Archivists, collectors, dealers, and replevin [[electronic resource] ] : case studies on private ownership of public documents / / Elizabeth H. Dow

• Autore: Dow Elizabeth H
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.73/0662
• Soggetto topico: Archives - Law and legislation - United States; Public records - Law and legislation - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 01. American Archival Practice; Chapter 02. Theft and Neglect; Chapter 03. The Archival Profession; Chapter 04. Collecting"; Chapter 05. Replevin; Chapter 06. Perspectives; Chapter 07. Case Studies; Chapter 08. Avoiding Conflict; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: Today, governmental archivists and manuscript collectors-both private collectors and collecting repositories-are in conflict and competition for government documents that come out of private hands and onto the market. This book presents both sides of the issue and examines them dispassionately. It includes a historical review of institutional and state-sponsored collecting of documents, an evaluation of state and federal statutes on public documents in private hands, a careful look at the perspectives of the various parties involved in the conflict, and tales of theft and neg
• Titolo autorizzato: Archivists, collectors, dealers, and replevin
• ISBN: 1-280-77021-X; 9786613680983; 0-8108-8378-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779002803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II