner, “Access Opportunities We Could Never Have Imagined, Issues That We Can Never Resolve,” The American Archivist 74 (2011) (Supplement 1): 24–32. By Matthew Strandmark, Education Archivist, University of Kentucky [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] John Fleckner’s 2011 piece, “Access … Continue reading Answering the Call: Archival Literacy and Teaching with Primary Sources

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John Fleckner, “Myths of the Archives Profession: A Common Practice?” Presentation at the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, 1983. By Jennifer Johnson, Cargill, Incorporated [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] In his 1983 article, "Myths of the Archives Profession: A Common … Continue reading From Common Practice to Common Goals

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John Fleckner, “‘Dear Mary Jane’: Some Reflections on Being an Archivist,” The American Archivist 54, no. 1 (1991): 8–13. https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.54.1.3607610316t66j42 By Jessica C. Neal, Records Management Project Manager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] “Deep in the archives parlayin new … Continue reading Fleckner Revisited: Reflections on Being an Archivist, Then and Now

By Rose Buchanan, John Fleckner, Rand Jimerson, and Stephanie Luke [PDF Full Text] Since the American Archivist Reviews Portal was established in 2011, it has served as a forum for archivists to discuss the software, digital collections, media, and best practices that impact their daily work. In that time, contributors have reviewed over eighty archives-related … Continue reading Intergenerational Conversations: Reflecting on the Work of John Fleckner