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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780949203321

Autore

Ridener John

Titolo

From Polders to postmodernism : a concise history of archival theory / / John Ridener

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Duluth, Minn., : Litwin Books, 2009

©2008

ISBN

1-936117-35-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 184 pages)

Disciplina

027.001

Soggetti

Archives - Administration - History

Archives - Administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-173) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Why study archival theory? -- Contexts -- Consolidation : the Dutch manual -- Confirmation and reinforcement : Sir Hilary Jenkinson's Manual of archive administration -- Modern records : T.R. Schellenberg and modern archives -- Questioning archives : contemporary records, contemporary discourses -- From Polders to postmodernism.

Sommario/riassunto

"A history of the conception and development of the theories that have guided archivists in their work from the late 19th through the early 21st centuries"--Provided by publisher.